The words of Jesus in John 8:21–24, as rendered in nearly every modern English Bible, carry a stark, almost judicial tone...

It’s hard to read the words "pinko-commie-faggot" now, without hearing the twang of an old‑time radio host or the bark of a crew‑cut sergeant...

"And what rough beast, its hour come round at last, Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?" -- William Butler Yeats

Gibson's vision of cyberspace was seductive: a level playing field where the best code won. Reality gave us something far more complex and depressing: a digital world where power structures from the physical world have been replicated and amplified.