On 10/05/2014 11:59, Le_Forgeron wrote:
>> >I have been reading a lot of ancient SF recently. The thing that almost
>> >everyone got wrong is mobile phones. It is jarring when the hero has to
>> >stop by a drug store just to phone someone.
>> >
> Have a look at the Shadowrun RPG (as book for ambiance)... targeted
> advertisement as you pass by every shop is coming to your mobile phone.
> And it is going to be as hostile as it sound. Next, augmented reality to
> hit your glass and audio device... still for aggressive advertisements.
>

Now that is familiar from more more modern fiction. (Currently reading 
Sinister Barrier (Sinister Barrier 1939, by Eric Frank Russell.)
I am not really into games (I'm pretty poor at playing them.) although I 
have been playing the Beta of Elite Dangerous. It is just a shoot them 
up in your flying saucer ATM. But it has encouraged be to start Pov-ing 
after about a year off.


> Along the revision/Edition, the matrix changed a bit (connection was
> more difficult in first edition, wifi is everywhere in latests).
>

"as above, so below" or art imitates life.

> On another hand, triple-A security blocks are emerging too. Some started
> with "elderly-only" town (forbidden to less than ~60 years old alone),
> but private blocks are not so far.
>

Sounds fine to me. ;-)

> Arcology are not yet, unless you look at Millenium tower (tokyo,
> project), or Dubai... yep, they are coming. Not sure it will not split population
too.

I suppose so (Make room! Make room! by Harry Harrison.)


-- 
Regards
     Stephen

I solemnly promise to kick the next angle, I see.

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