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7 years, 4 months ago

there was never this many cops

"[...] I've been on Pride, and I went on the Women's March ... but this ... They were different, right? Like it felt like people were there to have fun. Like the signs all had jokes on them, people were partying, taking selfies. This, this feels like it's about something. Like I said, focused. Urge…

—p.136 Infinite Detail by Tim Maughan
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7 years, 4 months ago

3D-printed re-creations of people slain by the police

At Rush's insistence both he and Scott have got their scarves and hoods up to try to mask their faces from the police drones that float constantly above their heads. Most of the rest of the marchers have done the same: if not hoodies or scarves then actual masks - 3D-printed re-creations of too man…

—p.134 by Tim Maughan
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7 years, 4 months ago

if your other half is a millionaire hedge fund manager

[...] Half the crowd here are finance bros of every gender, the other half their partners, all with the kinds of jobs you can do in NYC these days only if your other half is a millionaire hedge fund manager. Meatpacking District gallery curators. Life coaches. Personal stylists. Social-media brand …

—p.121 by Tim Maughan
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this is a MESH network

[...] "This is a MESH network, it's completely decentralised. Instead of connecting to a router or a central server to access it, you connect directly to other Flex users over Bluetooth, and through them to everybody else on the network. It's very localised - in order to connect you have to be with…

—p.76 by Tim Maughan
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you gotta get the app now

'"Never. We ain't never bringing them back. That's it, man. New system, no need for these old machines. They redundant."

"But I just brought these all the way over from Brooklyn ... How am I going to get my money for them? I need some cash! There's like two hundred bucks here!"

"No cash," the…

—p.58 by Tim Maughan