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@LillyHerself@Mastodon.social
2026-08-13 09:16:52

William Gibson mentioned this Bowie song in his stream today, and how it had risen up in his mind. I was not familiar with it, but now I see the lyrics I understand why it feels topical.
Five Years, by David Bowie:

Pushing through the market square
So many mothers sighing (sighing)
News had just come over
We had five years left to cry in (cry in)
News guy wept and told us
Earth was really dying (dying)
Cried so much his face was wet
Then | knew he was not lying (lying)

| heard telephones, opera house, favorite melodies
| saw boys, toys, electric irons and TV's
My brain hurt like a warehouse, it had no room to spare
| had to cram so many things to store everything in there
And all the …
@digitalnaiv@mastodon.social
2026-07-28 09:19:01

Elon Musk hält sich für Han Solo, ist aber eher ein Sith – und liest "Neuromancer" als Bedienungsanleitung statt als Warnschild. Christian Stöcker bringt es in seiner Kolumne herrlich auf den Punkt: Aus der Dystopie wird der Businessplan. Pflichtlektüre für alle, die die KI-Fürsten verstehen wollen. #Neuromancer

@LillyHerself@Mastodon.social
2026-10-11 20:35:41

[via William Gibson]