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William Gibson on Movies, Music, Media

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the stuff-to-read dept.

automatic_jack writes "William Gibson gave a talk at the Directors' Guild of America's Digital Day last week. The text of it is up in his 'blog, and in it he says some intriguing things about the nature of the entertainment and media industries. There's a bit of a surprise conclusion at the end!"

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  1. At the end by nother_nix_hacker · · Score: 4, Funny

    There's a bit of a surprise conclusion at the end!

    Don't tell me...he's really a ghost? :)

    1. Re:At the end by KoolDude · · Score: 3, Funny


      >There's a bit of a surprise conclusion at the end!

      Don't tell me...he's really a ghost? :)

      No. He is a program from the machine world.

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  2. Re:It's weblog by RLiegh · · Score: 2, Funny

    No, the proper term is crapflooding, but if we called it that, no-one would buy ad space. ;)

  3. I don't know... by lingqi · · Score: 5, Funny
    ...The book has been largely unchanged for centuries...

    I don't know about you but my stone tablet version of the bible has been getting dusty now that I can read pretty much everything under the sun on the internet.

    or, hell, have the computer read it to me. (and if you have a Mac, have the computer SING it to you in various melodies that's - if nothing else - creepy but hilarious at the same time)

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  4. 'blog by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    'blog?

    Reminds me of that time I was on the 'bus, and someone called me on my 'phone.

  5. Surprise by GreggyBUIUC · · Score: 3, Funny

    There's a bit of a surprise conclusion at the end!

    He is Tyler Durden.

    (Or Keyser Soze... take your pick)

  6. To sum up this article: by CaffeineAddict2001 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Meryl Streep in a Kung Fu pose with a dogs head.
    We're all doomed.

  7. There's a bit of a surprise conclusion at the end by vivek7006 · · Score: 2, Funny

    The Matrix has you ....

  8. That's it Slashdot, by Col.+Panic · · Score: 5, Funny

    seduce me into actually reading the article.

  9. I don't get all the Gibson worship around here by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I mean, when was the last time that the man did anything that didn't suck? I mean, most people will agree that "Braveheart" and "Lethal Weapon 3" were great, but his career has taken a nose dive since then. Mr. Gibson, I don't claim to know "What A Woman Wants", but I can tell you what this man wants is more action and less chick-flick fluff.

    1. Re:I don't get all the Gibson worship around here by CaffeineAddict2001 · · Score: 3, Funny

      Things have never been the same since he was hacked in 1995 by Johnny Lee Murphy, Angelina Jolie and Matthew Lillard.

  10. Re:It's weblog by dukerobillard · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hang on: "blog" isn't a word, but "weblog" is?

  11. I saw the Hours by cyril3 · · Score: 2, Funny
    well the trailer anyway and I think they would have showed Meryl Streep with the head of a chichuahua so yeah I'm surprised.

    That might have made me want to go and see it. Nicole Kidman killing herself almost had me in the door.

  12. I'm going to disqualify myself from moderating ... by jabber01 · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... but it needs to be said.

    Slashdot needs a "-1: Pompous Arse" category.

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  13. Re:more on books and change by EverDense · · Score: 4, Funny

    I believe the bible has been originally been on parchment (i.e. processed horse-skin).

    Even back then the Christians were beating a dead horse.

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