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Cyberpunk and cypherpunk
I notice there's also an article on cyberpunk. While I've read Gibson et al., are these different areas of thought or should there be, at least, linkage?Howard C. Berkowitz 10:13, 8 November 2008 (UTC)
- There's certainly some linkage, though they are different concepts. e.g. Neal Stephenson is often considered a cyberpunk writer. Have you read his Cryptonomicon? I highly recommend it if not. See ULTRA#Fictional_treatments. Quite a few characters in that book are on the "Secret Admirers" mailing list; that's obviously the old cypherpunk list. At some point, I may get to doing articles on Stephenson, Cryptonomicom and cypherpunks. WP has a decent article [[1]]. Sandy Harris 16:46, 8 November 2008 (UTC)
- Laughing...yes, I remember reading Cryptonomicon, and having a doubletake that I was recognizing some apparently obscure references. In a reverse manner, in some of Dan Brown's novels, it's jarring for me to have a vivid description of the main hallway at NSA, which has no resemblance to the real thing (a mere "corridor after the 2010 renovation" would let me suspend disbelief.
- No special urgency, other than I see a CZ culture of looking for, and pointing out, linkages as a key differentiator from WP. Howard C. Berkowitz 17:10, 8 November 2008 (UTC)