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  May 14 2012, 06:58 PM
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panda!  Group: Members Posts: 10,331 Joined: 8-March 02 From: north of central europe Member No.: 2,242  |
Found Doctorow's description of Nerd Determinism as a interesting real life parallel to runners staying current with the SOTA.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/...m-nerd-politics |
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May 14 2012, 10:40 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465 |
Thing is, Shadowrunners can shoot people in the face if they put backdoors in their Cyberdecks/Telecoms/CommLinks/CHNs. Modern Day Nerds can't.
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May 14 2012, 11:00 PM
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panda! Group: Members Posts: 10,331 Joined: 8-March 02 From: north of central europe Member No.: 2,242 |
Err, yea sure. And then they get lone star drop bear squads descending on them.
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May 14 2012, 11:07 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465 |
Shadowrunners have gear for that. Modern Day Nerds don't. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)
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