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We may yet work up to some serious shooting war, or maybe some acts of urban genocide committed with rogue nuclear weapons. But if that were the case, why would we call that '9/11'? If Washington disappeared in a mushroom cloud, we'd give that huge event a different name.

~Bruce Sterling

Topics: Acts Call Case Cloud Committed Different Disappeared Event Genocide Give Huge May Maybe Mushroom Name Nuclear Nuclear Weapons Rogue Serious Shooting Some Up Urban War Washington Weapons Were Why Work Would

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My idea of an amusement park story is getting adventurers to go tour environmental disaster areas. After all, if the entire Great Barrier Reef gets killed, which seems like an extremely lively possibility, what are you going to do with all that rotting limestone?

~Bruce Sterling

Topics: After Amusement Area Barrier Disaster Entire Environmental Extremely Gets Getting Go Going Great Idea Like Lively Park Possibility Seems Story Tour Which You

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A security cam is one small part of a much larger universe of cams. The much larger effect, socially, politically and economically, is going to come from a much larger trend.

~Bruce Sterling

Topics: Cam Come Economically Effect Going Larger Much Part Politically Security Small Small Part Socially Trend Universe

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I used to think that cyberspace was fifty years away. What I thought was fifty years away, was only ten years away. And what I thought was ten years away... it was already here. I just wasn't aware of it yet.

~Bruce Sterling

Topics: Aware Away Cyberspace Fifty Here Just Only Ten Ten Years Think Thought Used Years

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Well, they didn't lack for topics after Hiroshima. Why should 9/11 slow them down? I know it got a lot of press, but it's just a few large buildings and aircraft, it's not like D-Day and the Seige of Berlin.

~Bruce Sterling

Topics: After Aircraft Berlin Buildings Down Few Got Hiroshima Just Know Lack Large Like Lot Press Should Slow Them Topics Well Why

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People in the Pentagon had colleagues killed and maimed by bin Laden. They're trying to find bin Laden and kill him and his cult. Naturally they consider that a legitimate thing to do, but they're having mixed success at the job.

~Bruce Sterling

Topics: Bin Colleagues Consider Cult Find Had Having Him His Job Legitimate Mixed Naturally Pentagon People Success Thing Trying

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If bin Laden is in fact publicly killed, then the US military will find itself standing around with its hands in its pockets, wondering what's supposed to come next.

~Bruce Sterling

Topics: Around Bin Come Fact Find Hands In Fact Itself Military Next Pockets Publicly Standing Supposed Then Us Will Wondering

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Humans are very aggressive and scrappy, and go to war at the drop of a hat. However, a standard land war is no longer going to work as it is no longer technically possible.

~Bruce Sterling

Topics: Aggressive Drop Go Going Hat However Humans Land Longer Possible Standard Technically Very War Work

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War as Napoleon knew it just not possible any more. However, we're very unlikely to accept or recognize 'world peace' even when we get it.

~Bruce Sterling

Topics: Accept Any Even Get However Just Knew More Napoleon Peace Possible Recognize Unlikely Very War World World Peace

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They used to be seen as insane or unthinkable acts of madmen. But if they take place they'll be called 'war' too. And there will still be no conventional war.

~Bruce Sterling

Topics: Acts Conventional Insane Madmen Place Seen Still Take Too Unthinkable Used War Will

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: April 14th, 1954

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