(Part 2) Top products from r/Cyberpunk

I know this post is 2 days old, which puts it in some sort of reddit graveyard, but I'll add my thoughts.

First, Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan is the definitive "modern" cyberpunk novel so check that out for sure.

Also, for more of a "5 minutes into the future" cyberpunk, check out the Nexus trilogy by Ramez Naam. The third book in the trilogy won the Philip K. Dick Award if that means anything to you.

Another series I liked, which has a great dark humor to it, is the Avery Cates series by Jeff Somers. Seriously, just read the 'About the Author' section at the bottom of that page to get an idea of the humor.

Have you read William Gibson's The Peripheral? It's a neat update on Gibson's cyberpunk vision now that the world has changed.

Someone else recommended Cory Doctorow. I actually think Little Brother is his best work, though it's young adult so prepare yourself for that.

Finally, I feel weird recommending this, but if you were a child of the 80s, have you read Ready Player One? It's pretty polarizing in this sub since you either love it or you hate it, but it is a popular modern cyberpunk novel.

Oh! Okay, well the blurb reads:

"A woman who dreams of machines. A paper lantern that falls in love. The most compelling video game you've never played and that nobody can ever play twice. This collection of Catherine M. Valente's stories and poems with Japanese themes includes the lauded novella "Silently and very fast", the award-nominated "Thirteen Ways of Looking at Space/Time" and "Ghosts of Gunkanjima" - which originally in a book smaller than your palm, published in a limited edition of twenty-four. ALSO INCLUDED ARE TWO NEW STORIES: The semiautobiographical, metafictional, and utterly magical "Ink, Water, Milk" and the cinematic, demon-haunted "Story No. 6"."

I hope that was what you're looking for! I picked it up on a whim because I liked the art and its interesting allusion to the Haruhi Suzumiya series.

There is a website, too, although I haven't looked into it: www.haikasoru.com

I'll leave you with a note of praise from a critic:

"I finished this collection late one night and had what felt like a year's worth of intense dreams" - Charles Yu, Author of "Sorry Please Thank You"

EDIT: So apparently the site I linked you to contains malware [according to chrome], so I've looked around and found it on Amazon! I hope this helps! It's way cheaper than what I got it for!

Oh wow, you read quickly! :P

Thanks very much for the kind words . . . I hope it's not asking too much, but if you have the time would you mind leaving a review on Amazon and/or Goodreads? Every little bit helps, you know? I'm really glad you enjoyed the book!

My guess is that there is more intentionally sexual art of women, and while that fact alone wouldn't make the case for it being sexist stick, there can definitely be too much of it and it could be the result of an underlying issue.

There are 77 pictures in this photoset, and pretty much all of them reinforce that "young and attractive" type that men of nearly every age idealize. Here's the women for comparison. At the very least, there's what appears to be an imbalance. Source of data

Most of the users on the subreddit are consumers, though. I think this being a conversation amonst content creators would be a pretty good idea.

Edit: parent comment added additional research, neat.

OMG okay this I actually own this (somewhere) as well as the second book, Black Light. James Swallow is an awesome game author and both are excellent cyberpunk tales that focus on human augmentation. I have not finished Black Light yet but Icarus Effect was fantastic! I read it before Human Revolution came out and it was such a good build up to the game.

I'm late to this party, but as someone who wrote his college thesis on Transhumanism, you might want to look at a book called How We Became Posthuman by N. Katherine Hales. Her discussion of reality in Phillip K Dick's novels is really excellent, and the book overall is a good read if you're into the the history and philosophical implications of technology.

If you haven't picked it up yet, do so. Dan Luvisi's Last Man Standing: Killbook of a Bounty Hunter.

It's awesome. The art is amazing. Read it while listening to Deltron 3030.

I've bought several LED and Binary/semi-binary watches on Amazon. This one is just the tip of the iceberg.

I am quite fond of this one. Had it for a couple years, still goes strong.

Try this link: http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Lightcap-ebook/dp/B00D0ECD5S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1375374749

Hopefully that works? I am in the US, but when I view that link it does show that the price is free. If you don't see the same thing, PM me and we can figure something out.

You can find a ton of japanese styled watches for pretty cheap on Amazon that can pull off the Cyberpunk Aesthetic. Do a search for Binary Watch

Matrix Blue LED

Lava Red

TVG

Goasa

Avaner

Last Man Standing: Killbook of a Bounty Hunter

Everyone here needs to buy this book. He's releasing a revised copy in November that's $45 as opposed to it's initial $500+ price point. A very cyberpunk feel with great artwork!

I'd like to see the problems (or solutions) of Identity that new technologies will create. I just finished the book Altered Carbon and in there, the future is going to happen in a way that we'd be able to digitize our consciousness and "re-sleeve" into another body so death would effectively be optional. Of course, if you didn't want to be trapped in the body you were born with, what would you want to make you feel as though you're You? But then again, some people (the not so wealthy) don't have the option of choosing what body they're put into.

All in all, why is it such a matter for us to determine "who we are" in the life that we didn't elect to be in? It's these philosophies that I'd like to see presented and dwelled on.

Altered Carbon - Netflix series

Altered Carbon - book

I loved that magazine! I still have my copy of A User's Guide to the New Edge.

I just flashed a MR3040, it's basically the same thing, for 25$ on amazon.



http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0088PPFP4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1



It's good for quick backups and moving files around. I leave it on in my bag and log in from time to time to see if anyone noticed it.

You might consider reading this book. It's actually very good, and discusses a few deployments of the PPCLI in detail. They're utter badasses.

Not for a LONG time, dude. If this gets dropped for some reason, it's the TP-Link TL MR3040 router, which you can very easily make into a pirate box.

you might like Binary Watches .

Amazon has some for sale.

Amazon has the M2k book.

And some issues.

You can get the iDroid case on amazon.

Sweet!

You guys should read Machine Man by Max barry.

Looks at bionic limbs & enhancements etc in a very Black Mirror way. When I see this gif I feel uneasy...

Have you read the book Machine Man?

That's kind of how the book starts

http://www.amazon.com/Ready-Player-One-A-Novel/dp/0307887448

Just so you know,

[Here is 'The Movie Art of Syd Mead: Visual Futurist' on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Movie-Art-Syd-Mead-Futurist/dp/1785651188
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Here is 'The Movie Art of Syd Mead: Visual Futurist' on Goodreads

Here is 'Kronovecta' on Amazon

Here is Syd Mead's website

Here is Syd Mead's Wikipedia entry

Nope. $31!

A little more about the book for those who are interested.

http://www.amazon.com/William-Gibsons-Neuromancer-Vol-1/dp/0871355744

FairyLand by PAUL J. McAULEY should strike the right balance for you.

> Looking at China's history, specifically it's occupation by the British Empire, and subsequently Hong Kong, I see their culture as fairly pliable.

By the time the British started doing British things in Asia, China was well on the way to becoming the failed state that lead to the conditions which made it easy for Imperial Japan to setup colonial operations. The more Chinese history I study and by this I mean reading their own and outside perspectives, the less pliable I see them in the long term.

>Now that's not fair, because I didn't say that ;)

Wasnt trying to put words in your mouth, just running with the idea and stating what I think is an important point. We cant be tricked into viewing all of humanity as a mirror of ourselves.

>If China can move through this stage, they'll come out ahead.

Since there has never in history been any movement in that culture away from what amounts to central governance by an all powerful state, and since historically this limits innovation, my money is not on them "moving through" but rather extending empire without cultural change. Their real challenge is a fight against internal collapse.

>If they can find or generate an issue to unify their citizenry under, they'll at least catch up to the western world, if not overtaking it.

So far all they got is jingoistic rhetoric & whipping up anger over past perceived injustice.

>The more history I take in, the more "full" the world feels. I get a sense of where things are coming from, and understand a context to events and places that I used to take for granted.

Thats the whole thing about people who dont understand the mistakes of the past are doomed to repeat them.

>If you don't mind my asking

American living here for almost 17 years. I have permanent resident status here but I wont ever go for citizenship. Came here on what was supposed to be a 3 month work assignment fully expecting to go back to NYC at the end. There's an old Yiddish saying: "Man plans and God laughs". Story of my life.

Just about all what you see in the Western media regarding Japan is exaggerated and at least a little if not a lot disingenuous. Life is hard for foreigners here because the local culture just never developed a real model of integrating immigrants. The entire social system is so different that if you didnt grow up in it you can never be fully part of it in many ways. It is so different that many Westerners just cant adjust themselves or their mental model of life vs the realities of life just cant align. I can explain how its hard for many to live here or tell you that things are different but honestly its not something you can understand without personal experience.

I guess politics here is like anywhere, especially anywhere with a parliamentary system, that is to say, a mess. When God was handing out stupid to the nations of Man, He certainly was equally generous to all and extra generous to the politicians. If you are curious or just want to read some true history that will surprise you, check Embracing Defeat about post war Japanese history.

The crazy limited edition Metal Gear Solid one, too bad it was only for iPhone 5