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    Not just the strong will survive, but the one with the strongest technology will triumph. This is Cyberpunk. For example, the story "Burning Chrome" by William Gibson illustrates the genre's theme of characters manipulating technology to survive. The protagonists of Gibson's story are Automatic Jack and Bobby Quine, a couple of hackers waiting for their big score to come through. They need

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    Neuromancer, is a novel written by William Gibson in 1984, the story follows the experiences of Henry Dorsett Case, a talented console cowboy (hacker), who’s lifestyle dramatically changed once he was caught stealing from his employer. As a punishment, he was given a Russian mycotoxin that damaged his nervous system, rendering him unable to hack into cyberspace again. Case meets Armitage, his future employer who can fix is nervous system which will allow him to return back into cyber space, but on

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    In the book Neuromancer by William Gibson, the technology and violence shown by the people and AI demonstrate that with the progression and evolution of technology, the cruel nature of humans progresses and evolves with it, and vise versa. This shows that we should be weary and careful of letting our technologies evolve too fast until we depend on technology too much for bettering our lives and get controlled by AI 's for their own interests. Neuromancer is set in the distant future where technology

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    In the short story “Burning Chrome” by William Gibson and the movie “Johnny Mnemonic” combined 3 elements between human beings and technology, which is hard science fiction, soft science fiction, and the higher technical development of technology in the future- cyberpunk. Besides that, William Gibson had mentioned about the “cyborg”, they are part human and part machine, but “what does it mean to be a cyborg and what do cyborg say about the relationships between human beings and technology?” The

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    This passage encapsulates the theme, tone, and characters from William Gibson's Burning Chrome. The "her" in question is, of course, Rikki, and the House of Blue Lights is Chrome's den of iniquity where simulated prostitution takes place. Rikki goes there, to the House of Blue Lights, towards the end of the story and immediately before she takes off for Hollywood. She needs money to buy her coveted Zeiss Ikon Eyes, the best on the market. Jack struggles knowing that Rikki did not need the Zeiss Ikons

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    Soulless Technology in William Gibson’s Burning Chrome An old adage states that the eyes are the windows to the soul. What if, however, those eyes have a trademark name stamped onto them? William Gibson’s short story "Burning Chrome" depicts an advanced but soulless society where most of the technological advances are portrayed as being perverted by commercialization and human mechanization, rather than dedicated to improving the quality of life. This paper will touch upon the frivolous consumerism

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    by being able to replace limbs and organs that we once thought could not be replaced. One of the most crucial things that technology has changed is the way people in society interact with one another. A story written by William Gibson titled “Burning Chrome”, portrays that very idea. In his text, Gibson presents that the reader lives within a world where there is no boundaries or limitations between technology and humans.

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    I’ve never been so excited to hear about a death in my entire life. Saddam Hussein, Osama bin Laden, Strom Thurmond...all were exhilarating—even invigorating—moments of vengeful macabre. But they pale in comparison to this sublimely blissful event; a single occurrence so focused and meaningful, so desired, so anticipated that the simple mention of it in certain company will bring rapturous cheers and talk of grand plans once refrained but now inevitable. Everyone has prayed for this death. For so

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    Do you want the list of best TeamViewer alternatives? Well, we have listed the best ones in this article, but before that, let me talk about the famous TeamViewer software and the need for its alternative. So, TeamViewer, in the world of technology and business, is a very competent software. It is not only a package for desktop sharing, online meeting, web conferencing, file transferring but also a remote control. Or I should say "Remote control" is the main feature of Teamviewer software. "Remote

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    Although Google Chrome and Internet Explorer are both web browsers that serve the same fundamental purpose, there are certain key differences that attract users to one or the other. The first and most obvious difference is the design of the actual browser. Google Chrome aims to be more of a lightweight browser, so it features a limited set of options under its preferences, a larger browser window, and the omnibar, which combines both the search functions and the web functions into one. This allows

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