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minus-squareDaveWave94cakelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoOff topic, but “meatspace” would also make a great title for a horror movie or video game 😄
minus-squaredjundjilaMAlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoLol yes! It’s a reference to the techno-thriller/novel Cryptonomicon from the late 1990s where one of the main characters, Randy Waterhouse, refers to GPS coordinates as “meatspace coordinates”. I always liked that expression
minus-squareDaveWave94cakelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoAh, I see! I only found the page on Urban Dictionary were it’s referred to as “Cyberpunk” slang for IRL events.
Off topic, but “meatspace” would also make a great title for a horror movie or video game 😄
Lol yes!
It’s a reference to the techno-thriller/novel Cryptonomicon from the late 1990s where one of the main characters, Randy Waterhouse, refers to GPS coordinates as “meatspace coordinates”. I always liked that expression
Ah, I see! I only found the page on Urban Dictionary were it’s referred to as “Cyberpunk” slang for IRL events.