The fragmented USA of #SnowCrash or world of #DiamondAge are not good
March 7, 2025 at 8:31 PM
The fragmented USA of #SnowCrash or world of #DiamondAge are not good
All signs and portents ;) seem to indicate it is time for me to revisit this one:
#nealstephenson #diamondage #steampunk #cyberpunk
#nealstephenson #diamondage #steampunk #cyberpunk
November 25, 2024 at 7:09 PM
All signs and portents ;) seem to indicate it is time for me to revisit this one:
#nealstephenson #diamondage #steampunk #cyberpunk
#nealstephenson #diamondage #steampunk #cyberpunk
The plaza surrounding this building was staked out by a picket line of Fists. Nell found a windowless room…empty except for a model of the building that stood in the center of the room, about Nell's height. The model's skin was mediatronic, just like the skin of the building itself >
#DiamondAge
#DiamondAge
Roblox twerk Skyscraper meme
Alt: Roblox twerk Skyscraper meme being used to illustrate a quote from Diamond Age, by Neal Stephenson
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September 21, 2026 at 4:27 PM
The plaza surrounding this building was staked out by a picket line of Fists. Nell found a windowless room…empty except for a model of the building that stood in the center of the room, about Nell's height. The model's skin was mediatronic, just like the skin of the building itself >
#DiamondAge
#DiamondAge
MISS MATHESON: Chiselled Spam.
NELL: Pardon me, ma'am?
MISS [YT!]: I was just remembering an advertisement from my youth. I used to be a thrasher, you know. I used to ride skateboards through the streets. Too many bumps & bruises during my earlier career, I'm afraid.
#DiamondAge
NELL: Pardon me, ma'am?
MISS [YT!]: I was just remembering an advertisement from my youth. I used to be a thrasher, you know. I used to ride skateboards through the streets. Too many bumps & bruises during my earlier career, I'm afraid.
#DiamondAge
Grandma Lady GIF
ALT: Grandma Lady GIF
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May 13, 2024 at 3:26 PM
MISS MATHESON: Chiselled Spam.
NELL: Pardon me, ma'am?
MISS [YT!]: I was just remembering an advertisement from my youth. I used to be a thrasher, you know. I used to ride skateboards through the streets. Too many bumps & bruises during my earlier career, I'm afraid.
#DiamondAge
NELL: Pardon me, ma'am?
MISS [YT!]: I was just remembering an advertisement from my youth. I used to be a thrasher, you know. I used to ride skateboards through the streets. Too many bumps & bruises during my earlier career, I'm afraid.
#DiamondAge
The whole operation had been touchingly hapless, in an age when a hand-size battery could contain as much energy as all those cylinders of gas. It had a quaint 20th-century feel & made Nell oddly nostalgic for the days when dangerousness was a function of mass and bulk.
#DiamondAge
#DiamondAge
September 3, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The whole operation had been touchingly hapless, in an age when a hand-size battery could contain as much energy as all those cylinders of gas. It had a quaint 20th-century feel & made Nell oddly nostalgic for the days when dangerousness was a function of mass and bulk.
#DiamondAge
#DiamondAge
Judge Fang pays a visit to the Celestial Kingdom; tea served in an ancient setting; a “chance” encounter with Dr. X.
#DiamondAge
#DiamondAge
April 3, 2024 at 2:18 PM
Judge Fang pays a visit to the Celestial Kingdom; tea served in an ancient setting; a “chance” encounter with Dr. X.
#DiamondAge
#DiamondAge
In all, he counted two hundred and fifty-six battalions. Sixty-five thousand girls ran past him, hell-bent on Shanghai.
#DiamondAge
#DiamondAge
February 9, 2026 at 6:39 PM
In all, he counted two hundred and fifty-six battalions. Sixty-five thousand girls ran past him, hell-bent on Shanghai.
#DiamondAge
#DiamondAge
Major Napier rode up on a standard-issue cavalry chevaline & came in at noon on the dot, pulling off his officer's hat & exchanging a hilarious greeting w/the barkeep. Hackworth recognized him because he was a hero & Napier recognized Hackworth for reasons left provocatively unspecified.
#DiamondAge
#DiamondAge
a man riding a horse with a beware sign behind him
ALT: a man riding a horse with a beware sign behind him
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October 8, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Major Napier rode up on a standard-issue cavalry chevaline & came in at noon on the dot, pulling off his officer's hat & exchanging a hilarious greeting w/the barkeep. Hackworth recognized him because he was a hero & Napier recognized Hackworth for reasons left provocatively unspecified.
#DiamondAge
#DiamondAge
Hackworth's caning went by quickly & efficiently. The pain sent him straight into shock. Chang pulled his flaccid body off the rack & bore him over to a hard cot, where he lay semiconscious for a few minutes. They brought him tea—a nice Keemun with distinct lavender notes.
#DiamondAge
#DiamondAge
February 17, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Hackworth's caning went by quickly & efficiently. The pain sent him straight into shock. Chang pulled his flaccid body off the rack & bore him over to a hard cot, where he lay semiconscious for a few minutes. They brought him tea—a nice Keemun with distinct lavender notes.
#DiamondAge
#DiamondAge
Finally a man in a black business suit emerges, preceded and pursued by bodyguards. He looks angrier than Zhang, thinking that he must be the victim of some unforgivable practical joke. This is a merchant among merchants: the 14th richest man in the world, the 3rd richest in China.
#DiamondAge
#DiamondAge
October 7, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Finally a man in a black business suit emerges, preceded and pursued by bodyguards. He looks angrier than Zhang, thinking that he must be the victim of some unforgivable practical joke. This is a merchant among merchants: the 14th richest man in the world, the 3rd richest in China.
#DiamondAge
#DiamondAge
Here lies Clover, tail & all
Her virtues far outweighed her flaws
She from the saddle took a fall
And perished 'neath her charger's paws.
We know not if her final ride
Hath led her into Heaven or Hell
Wherever she doth now abide
She's loyal yet to Princess Nell.
The Young Lady's Primer
#DiamondAge
Her virtues far outweighed her flaws
She from the saddle took a fall
And perished 'neath her charger's paws.
We know not if her final ride
Hath led her into Heaven or Hell
Wherever she doth now abide
She's loyal yet to Princess Nell.
The Young Lady's Primer
#DiamondAge
February 19, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Here lies Clover, tail & all
Her virtues far outweighed her flaws
She from the saddle took a fall
And perished 'neath her charger's paws.
We know not if her final ride
Hath led her into Heaven or Hell
Wherever she doth now abide
She's loyal yet to Princess Nell.
The Young Lady's Primer
#DiamondAge
Her virtues far outweighed her flaws
She from the saddle took a fall
And perished 'neath her charger's paws.
We know not if her final ride
Hath led her into Heaven or Hell
Wherever she doth now abide
She's loyal yet to Princess Nell.
The Young Lady's Primer
#DiamondAge
MISS MATHESON: I know that you have a secret, Nell, though I cannot imagine what it is. It has made you different from any other girl I've ever taught. You can try to act the same & you can even take the Oath, but it's all a lie. You are different.
#DiamondAge
#DiamondAge
November 18, 2023 at 10:55 PM
MISS MATHESON: I know that you have a secret, Nell, though I cannot imagine what it is. It has made you different from any other girl I've ever taught. You can try to act the same & you can even take the Oath, but it's all a lie. You are different.
#DiamondAge
#DiamondAge
Lord Alexander Chung-Sik Finkle-McGraw opened a drawer & took out a roll of thick, glossy mediatronic paper bearing animated #Christmas scenes: Santa sliding down the chimney, the ballistic reindeer, the 3 Zoroastrian sovereigns dismounting from their dromedaries in front of the stable.
#DiamondAge
#DiamondAge
December 24, 2024 at 5:12 PM
Lord Alexander Chung-Sik Finkle-McGraw opened a drawer & took out a roll of thick, glossy mediatronic paper bearing animated #Christmas scenes: Santa sliding down the chimney, the ballistic reindeer, the 3 Zoroastrian sovereigns dismounting from their dromedaries in front of the stable.
#DiamondAge
#DiamondAge
MAJOR NAPIER: In an era when everything can be surveilled, all we have left is politeness.
#DiamondAge
#DiamondAge
a man in a red and white uniform holds a brown horse
ALT: a man in a red and white uniform holds a brown horse
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September 9, 2024 at 7:09 PM
MAJOR NAPIER: In an era when everything can be surveilled, all we have left is politeness.
#DiamondAge
#DiamondAge
The rise of the #diamondage, excluding #mattercompiler 😥
January 20, 2025 at 6:31 AM
The rise of the #diamondage, excluding #mattercompiler 😥
HACKWORTH: I didnt expect to see [his hat] again, even in such a battered condition.
LT CHANG: These boys dont have respect for a good hat.
[Chang stood just there. The 1st exchange had been simple, but now the East/West curtain fell between them like a rusty cleaver]
#DiamondAge
LT CHANG: These boys dont have respect for a good hat.
[Chang stood just there. The 1st exchange had been simple, but now the East/West curtain fell between them like a rusty cleaver]
#DiamondAge
August 18, 2025 at 4:29 PM
HACKWORTH: I didnt expect to see [his hat] again, even in such a battered condition.
LT CHANG: These boys dont have respect for a good hat.
[Chang stood just there. The 1st exchange had been simple, but now the East/West curtain fell between them like a rusty cleaver]
#DiamondAge
LT CHANG: These boys dont have respect for a good hat.
[Chang stood just there. The 1st exchange had been simple, but now the East/West curtain fell between them like a rusty cleaver]
#DiamondAge
Hackworth stepped into the Chinese Coastal Republic, an entirely different country that comprised virtually all of Shanghai. As if to emphasize this, young men loitered on corners in Western clothes, listening to loud music, hooting at women, and generally ignoring their filial duties.
#DiamondAge
#DiamondAge
October 29, 2024 at 8:43 PM
Hackworth stepped into the Chinese Coastal Republic, an entirely different country that comprised virtually all of Shanghai. As if to emphasize this, young men loitered on corners in Western clothes, listening to loud music, hooting at women, and generally ignoring their filial duties.
#DiamondAge
#DiamondAge
Dr X was at war. He was sipping green tea from a jumbo McDonald's cup. Hackworth doffed his hat & bowed, Victorian style, proper under the circumstances. Dr X returned the bow. As his head tilted forward, Hackworth could see the red button on the top of his cap.>
#DiamondAge
#DiamondAge
March 15, 2024 at 6:47 PM
Dr X was at war. He was sipping green tea from a jumbo McDonald's cup. Hackworth doffed his hat & bowed, Victorian style, proper under the circumstances. Dr X returned the bow. As his head tilted forward, Hackworth could see the red button on the top of his cap.>
#DiamondAge
#DiamondAge
Ta hopefully Science fiction. But an A I bubble is inevitable. The tech is simply too primitive.
In my estimation we are gonna need room T superconductors and multi state optical circuits The latter grown via some sort of non organic nanotech.
#DiamondAge
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dia...
In my estimation we are gonna need room T superconductors and multi state optical circuits The latter grown via some sort of non organic nanotech.
#DiamondAge
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dia...
The Diamond Age - Wikipedia
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February 9, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Ta hopefully Science fiction. But an A I bubble is inevitable. The tech is simply too primitive.
In my estimation we are gonna need room T superconductors and multi state optical circuits The latter grown via some sort of non organic nanotech.
#DiamondAge
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dia...
In my estimation we are gonna need room T superconductors and multi state optical circuits The latter grown via some sort of non organic nanotech.
#DiamondAge
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dia...
RITA: I had to socialize. Protocol, you know.
NELL: Explain protocol. [how she always talked to the Primer]
RITA: At the place we're going, you need to watch your manners. Don't say "explain this" or "explain that."
#DiamondAge
NELL: Explain protocol. [how she always talked to the Primer]
RITA: At the place we're going, you need to watch your manners. Don't say "explain this" or "explain that."
#DiamondAge
May 5, 2024 at 3:54 AM
RITA: I had to socialize. Protocol, you know.
NELL: Explain protocol. [how she always talked to the Primer]
RITA: At the place we're going, you need to watch your manners. Don't say "explain this" or "explain that."
#DiamondAge
NELL: Explain protocol. [how she always talked to the Primer]
RITA: At the place we're going, you need to watch your manners. Don't say "explain this" or "explain that."
#DiamondAge
Peacock Bank supports a global network of clean, safe & commodious workhouses, so if unforeseen circumstances should befall you during our relationship, or if you should anticipate your means, you can rely on being housed close to home while you & the bank resolve any difficulties.
#DiamondAge
#Bud
#DiamondAge
#Bud
a red background with the words cash advance written in white
ALT: a red background with the words cash advance written in white
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July 11, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Peacock Bank supports a global network of clean, safe & commodious workhouses, so if unforeseen circumstances should befall you during our relationship, or if you should anticipate your means, you can rely on being housed close to home while you & the bank resolve any difficulties.
#DiamondAge
#Bud
#DiamondAge
#Bud
Fang stood up to find himself surrounded by a hundred little girls, all facing toward the little jade book, standing on tiptoes, mouths open. He turned & left the room; none of the girls noticed, which was just as well, as they might have seen a quiver in his lip & a tear in his eye.
#DiamondAge
#DiamondAge
May 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Fang stood up to find himself surrounded by a hundred little girls, all facing toward the little jade book, standing on tiptoes, mouths open. He turned & left the room; none of the girls noticed, which was just as well, as they might have seen a quiver in his lip & a tear in his eye.
#DiamondAge
#DiamondAge
JUDGE FANG: Let's review what we have so far. You are 37 years old. Almost 20 years ago, you co-founded a CryptNet node in Oakland, California. It was a very early node—number 178. Now, of course, there are tens of thousands of nodes.
PHYREFOX (hint of a smile): You almost got me there.
#DiamondAge
PHYREFOX (hint of a smile): You almost got me there.
#DiamondAge
July 16, 2024 at 3:56 PM
JUDGE FANG: Let's review what we have so far. You are 37 years old. Almost 20 years ago, you co-founded a CryptNet node in Oakland, California. It was a very early node—number 178. Now, of course, there are tens of thousands of nodes.
PHYREFOX (hint of a smile): You almost got me there.
#DiamondAge
PHYREFOX (hint of a smile): You almost got me there.
#DiamondAge
It was almost difficult not to build things that were lighter than air. Aircraft pilots, cruising along 10 kilometers above sea level, had become accustomed to the sight of empty, discarded grocery bags zooming past their windshields.
#DiamondAge
#DiamondAge
September 3, 2025 at 5:59 PM
It was almost difficult not to build things that were lighter than air. Aircraft pilots, cruising along 10 kilometers above sea level, had become accustomed to the sight of empty, discarded grocery bags zooming past their windshields.
#DiamondAge
#DiamondAge
COLONEL (not major) NAPIER: We were not able to break the encryption on the signals passing out of the Drummers' cave, but traffic analysis suggests that you've spent ++ time racting in the last 10 years.
HACKWORTH: 10?
N: Yes. But surely you must have suspected that. #DiamondAge
HACKWORTH: 10?
N: Yes. But surely you must have suspected that. #DiamondAge
May 8, 2024 at 7:48 PM
COLONEL (not major) NAPIER: We were not able to break the encryption on the signals passing out of the Drummers' cave, but traffic analysis suggests that you've spent ++ time racting in the last 10 years.
HACKWORTH: 10?
N: Yes. But surely you must have suspected that. #DiamondAge
HACKWORTH: 10?
N: Yes. But surely you must have suspected that. #DiamondAge