Apr 8, 2024
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The granddaddy to all cyberpunk media, and incredibly prescient given our current moment. Coined the term “Cyberspace”.
Gibson wrote this on a typewriter in the canadian wilderness in 1984. It was his first novel.
I finished it in 4 days after kicking it around for years. immediately moved on to the sequel.
Honestly prescient doesn’t even begin to describe how accurately this book predicted our present, and its future.
Feb 22, 2025
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I'm not a big fan of his prose. He writes like a stereotypical scientist (no shade to the scientists, you have many redeeming and necessary qualities). Meaning it's very straightforward, to the point, and action oriented, but it's also the sort of writing where you're just begging them to say something beautiful or profound (but they never do).
That being said, the main character is a scientist, so it kind of works. Also, as someone who struggles with concision in my own writing, I admire the way he can hone in and drive a plot with his writing style.
Speaking of which, the plot is great. It's like the majority of classical science fiction, meaning the ideas are what really drive the novel, and the characters are simply vehicles for said ideas. Personally, I like idea-driven literature, so this redeems it for me. The plot is addicting and it will keep you coming back for more. There's also an enjoyable twist. Oh, and apparently a show based upon the novel is coming out soon, so now is the perfect time to preemptively read it.
Feb 19, 2024
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Super gratifying, super fun, and has a lot of neat uses. I just keep mine on the shelf to show off though
Mar 10, 2024
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If you want to reverse engineer or disassemble programs, magic bytes can teach you a ton about what a file looks like when in a certain format.
https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical/web-application-penetration-testing/magic-bytes-identifying-common-file-formats-at-a-glance/
Apr 8, 2024
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We need to support our communities in any way we can
Mar 17, 2024