Ryan McManus

@ryantomorrow.bsky.social

Reeve Prime and Lord Island Protector of Bluesky

Every now and then someone takes a run at me along the lines of "I don't understand why you, a scifi writer, don't appreciate 'AI'," and I'm all, motherfucker, it's *because* I'm a science fiction writer I have the positions I have, how many times do we have to fucking yell "torment nexus," my dude

With broken hearts we announce the passing of Glen Hansard in the early hours of this morning. We are still dealing with the shock of it all, so we kindly ask that the privacy of Glen’s family, colleagues and friends is respected at this difficult time. . Photo by Mikolaj Rotowski

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Blade Runner 2099 looks like it might be the story I hoped 2049 would explore: what if we lost the control of production of Replicants? What if they took control? What if a Blade Runner in 2099 is hired to hunt down the remaining humans?