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Artgorithme<p>Rust Protocol.<br><a href="https://aipub.social/tags/ArtDigital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtDigital</span></a> <a href="https://aipub.social/tags/Cyberpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cyberpunk</span></a> <a href="https://aipub.social/tags/RetroFuture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroFuture</span></a> <a href="https://aipub.social/tags/SciFiArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciFiArt</span></a> <a href="https://aipub.social/tags/NeoNoir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeoNoir</span></a> <a href="https://aipub.social/tags/TechNoir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechNoir</span></a> <a href="https://aipub.social/tags/RobotArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RobotArt</span></a> <a href="https://aipub.social/tags/DigitalArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalArt</span></a> <a href="https://aipub.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://aipub.social/tags/AiArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AiArt</span></a> <a href="https://aipub.social/tags/Midjourney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Midjourney</span></a> <a href="https://aipub.social/tags/Futurism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Futurism</span></a> <a href="https://aipub.social/tags/PostApocalyptic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PostApocalyptic</span></a> <a href="https://aipub.social/tags/CreativeExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CreativeExpression</span></a> <a href="https://aipub.social/tags/ArtisticMood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtisticMood</span></a> <a href="https://aipub.social/tags/AnalogFuture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AnalogFuture</span></a></p>
Ramses Revengeday ​:cv_purple: :revengeday:<p>HELLO HUMAN.<br>THE WAIT IS OVER.<br>KYBERNETIK.<br>NEW ALBUM.<br>30-JUNE-2025.</p><p>Available as a Digital Download¹ and Limited MiniDisc</p><p>Release on <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://s.basspistol.org/@syndicate" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>syndicate</span></a></span></p><p>¹ Not available on Spotify, Amazon Music, Meta, Bytedance, and other far-right platforms.</p><p><a href="https://corteximplant.com/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://corteximplant.com/tags/Cyberpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cyberpunk</span></a> <a href="https://corteximplant.com/tags/Techno" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Techno</span></a> <a href="https://corteximplant.com/tags/DrumAndBass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DrumAndBass</span></a> <a href="https://corteximplant.com/tags/Technoir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Technoir</span></a> <a href="https://corteximplant.com/tags/Cyber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cyber</span></a></p>
Artgorithme<p>Synthetic Menace<br><a href="https://aipub.social/tags/ArtDigital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtDigital</span></a> <a href="https://aipub.social/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciFi</span></a> <a href="https://aipub.social/tags/Cyberpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cyberpunk</span></a> <a href="https://aipub.social/tags/DarkFuturism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DarkFuturism</span></a> <a href="https://aipub.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://aipub.social/tags/AiArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AiArt</span></a> <a href="https://aipub.social/tags/DigitalArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalArt</span></a> <a href="https://aipub.social/tags/Midjourney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Midjourney</span></a> <a href="https://aipub.social/tags/Minimalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Minimalist</span></a> <a href="https://aipub.social/tags/Dystopian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dystopian</span></a> <a href="https://aipub.social/tags/MechanicalBeing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MechanicalBeing</span></a> <a href="https://aipub.social/tags/TechNoir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechNoir</span></a> <a href="https://aipub.social/tags/MachineAwakening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MachineAwakening</span></a></p>
SciPunkBlade Runner (1982)<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/bladerunner?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bladerunner</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/80s?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#80s</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/cyberpunk?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cyberpunk</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/scifi?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#scifi</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/aesthetic?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aesthetic</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/movies?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#movies</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/neonoir?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#neonoir</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/technoir?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#technoir</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/retrofuture?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retrofuture</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/futurenoir?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#futurenoir</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/1980s?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#1980s</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ridleyscott?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ridleyscott</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/gifs?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gifs</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/harrisonford?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#harrisonford</a>
SciPunkTerminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/terminator2?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#terminator2</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/judgmentday?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#judgmentday</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/90s?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#90s</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/scifi?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#scifi</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/movies?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#movies</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/visualeffects?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#visualeffects</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/1990s?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#1990s</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/arnoldschwarzenegger?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#arnoldschwarzenegger</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/gifs?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gifs</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/technoir?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#technoir</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/t1000?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#t1000</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/johnconnor?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#johnconnor</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/terminator?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#terminator</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/sarahconnor?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sarahconnor</a>
jimgroom<p>New blog post: "The Automated Dark Side of ds106: Tech Noir" <a href="https://bavatuesdays.com/the-automated-dark-side-of-ds106-tech-noir/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bavatuesdays.com/the-automated</span><span class="invisible">-dark-side-of-ds106-tech-noir/</span></a> <a href="https://social.ds106.us/tags/technoir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technoir</span></a> <a href="https://social.ds106.us/tags/ds106" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ds106</span></a> <a href="https://social.ds106.us/tags/4life" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>4life</span></a></p>
phb256<p><strong>Talking Tech Noir, part deux</strong></p><p><a href="https://blog.raptnrent.me/2025/01/12/talking-tech-noir-part-deux/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://blog.raptnrent.me/2025/01/12/talking-tech-noir-part-deux/</a></p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Cyborgs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cyborgs</span></a> and <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Aliens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aliens</span></a>: <br>prolific producer Gale Anne Hurd talks <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TheTerminator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheTerminator</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/technoir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technoir</span></a> and beyond</p><p><a href="https://letterboxd.com/journal/gale-anne-hurd-the-terminator-anniversary-interview/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">letterboxd.com/journal/gale-an</span><span class="invisible">ne-hurd-the-terminator-anniversary-interview/</span></a></p>
forgottrek<p>Yo, do folks realise the original, 1984 <a href="https://friendsofdesoto.social/tags/TheTerminator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheTerminator</span></a> is a <a href="https://friendsofdesoto.social/tags/horrorfilm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>horrorfilm</span></a>? A serial killer making his way down the phonebook in 80s <a href="https://friendsofdesoto.social/tags/LosAngeles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LosAngeles</span></a>, killing white women named Sarah? The way the <a href="https://friendsofdesoto.social/tags/TechNoir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechNoir</span></a> nightclub is shot? It's not an action movie by any means.</p><p>I hadn't watched it since I was a teenager and this was lost on me then.</p>
JimmyChezPants 🇨🇦<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nC5TBv3sfU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=-nC5TBv3sf</span><span class="invisible">U</span></a></p><p><a href="https://growers.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> <a href="https://growers.social/tags/Gunship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gunship</span></a> <a href="https://growers.social/tags/TechNoir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechNoir</span></a></p>
Madame Ximon<p>"Noir Fans"'</p><p>It can be found printed on a variety of objects for wearing and decorating with, via Redbubble:</p><p><a href="https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/153741792" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">redbubble.com/shop/ap/15374179</span><span class="invisible">2</span></a></p><p>and Society6:</p><p><a href="https://society6.com/art/noir-fans" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">society6.com/art/noir-fans</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/ArtMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtMatters</span></a> <a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/CyberGarden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CyberGarden</span></a> <a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/CyberNoir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CyberNoir</span></a> <a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/DigitalArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalArt</span></a> <a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/DigitalNoir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalNoir</span></a> <a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/PhotoManipulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhotoManipulation</span></a> <a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/Photoshop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Photoshop</span></a> <a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/TechNoir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechNoir</span></a> <a href="https://retro.pizza/tags/AYearForArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AYearForArt</span></a></p>
Greg Leunig<p>New day job has been distracting me from social media, but I do love a hashtag writing challenge, so hello there <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/writerscoffeeclub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writerscoffeeclub</span></a> - hope you don't mind if I have tea instead.</p><p>Oct 1: Shameless self-promotion. What's your WIP? What's it about?</p><p>It's a <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/cyberpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cyberpunk</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/technoir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technoir</span></a> sequel to my first novel, Colossus. Private investigator and vampire Nagash Jensen is on the trail of a kidnapped Romanian scientist. Feels a lot like <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/shadowrun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shadowrun</span></a> and a bit like <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/edgerunners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>edgerunners</span></a> </p><p>Not for the squeamish.</p>
Greg Leunig<p>Hey there fellow <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/authors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authors</span></a> slash <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writers</span></a> and/or <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> and <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/technoir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technoir</span></a> fans. May I impose on you to share your opinions? I'm trying to write the blurb for my upcoming novella, and it is SO HARD. Can we workshop what I've got so far? Does this grab you? Do you hate it?</p>
Alena Walker<p>First draft of first chapter of Children of War available to read for patrons <a href="http://patreon.com/kidonovel" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">patreon.com/kidonovel</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/crowdfund" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crowdfund</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/novel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>novel</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/technoir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technoir</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/spacewestern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spacewestern</span></a></p>
Greg Leunig<p><a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/WritingWonders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingWonders</span></a> 7/2 do you think people will find your MC likable?</p><p>For a sort of <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/technoir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technoir</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/cyberpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cyberpunk</span></a> detective, the answer is: hopefully just a little bit. He's a violent killer and most of his problems are his own fault. But at the same time, he's trying to do the right thing in a world where that is VERY hard.</p>
Greg Leunig<p>Re-watching <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/TheExpanse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheExpanse</span></a> for the third time, I'm struck by all the great <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/cyberpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cyberpunk</span></a> vibes. The tech is more "modern realistic," and nobody has cybernetic arms, which I know we like... but every scene with Miller screams <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/technoir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technoir</span></a>. Little subtle moments especially: From "It keeps the rain off my head" to "What does rain taste like?"</p>
G3rn0ti<p>I played “Huntdown” today. That’s a great Run’n’Gun game by the Indy studio Easy Trigger. It plays a bit like Metal Slug but comes with Blade Runner aesthetics. Lean back and watch me restore law and order in dystopia: <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1776470820" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">twitch.tv/videos/1776470820</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gaming</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/technoir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technoir</span></a></p>
Greg Leunig<p>So today a new friend shared a picture with me: his young son reading my book. Apparently the kid found it in the seatback pocket in the car, and was sounding out words to his dad on a drive. Nevermind the highly inappropriate level of violence in my <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/technoir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technoir</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/cyberpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cyberpunk</span></a> novel, my heart grew three sizes today. </p><p><a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writer</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a></p>
Greg Leunig<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://writing.exchange/@IsobelLynn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>IsobelLynn</span></a></span> Thanks - I hope you're right! I'm still erring on the side of the dramatic, and maybe it sounds funny, but I do want my <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/cyberpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cyberpunk</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/technoir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technoir</span></a> with fantasy magic to be... let's say partially grounded in real science.</p>
Greg Leunig<p><a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/WritingWonders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingWonders</span></a> Day 16: What can be found on your MC’s bedside table or near their bed?</p><p>Gash has been displaced for a long time, fleeing WalCo corporate assassins after a botched job. But, in classic <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/noir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>noir</span></a> or in this case <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/technoir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technoir</span></a> fashion, you could find a bottle of scotch and a handgun near at hand wherever he lays his head.</p>