Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Johnny Cyberpunk

You are able to tell this story by William Gibsons is cyberpunk or gonzo journalism because of the sci fi exaggerations and so on. Johnny Mnemonic is a data trafficker who has undergone cybernetic surgery to have a data storage system implanted in his head. Johnny is rescued by Molly, a "Razorgirl" who has undergone extensive body modifications, most notably fingernail blades. When Lewis tries to attack her, she cuts his wrist tendons and takes the incapacitating device control from him. cuts Ralfi to pieces with a razor-sharp monomolecular wire hidden in a prosthetic thumb. Johnny fires his shotgun at the assassin but misses due to the man's enhanced reflexes cybernetically enhanced dolphin retired from navy service. The story’s central theme is that superior technology does not defeat one’s enemy; what is needed is the best use of the technology one chooses.

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