Cyberpunk Wednesdays: Domino's is fixing the roads now

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The Dennis System: Aug 4, 2014; Nothing in Jurassic World is natural, we have always filled gaps in the genome with the DNA of other animals. And if the genetic code was pure, many of them would look quite different. But you didn't ask for reality, you asked for more teeth.

So Snow Cra...

Laterite posted:

1993: *reads Snow Crash* haha wow what a wild story

2018:

# ? Jun 17, 2018 10:32

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The Dennis System: Aug 4, 2014; Nothing in Jurassic World is natural, we have always filled gaps in the genome with the DNA of other animals. And if the genetic code was pure, many of them would look quite different. But you didn't ask for reality, you asked for more teeth.

Wait a minute, the title of the thread might itself be a reference to Snow Crash. Or maybe other cyberpunk fiction has a similar "corporations taking over for governments" theme? I don't know. Is Demolition Man considered cyberpunk? I doubt it. Oxballs, is thread title a reference to Snow Crash, or some other cyber punk book or film? Although, come to think of it, the main character of Snow Crash works for a fast food pizza chain, possibly even Dominoes itself, so my bet is the thread title is actually a reference to Snow Crash specifically, and not just to cyberpunk fiction in general. Oxballs, confirm or deny reference.

# ? Jun 17, 2018 10:49

The Dennis System: Aug 4, 2014; Nothing in Jurassic World is natural, we have always filled gaps in the genome with the DNA of other animals. And if the genetic code was pure, many of them would look quite different. But you didn't ask for reality, you asked for more teeth.

The two above posts weren't meant to be rude or sarcastic, by the way. I'm just thinking out loud, so to speak. I really didn't the thread title's connection to cyberpunk at first. Thinking out loud via posting on a forum is probably not a good idea though, especially when I'm making multiple posts and cluttering up the thread, so I'll stop. Sorry.

# ? Jun 17, 2018 10:57

pop fly to McGillicutty: Feb 2, 2004; A peckish little mouse!

What happens when the birds eat the crust they used to patch the road?

# ? Jun 17, 2018 11:31

Kazak: Jan 10, 2012

Is snow crash a good read or just a cyberpunk staple

pop fly to McGillicutty posted:

What happens when the birds eat the crust they used to patch the road?

Thems proprietary eatin

# ? Jun 17, 2018 12:24

Snow Cone Capone: Jul 31, 2003

GRINDCORE MEGGIDO posted:

Thanks, this gave me the idea for

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Kazak posted:

Is snow crash a good read or just a cyberpunk staple

Thems proprietary eatin

It's a cyberpunk staple basically, although the writing itself is kind of weak and there's a lot of random wacky-lol-antics.

# ? Jun 17, 2018 13:30

kuddles: Jul 16, 2006; Like a fist wrapped in blood...

Snow Crash and other cyberpunk stories sounded supercool and I imagined a universe of sticking a port into the back of my brain so I could live in a video game world.

Too bad the real cyber-future is people talking about meme warfare, blockchain huckstering and Domino's logos on potholes.

# ? Jun 17, 2018 13:49

OXBALLS DOT COM: Sep 11, 2005; by FactsAreUseless; Young Orc

kuddles posted:

Snow Crash and other cyberpunk stories sounded supercool and I imagined a universe of sticking a port into the back of my brain so I could live in a video game world.

Too bad the real cyber-future is people talking about meme warfare, blockchain huckstering and Domino's logos on potholes.

Don't forget flash trading

# ? Jun 17, 2018 14:53

Big Beef City: Aug 15, 2013

It's MY dystopic future and I want it NOW

# ? Jun 17, 2018 15:12

myDad: Jan 20, 2010; ce n'est pas ma m�re; College Slice

DogonCrook posted:

Its totally this, dallas is building like 5 freeways at any given time while they are about to tear down the main one i-35 in downtown because they didnt have the budget to even submit a proposal to fix it. Like they couldnt even study how much it would cost and now the freeway is past due and the wheels of governemenr couldnt move fast enough to save it even if they had the money.

The drat that holds back all the water that allows the city to even exist fractured and started shooting geysers 100 of yards from the the drat. They have no money to fix it so it has 24 hour watch every time it rains for the last 6 years or so. They put a tarp over the thing and walked away. The department of homeland security deemed the failure too catastrophic to publicly say how many people it would kill. Independent engineers put it at like 1.5 million people under 30 ft of water instantly so lol. The city wont pay because its a federal drat. Lord knows why the feds wont pay but they never agreed to so i kinda understand their position when the city does zero upkeep to the investment. The city would rather die than pay the bill, they voted to put in a new stadium haha. Good loving riddance honestly but pretty much every city is looking at a bleak rear end future.

Lmao Dallas sucks

# ? Jun 17, 2018 16:51

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Snow Cone Capone: Jul 31, 2003

The one time I had to drive between Dallas and Houston we got 5 minutes down the highway, then sat in dead-stop on the highway for 2 hours because a 10'x7' chunk of overpass literally disintegrated onto the road below, leaving a gaping pit of rebar:

https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Giant-pothole-emerges-on-I-45-near-Hardy-Toll-10950288.php

# ? Jun 17, 2018 17:03

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