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Tag Archives: Matrix
The Matrix remembered
2019 rings in yet another anniversary. The Matrix movie is twenty years old. Had the film been released now, in 2019, it would still be a terrific actioner and perhaps even more relevant than it was then: the matrix will be instantly recognised as an obvious allegory to the always-connected, domesticated, utilitarian social media of today. Surveillance by machines is a pervasive theme, and much of the computer jargon that would have befuddled viewers two decades ago has since entered mainstream speak. Continue reading
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Tagged 1999, AI, anniversary, environment, futurism, humanity, internet culture, man-machine, Matrix, philosophy, science fiction, Y2K
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Cyberia 13: Superstition
Why do we always assume that machines, however intelligent and efficient they may become, have some sort of hidden and nasty agenda? Continue reading
Posted in Technology
Tagged AI, Cyberia, desktop philosophy, humanity, Matrix
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Cyberia 7: Dreaming Of A Better World
Not unlike “Cyberia 3”, this edition concentrated on the relatively recent dance/pop crossover genre pigeonholed as “vocal trance”. Generally uplifting, happy and positive, the style also reflected the current pantheistic state of affairs in the title of “Dreaming of a … Continue reading
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Tagged Matrix, music mixes, vocal trance
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