13 and Jan 6th – A Juxtaposition

Science fiction as prophesy is a notoriously tough gig. At best, you can try for a kind of scattergun effect – some hits, some misses, and let’s hope the hits have enough good effect on target to carry the day. Even (rightly) revered Godfather of Cyberpunk William Gibson is forced to cut a wry smile as he points out that his seminal novel Neuromancer, so culturally prescient in so many other ways, managed to completely miss the rise of the mobile phone. The iconic movie Bladerunner, habit...