Hacktivist/irl tiny kitten maia arson crimew (maia.crimew.gay) returns to discuss Neuromancer, the 1984 sci-fi novel that coined the term “cyberspace” and inspired a generation of hackers. Topics include breasting boobily up and down stairs, the parallels with 1995's Hackers, and how impressively William Gibson manages to capture the feeling of being perpetually on the run.

maia arson crimew (it/she): i am gay, mostly for girls, and i’m a tiny kitten :3. i know lot’s of things about cyber security, programming and far too little about music but i still try to do all those things at once. Twitter // Instagram // Tumblr // Bluesky

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Media Referenced in this Episode:

• Neuromancer by William Gibson (Ace; First Edition, 1984). Goodreads // Bookshop.org
• Hackers dir. Iain Softley (MGM/United Artists, 1995). Letterboxd // TMDB
• “Europe’s Richest Royal Family Builds $300 Billion Finance Empire” by Benjamin Stupples. Bloomberg, September 29, 2023.
• “’Trina’s Dorm” by icedCelery. Ao3.org

Commercial: “Case’s Dream” featuring Greg Foster as Case