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William Gibson | James Gleick
William Gibson | James Gleick When William Gibson visited LIVE last year, he offered an early glimpse of his work-in-progress The Peripheral. Now, the master of science fiction returns to celebrate the novel’s publication, and discuss visions of the future with author and science historian James Gleick, whose works include Chaos: Making a New Science,…
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nyugamecenter: In Jonathan Blow’s talk on design, time constraints, and the disappointment of not reaching the goals you envisioned in time, he discussed his next game that he refers to as “Game 3.” Planned to take twenty years to make, the game currently has 40-60 playable hours. He plans the release in installments, but not…
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whatthezeitgeistwants: Bidding has opened on a curious artifact of the GWOT—the prototype of a 12-inch Osama bin Laden action figure commissioned by the CIA from GI Joe creator Donald Levine as part of a 2005 influence operation code name DEVIL EYES. Washington Post: CIA hatched plan to make demon toy to counter Osama bin Laden’s…
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whatthezeitgeistwants: Bidding has opened on a curious artifact of the GWOT—the prototype of a 12-inch Osama bin Laden action figure commissioned by the CIA from GI Joe creator Donald Levine as part of a 2005 influence operation code name DEVIL EYES. Washington Post: CIA hatched plan to make demon toy to counter Osama bin Laden’s…