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14) Le Doux Mannequin
It is in the Alpha District. You walk by (if you have enough credit to get into the district), and see fashionably dressed mannequins (or maybe staff) in the windows. The shop is open by appointment only (there is a sign by the door).
The Store is an outlet for a French Technology House Les Trois Etoiles. Their technology is not the finest (they license things from a Japanese company). Their application, their programming, and their "flair" (le flair de la vie) make their synthetics the most sensitive, the most human of companion units. They are more than capable physically, mentally, and emotionally. They are capable enough for security/defense conditions - into the superhuman range.
If you set up an appointment (and have the money), they will set up their showroom to show things off. Often a unit is ordered after seeing what is available. (Buying a premade unit is vastly cheaper.) The Rich have companion units as totally trust worthy and loyal confidants, assistants, and staff. They are becoming all the rage.
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This picture provoked a discussion on my friend discord about how to control for this in a cyberpunk world. You no longer are doing runs for arms, or at least those arms would require a different kind of work to make usable. Manufactured arms have to be stripped of identifiers and countermeasures. 3d printed arms would be more subject to data theft as the plans would be the target. Then there is manufacturing and countering the DRM to prevent it from being printed in an uncontrolled facility.
Tod just didn't radiate enough empathy to be a Wegmans guy.
You're in the desert and you see a tortoise on its back. You aren't helping it.
Well if you were in a Scion GameThey only expect ALL cashiers to have the demeanor of freaking GODS. Is that too much to ask?
Why keep people that punch the cash register around if they don't extrude divine essence at all times?
I see we are pitching a stoner-roadtrip-hero's journey game where the players reject the call to adventure becaues they have to work an extra shift on their day off.Well if you were in a Scion Game
I hung out at clubs like that, but I usually wore a suit.
Modern day Tokyo looks pretty Cyberpunk to me
.. original source
Yeah, generally agree, with the exception being that I've always thought cyberpunk implied dirty and grimy in the mix.
Although Shinjuku is a bit lowbrow and a has some skanky areas, it's still really clean and shiny for a big city entertainment district.
...no? The places where PCs hang tend to be that. But there should also be other places. And a setting where dirt and grime are cleaned by efficient robot sweepers would help emphasize other themes IMO - alienation, mechanization, and so on.Yeah, generally agree, with the exception being that I've always thought cyberpunk implied dirty and grimy in the mix.
Yeah there's certainly a few major slum areas in Tokyo and Osaka and whatnot like any world cities (and certainly mainland Asia), but I don't think they have enough neon to feel Cyberfuture enough at this stage, I think that's all in the really shiny areas to grab the crowdsYeah, generally agree, with the exception being that I've always thought cyberpunk implied dirty and grimy in the mix.
Although Shinjuku is a bit lowbrow and a has some skanky areas, it's still really clean and shiny for a big city entertainment district.
Ah, that makes sense. My primary exposure to the genre is Blade Runner, and, now that your pointed it out, most of the setting is pretty gritty except the lavish quarters of the head of Tyrell corp -- a stark contrast!On topic, I saw the phrase "kamikaze tank" today in Ukrainian media and immediately thought of this thread. Yes, this has happened, and it's so much in the style of cyberpunk!
And, even more, Cyberpunk PCs.
...no? The places where PCs hang tend to be that. But there should also be other places. And a setting where dirt and grime are cleaned by efficient robot sweepers would help emphasize other themes IMO - alienation, mechanization, and so on.
They literally 3D printing houses in my 'hood (zoom in)
That's great, actually - most SF is more optimistic than cyberpunk has ever been...All the science fictiony things we have been seeing on the net are beginning to get implemented. We are moving out of a cyberpunk world into a science fiction one.
What kind of people are those?Heh, people forget that Jules Verne wrote science fiction about electric motors and submarines.
Georgetown, Texas. Almost to Leander.Where was that at, if you don't mind saying? I wonder if it's becoming a more normal thing also.
Fascinating. Makes sense, Texas has a lot less regulation restrictions and is much more friendly to corporations. I wonder how sturdy the buildings are and how well the work in regards to cooling and heating.Georgetown, Texas. Almost to Leander.
I was already not a big fan of Tom's dental plans...View attachment 69147
Tom Hanks Warns Fans to 'Beware' of a Dental Plan Ad Featuring an AI Version of Him - IGN
Tom Hanks has warned fans that an artificial intelligence (AI) version of his likeness is being used without his consent in an online advert for a dental plan.www.ign.com
How do we know it wasn't the real Tom Hanks that made the commercial, and AI version claiming it's not him?View attachment 69147
Tom Hanks Warns Fans to 'Beware' of a Dental Plan Ad Featuring an AI Version of Him - IGN
Tom Hanks has warned fans that an artificial intelligence (AI) version of his likeness is being used without his consent in an online advert for a dental plan.www.ign.com