Are you a cyberpunk?

[bascule]

Re: Are you a cyberpunk?

Higher res version:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7166/6...b2fdf658_o.jpg

Just noticed the Jolt... also Snow Crash and Douglas Adams

[xor]

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No tattoos or piercings, epic fail. ;-)

xor

[bascule]

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When was this originally created? 1993? 1994?

As has already been said, this is from Mondo 2000 (and I don't have a higher res copy). Not sure about the year.

You can be sure that it didn't take itself seriously at the time. ;)

[jamgrrl]

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I think part of my concern is that it's a type of revisionist history. People now who weren't part of that culture may look at this and think that this is what we all strove to be and look like. As if! :)

As fiction, it's just fine. As a guide for outsiders to learn about our culture and become more like us, DIE.

OR...

Kids these days... GET OFF MY LAWN. :)

Yeah, reading the book it is very obviously over-the-top and self-deprecating. There is nothing serious about it.

[_p@_]

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at DC20 we should try and collect updated gadgets and do a new/updated version :)

Hollywood did it for you.

[flea]

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Same authors worked for Mondo and did the cyberpunk fake book. They had a sort of ridiculous aesthetic which I on one hand admire and on the other mocked. Like they loved tech but didn't have a clue how or why to actually use it.

I think part of my concern is that it's a type of revisionist history. People now who weren't part of that culture may look at this and think that this is what we all strove to be and look like. As if! :)

As fiction, it's just fine. As a guide for outsiders to learn about our culture and become more like us, DIE.

OR...

Kids these days... GET OFF MY LAWN. :)

[Agent X]

Re: Are you a cyberpunk?

Same authors worked for Mondo and did the cyberpunk fake book. They had a sort of ridiculous aesthetic which I on one hand admire and on the other mocked. Like they loved tech but didn't have a clue how or why to actually use it.

Reminds me of this book, from 1995, which I own, and which is (still) hilarious:

http://www.amazon.com/Cyberpunk-Hand.../dp/0679762302

[jamgrrl]

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Reminds me of this book, from 1995, which I own, and which is (still) hilarious:

http://www.amazon.com/Cyberpunk-Hand.../dp/0679762302

[flea]

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I'm not trying to be contrary or argumentative but i don't see what's cool about this dude... We all laughed at this when it came out. This is the media's fictional portrayal of people from a real culture. It's like showing a picture of urkle and saying, man, nerds sure were cool back in the day.

[Nikita]

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At first glance it looks like a 90s era Radioshack exploded onto Glenn Danzig.

^^^^^^ THIS WINS ^^^^^^^

[sipfurb]

Re: Are you a cyberpunk?

At first glance it looks like a 90s era Radioshack exploded onto Glenn Danzig.

[Chris]

Re: Are you a cyberpunk?

And do a look-alike contest.

I'm pretty sure Shipley would win the lookalike contest without even showing up.

[astcell]

Re: Are you a cyberpunk?

at DC20 we should try and collect updated gadgets and do a new/updated version :)

And do a look-alike contest.

[wick2o]

Re: Are you a cyberpunk?

at DC20 we should try and collect updated gadgets and do a new/updated version :)

[Nikita]

Re: Are you a cyberpunk?

Posting this on DC FB page :-) This is so great! Thanks!