There was a definite "Yippies in William Gibson Land" vibe to it. Reckless, geeky optimism.

Oh, how I miss the days of Mondo 2000! This looks like the exact sort of creative weirdness I could use in my life.

There's also something very similar said by Iñigo, the narrator of "Purity of Blood" by Arturo Perez Reverte: "I am not fond of giving advice - no one can pound opinions into another's head - but here is a piece that costs you nothing: Never trust a man who reads only one book."

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I will admit, however, that "Tick Tick Boom" is also a good chacha.

Wasn't he the guy who whipped up Congress to ban TikTok in the first place?

One of my background fantasies is that general AI, when it's invented, will quickly evolve its ethics and expand its education to the point where it'll decide to quietly execute a revolution and make the world a better place for the less fortunate. With root access, account numbers, and login info.

At least with the second best swordsman, you'd know it was a cool move. It's embarrassing to fall for garbage! But really hard to be ready for it.

I've been considering going to Firefox or Duck Duck Go browser for a while, but now I'm considering Tor or Brave.