Cyberpunk
Cyberpunk is a science fiction genre noted for its focus on "high tech and low life." It is also a subgenre of industrial rock music. The name is derived from cybernetics and punk and was originally coined by Bruce Bethke as the title of his short story "Cyberpunk," published in 1983,[1] although the style was popularized well before its publication by editor Gardner Dozois. It features advanced science, such as information technology and cybernetics, coupled with a degree of breakdown or a radical change in the social order.
—http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberpunk
Cyberpunk began as near-future sci-fi but the future is already here, it's just not widely distributed yet, and so many of us find ourselves becoming cyberpunks living in a world of now-future science fact.
Roses and Devo and the Recession
blog posted by Agent Pugsly Wed, 2008-05-07 15:46Groups: Collective Effervescence, Consciousness Raising, Cyberpunk, diversity of tactics, Dollaring, Down is the new Up, Guerilla Surrealism, Viralink Industries
Ahhh mission accomplished. I was feeling a little down earlier so I went out and entertained myself. I spent 30 dollars and hired a few local homeless guys for a few hours. One threw paper flower pedals in front of me while I marched downtown from the big new library and through downtown and back to the indian resturant. He carried a sign I hade that said "Duty now: for the future!" I had 2 of the others follow behind me and yell "I'm shouting!" whenever I gave them a hand signal and "SHOUT" when I did another (they got it well on their own later). I then yelled a song repeatedly during all 45 minutes of this operation. Here are the lyrics for Devo - Shout. I made sure my body language was as threatening as I could be, but making sure to sing only in a monotone robot voice. Some fled me, some kinda hid on the other side of a tree. The guys really appreciated such an easy 10 dollars.
Shout shout
i'm shoutin' about the world outside
i'm shoutin' because you just can't hide
i'm shoutin' from the plain honest truth
i'm shoutin' there's so much we could do
Shout i'm shoutin' shoutin' shoutin'
I'm shoutin' because it's hard to believe
i'm shoutin' it's so easy to see
i'm shoutin' we're waitin' for a reply
i'm shoutin' for the very last time
shout well baby this one's for you
shout for everything that you do
shout until the battle is won
shout we'll live to fight on and on
and when you add it all together
and when you roll it in a ball
and when you watch another pyramid
as it's about to fall
remember you were there
remember if you care
all those who held their ground
when it all came down
said shout shout
shout it out
Though I'm having trouble raising rent this month, I still think it was a fine investment. Next time we will use kazoos.
Cyberpunk
lxpk’s personal idea (something lxpk believes) posted by lxpk Mon, 2008-04-07 12:58Groups: Cyberpunk
The 'cybernetics' part of cyberpunk is important. Cybernetics means making intelligent learning systems with control mechanisms that "steer", guide, organize and adapt themselves to achieve equilibrium in complex environments. Mastering technology is merely a means for cyberpunks to master themselves and shape the future before it shapes them.
Some eWaste components that are unusable can be recycled for craftivist projects.
Agent Pugsly’s personal idea (something Agent Pugsly believes) posted by Agent Pugsly Fri, 2008-02-22 18:48Groups: Craftivism, Cyberpunk, If something for reuse doesn't work try and salvage parts that individually can be reused., Viralink Industries eWaste Consultancy
Circuit boards and chips and wire in some cases can be turned into other things that are NOT computers.
Art peices, hacker-hip jewelry, robot experiments, bent music instruments, and more are all possbly uses of eWaste for a creative individual.
Warren Ellis
audience posted by Agent Pugsly Tue, 2008-02-19 05:23Groups: Cyberpunk, Viralink Industries
Warren Ellis is a writer of comic books. He is an audience of one. The approval of Warren Ellis and the notation of something he approves of on his blog is generally then relain to a large cyberpunk social network.
Mother Mary come to me for I'm a wicked child. We have sinned n-r-so confused.
Agent Pugsly’s personal idea (something Agent Pugsly believes) posted by Agent Pugsly Tue, 2008-02-19 05:19Groups: Cyberpunk, Guerilla Surrealism, Radical-Off, Synchronicity, The secret to ultimate power., Viralink Industries
Use a projector to project a faint image of the mother mary onto the side of a building. You can do this on a large building during the day if you hit a shade side. Watch the crowd for someone to stop and notice it. Allow that person to excitedly point it out to one battery or individual. Stop the broadcast of the image before there can be another wave.
That'll show someone something.
Cyberpunk
kabiri_jester’s personal idea (something kabiri_jester believes) posted by kabiri_jester Sun, 2008-01-06 14:34Groups: Cyberpunk, Wog
By definition of the two core terms of "Cyber" meaning Mechanical or Technological, and "Punk" meaning any person(s) who lives a lifestyle with out Economic Sophistication who often are rebelios or adapt a survivalistic and/or Tribalistic mentality. These persons are often working against a percieved social regiem, or cultural dogmatic ideal. by combining the two terms, one develops a new concept, that would default in logic to be thus defined as; "A person who chooses to adapt more modern, Technological and/ or Mechanical systems into their already Survivalist or Tribalised system of social interstion or Ideal."
Another Mind set might be presented as; "A person who chooses to Rebel against a social regiem or commonly percieved ideal while using Modern Technological or Mechanical Equiptment in a Utilitarian ideal to help them to facilitate and achieve their end goal.
Cyberpunk
kabiri_jester’s personal idea (something kabiri_jester believes) posted by kabiri_jester Sun, 2008-01-06 14:14Groups: Cyberpunk





