Now imagine it can go a step further and invade your mind or even kill you. This was the danger of "jacking in" in Burning Chrome and Neuromancer by William Gibson. Also the originator of the term "cyberspace". But it's okay, you just have to make sure you have your I.C.E. enabled (aka firewall and antivirus of that universe, although a bit more complicated).
That eliminates most of the frozen meals section. Before the jump in with "then don't buy those", you're not wrong. It's easy to point out the many things in society we shouldn't be doing, but not quite as easy to step back from them all.
I use one of these solutions at work often. Either going to see if I can resolve the issue someone else is having and it magically starts working when I get there, or if not, I cycle things and 99% of the time that fixes it. For the rest...a blunt object might work.
Americans: "Can we change to a system like the rest of the world where medical issues don't put you into debt?"
Politicians: "The impact on the medical industry would (checks notes) be devastating...tell you what, we won't report your massive debts to credit reports. Good enough?"
Right. That small mud dauber, she's cool (even though she's probably hunting spiders to lay eggs in). The little yellow jacket that buzzes around the picnic, no big deal, I know you're just looking for food.
Those hornets who see you from a distance and go murder rage, you can just go to hell.
Because before Firefox I used Netscape. It's had its ups and downs but it's never been bad to me to the point of considering moving to anything else. So a combo of legacy and that it works.
I want to say (and this could be totally wrong and bad memory) that in an official discussion (in IRC?) about the game's progress that very fact was brought up by someone, and Brad McQuaid (head designer) agreed that it would be unlikely to happen in the real game and was just used as a appealing demonstration of the basic idea of the game.
I do remember a few online chats with the developers, just can't be sure of my recollection of that specific topic.
I appreciate the work that went into making P99 happen, but I made the mistake of trying to recapture nostalgia and played P99 for a while. It just wasn't the same feeling as when new, even though it's the same code. It's why I won't ever touch the Ultima Online servers that I know are out there, they also aren't the same as what I played in the beginning. Just cherish the memories of such epic games and look forward to new ones that hopefully are able to capture the same magic of their own.
This video was what I first saw, beginning my intense following of the game developments and then jumping into the beta when it started. Then years of playing afterwards.
Watching some reaction videos of people discovering Pink Floyd, one of them made an observation that clicked during "Time". That Pink Floyd likes to first set the mood with the opening, then drop a few profound lyrics, and follow with a long solo that sets a mood of introspection where your mind goes back to those lyrics letting them hit harder during the musical interlude...then they follow with deeper lyrics to hit again.
I'll admit that I'm one of those who enjoyed Pink Floyd when I was younger mainly because of the music. It's coming around again and the lyrics are now my focus because some of it hits far harder once you have experience in life.
I just got a replacement router (bad lightning storm) and to set up the wifi information or anything else I had to download an app on a phone to access it. 192.168.1.1 shows the QR code to install. And what I can change on this new one is even less than the limited version I had before. Total overkill.
Pretends is right. How many of these CEOs that take the hit for a company end up landing with another company. Many of them are known for their purpose, their hiring being the first sign of a company shakeup.
One thing I've learned is that higher up always protects their own, it's the workers that are left high and dry, not any of the executives. They always manage to land on their feet in comfort.
Fear is a tool. Even better is imaginary fear, as you can mold it to your needs. "They want to [insert whatever useful boogeyman you want]". Combine that with a Gish gallop when arguing and you can do anything.
There wasn't a lockdown the first time when it would have actually done something. There won't be now, Covid is here to stay. Doesn't mean we can't do a lot better with common sense stuff, but even if a lockdown was feasible in an economy-driven society, that moment is long gone.
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Now imagine it can go a step further and invade your mind or even kill you. This was the danger of "jacking in" in Burning Chrome and Neuromancer by William Gibson. Also the originator of the term "cyberspace". But it's okay, you just have to make sure you have your I.C.E. enabled (aka firewall and antivirus of that universe, although a bit more complicated).