I got learned how to play decker when we had to blow some budget at the end of the year not to have it reduced, so I asked my boss to get one of first-generation immersion-tank cyberdecks so we could test our security software against real threats.
The existing Matrix is built on a pile of terrible implementations and no one is refactoring the core code. We need to build on a foundation of well-designed code before it all comes crashing down, and the Havens are the only place that have their priorities in order.
I was in college when Ryumyo was first sighted. We all downloaded the video and subjected it to every image analysis technique we knew. There were so many fakes made as attempts to debunk it. Some were pretty hilarious...
Modern technology can’t restore your youth entirely, but it can be a big improvement. I still need to work out more than I did when I was in my twenties, can’t neglect the cancer screenings, and my doctor and I are still tuning my hormones. I love the chloroplast skin; I got it with plenty of anthocyanins so I can sun myself as much as I want without getting burned.
As Matrix burglars go, FastJack is a gentleman. Still, every time I design Matrix security, I ask myself,
what will give that smug bastard a headache?
My ex is jealous. My children are horrified. My grandchildren think it’s hilarious to take me clubbing and introduce me to their friends as a cousin. My first great-grandkid is on the way, and the world is so weird now that I doubt there will be any consternation over
why is great-grandma green?
What do you mean, you don’t have offline backups!? You may not remember the Crash of ’29, but I do, and the lesson we all learned was always have airgapped backups!