Gibson: I came to that out of a perceived need to find an arena in which I could set science fiction stories. The science fiction arena of my childhood was space travel, and the vehicle was the rocket ship, the space ship. And in the late 70s early 80s, that wasn’t resonant to me. I knew I didn’t want to do that. I knew I didn’t want to to do the post-apocalyptic wasteland. I knew I wanted to try to write science fiction, but I didn’t have an arena. And I arrived at cyberspace—

The Evolution of William Gibson | The Awl (via pieratt)

The final frontier?

humansofnewyork:

“One thing I love about computers is that they can’t be a Democrat or Republican.”
(Seen at Harvard)

Aaron Tucker, everyone!

humansofnewyork:

“One thing I love about computers is that they can’t be a Democrat or Republican.”

(Seen at Harvard)

Aaron Tucker, everyone!

watsupbuddercup:

matte-life:

read my article about Lauren Poor’s work
on the Camera Club of New York’s blog

aw, i’m so touched by this article Matt Leifheit wrote about my work, thanks so much matt. : )

watsupbuddercup:

matte-life:

read my article about Lauren Poor’s work

on the Camera Club of New York’s blog

aw, i’m so touched by this article Matt Leifheit wrote about my work, thanks so much matt. : )

From the story “People of Roosevelt Island” by wylie. Read it on Backspaces.

From the story “People of Roosevelt Island” by wylie. Read it on Backspaces.

CHVRCHES - Recover (Cid Rim remix)

Grimes — Oblivion (lyrics)

guy:

The Centrifuge Brain ProjectIt’s six minutes, but stick with it. Best line: “Gravity is a mistake.” 

Totally unexpected laughs of the day

The purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved.
Kurt Vonnegut (via nevver)
We have always loved one another. We’re human. It’s something we’re good at. But up until recently, the radius and half-life of that affection has been quite limited. With love alone, you can get a birthday party together. Add coordinating tools, and you can write an operating system … In the past, we could do little things for love, but big things, big things required money. Now, we can do big things for love.
Clay Shirky (via bijan)