Bruce Sterling
Bruce Sterling
Michael Bruce Sterlingis an American science fiction author known for his novels and work on the Mirrorshades anthology. This work helped to define the cyberpunk genre...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth14 April 1954
CountryUnited States of America
Bruce Sterling quotes about
mean thinking media
I don't think there's much distinction between surveillance and media in general. Better media means better surveillance. Cams are everywhere.
writing research fiction-and-nonfiction
I like to get paid for doing basic research, so it's pleasant to write some nonfiction about it.
military entertainment entertainers
I'm an entertainer in the military-entertainment complex.
people guy political
Political people don't solve stuff - not really. Political people are like guys in pop music.
trends small-parts security
A security cam is one small part of a much larger universe of cams. The much larger effect, socially, politically and economically, is going to come from a much larger trend.
writing data names
I do have two data identities. I have my name, Bruce Sterling, which is my public name under which I write novels. I also have my other name, which is my legal name under which I own property and vote.
military hands next
If bin Laden is in fact publicly killed, then the US military will find itself standing around with its hands in its pockets, wondering what's supposed to come next.
ignorance home privacy
Privacy under what circumstance? Privacy at home under what circumstances? You have more privacy if everyone's illiterate, but you wouldn't really call that privacy. That's ignorance.
accountability four honest
The internet brought many laudable things, but prosperity, stability, accountability and honest politics were not four of them.
song writing forever
Saying you have a political solution is like saying you can write a pop song that's going to stay at the top of the list forever. I don't have many illusions about this, but I'm not cynical about it.
dream technology twists
My dream appliance circa 2050 has one big dial on it, and when I twist it to the right, my IQ goes up to 450.
silly gambling las-vegas
Las Vegas is a major family destination. Nevada casinos have become American family values now. It's considered just fine to go into one of these windowless scary gambling-malls, drink yourself silly, lose your ass at roulette, and then go ogle showgirls with breast implants. Republicans do this now. Working-class folks do it in polyester stretch pants. It's normal.
clouds september-11 age
I haven't had that good a time in ages. Since September 11, really. I just felt so happy, it was like the sun came out of the clouds for me. I love Italy.
war mushrooms names
We may yet work up to some serious shooting war, or maybe some acts of urban genocide committed with rogue nuclear weapons. But if that were the case, why would we call that "9/11"? If Washington disappeared in a mushroom cloud, we'd give that huge event a different name.