The Promise

The future that never happened

“I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die.” – Roy Batty, Blade Runner (1982)

Unicorn from Blade Runner (1982)

Lily meets the unicorns, Legend (1985)

Some stuff from The Last Unicorn.

Tangerine Dream.

Gary Numan’s Replicas.

Gary Numan’s other album.

Down in the Park remix.

The early web.

Writings of Jaron Lanier.

The generational theory book.

Oregon Trail Generation

“The Oregon Trail Generation: Life Before and After Mainstream Tech,” by Anna Garvey, April 21, 2015.

We came of age just as the very essence of communication was experiencing a seismic shift, and it’s given us a unique perspective that’s half analog old school and half digital new school.
“The Oregon Trail Generation: Life Before and After Mainstream Tech,” by Anna Garvey

Because we had one foot in the traditional ways of yore and one foot in the digital information age, we appreciate both in a way that other generations don’t. We can quickly turn curmudgeonly in the face of teens who’ve never written a letter, but we’re glued to our smartphones just like they are.
“The Oregon Trail Generation: Life Before and After Mainstream Tech,” by Anna Garvey

Those born in the late 70s and early 80s were the last group to have a childhood devoid of all the technology that makes childhood and adolescence today pretty much the worst thing imaginable. We were the last gasp of a time before sexting, Facebook shaming, and constant communication.
“The Oregon Trail Generation: Life Before and After Mainstream Tech,” by Anna Garvey