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Future Culture: A somewhat- definitive guide to res
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 92 16:06:28 MDT
| F U T U R E C U L T U R E
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Tomorrow's Reality Today.
A somewhat-definitive guide to resources bringing you the future.....
updated: 6.8.92
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typed up by hawkeye (andy)
[email protected]
303.438.1481 (bbs)
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While no article that attempts to document an entire emerging subculture can be
complete, I will do my best to give you enough complete and accurate
information to get you on your way to the future.
This article will focus mainly on cyberpunk culture, rave culture, industrial,
post po-mo, virtual reality, drugs, computer underground, etc. Basically, the
elements that make up the developing techno-underground.
Included in this article will be: suggested readings -- books, magazines,
zines, requisite authors, etc., BBSes devoted to relevant topics, corporations
and merchandise geared toward the techno-aware, Internet e-mail addresses for
relevant figureheads in this area, suggested music and movies/videos, FTP
sites, etc.
I will do my best to update this article every so often, as the
techno-underground is not stagnant and is always shifting and changing and
moving forwrad. If you have any complaints/comments/suggestions/errors or just
wanna send someone mail, write to me on the Internet - [email protected]. I
also welcome addition requests and such - feel free to say "hey man, add
blah-blah to the list!"
I am also cosysop of a BBS that specializes in freedom of information - The
Kracker Box BBS @ 303.438.1481. If you this stuff interestes you, give us a
call! Send feedback saying you got the number from Hawkeye's article.
-----all the information contained in this article is for information purposes
only - I am not responsible for anything but me and all that - I disclaim
everything I possibly can and all that other $h|+
-----many thanks go out to The Butler for his article "An Introduction to the
Computer Underground", which was an invaluable resource and model!
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We are the music makers. And we are the dreamers of the dreams.
:::::Wille Wonka and the Chocalate Factory
Time just ain't doing what it used to do.
::::::Bernard Sumner w/ 808 State
Reality is for people who can't handle drugs.
::::::the masses
If only you could see what I've seen through your eyes
::::::Blade Runner
They made LSD illegal - I wonder what they'll do with this.
::::::Jerry Garcia on Virtual Reality
We've discovered Cyberotica!!!!!
::::::The Shamen at a Party with RU Sirius
The techno-underground is a direct decendant of the hippy revolution.
::::::Select Magazine (April .92)
"Thus the most repressed sector of society acquires a paradoxical power
through the myth of its occult and knowledge." [Hakim Bey]. Gibson & Burroughs
& Lewis Shriner & Norman Spinrad & Bruce Sterling created the perfect term --
CYBERPUNK!
"The odd occult shadow still haunts" the civilized, industrial culture.
Here is the marvelous paradox of VR/Cyberpunk: Big high-tech firms fighting the
myth of "electronic LSD." Jaron Lanier as wizard with dreadlocks! Eric
Gullichsen - student of Crowley! Mondo 2000! Gibson and his data rustlers!
::::::Timothy Leary
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| Contents: |
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intro
quotes
contents
cultural literacy
magazines (hardcopy)
electronic zines and digests
electronic-essays
usenet newsgroups
e-mail addresses
ftp sites
bbses
books
videos
music
drugs
companies/merchandise
closing
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| Cultural Literacy |
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(these are just various introductions to various aspects of 'futureculture')
Chaos Theory/Fractals
---------------------
(reprinted w/o permission from Spin magazine - article by Julian Dibbell)
Stoked on discoveries of elegently simple equations underlying such mundane,
yet dauntingly complex phenomena as rising smoke and intermixing fluids (not to
mention weather patterns, stock markets, your brain, and any other system with
more than a handful of variables to keep track of), chaos theory has spent the
past two decades on a paradigm-rattling rampage through the halls of science.
And now it's breaking out in the fringes of popular culture.
Some say the new metadiscipline ranks with relativity and quantum mechanics as
one of the century's great scientific revolutions. But that doesn't quite
explain why fractals [cyberdelic images that illustrate some of the theory's
abstract principles] have made their way on to t-shirts and record sleeves,
into music videos and coffee-table picture books.
The truth is chaos probably owes as much of its budding hipness to some happy
collisions with the zeitgeist. For one thing, it give's last week's
buzzword--post-modernism--a welcome face-lift. Demoloshing classical science's
cherished beleif that an ordered world is ultimately a predictable--and
controllable--world, chaos theory fights the good postmodern fight against the
totalitarian drift built into Western thinking from Descartes on. And then
there's the New Age factor with its emphasis on whole systems rather than their
constituent parts (molecules, atoms, protons, quarks). Chaos gives off an aura
of holism your average Aquarian huckster can smell all the way from hist last
incarnation.
The Computer Underground
------------------------
(reprinted without permission from The Butler's article An Introduction to the
Computer Underground)
Com-put-er Un-der-ground \kem-`py?t-er\ \`en-der-`gra?nd\ (1970's)
A group organized in secrecy, hidden behind aliases, to promote the free
exchange of information regarding anything and everything including but
not limited to: Computers, Telephones, Radios, Chemicals, and ideas.
| (just to insert some of my own notes in here):
|Some terms you should know:
|
|Hacking - used in the sixties sense of the word usually refers to programming
|or messing around with some tool or something. In the 80's sense of the word
|it usually refers to people breaking into computer systems for whatever
|reasons. That word has generally been replaced for the 90's by either
|"techno-terrorists" (destructive hackers), "cyberpunks" (liberators of
|information, going back to the original Hacker Ethic at MIT), or "crackers"
|(password breaker-types who enter systems and mess around but don't do damage)
|
|Phreaking - "hacking" with the phones. This includes boxing (generally
|getting calls for free by reproducing certain frequencies the telco uses),
|calling card fraud, etc. etc.
|
|CC Fraud - credit card or calling card fraud. commonly associated at times
|with the computer underground.
|
|Anarchists - not really in the political sense, more in the physical "let's
|make some homemade bombs and blow up the pig down the street" sense.
The Computer Underground consists of mainly two forms of media, printed
and electronic, both will be discussed in this file. I use the word underground
because the contents of this file are not the types of titles you would run
across at your local bookstore or newsstand. The kind of information that
makes up underground publications is mainly technical in nature, but,
definitley not limited to that. One can also find tidbits about off-the-wall
polical views, drugs, weapons, and other topics that are not normally in
the mainstream of our society.
The CU is made up of men and women all over the globe and of all ages. Most
of those involved in the CU consider it a hobby, but, there are those that
are involved strictly for illegal purposes, i.e. Selling Pirated Software. I,
like most people involved enjoy the information that can be obtained through
all of the different avenues in the CU, i.e. Bulletin Boards, Underground
Periodicals, Network Digests, and General Discussions between members.
The most common way members communicate is through Bulletin Boards. If you are
reading this you know what a BBS is because this will not be released in
printed form. There are thousands of BBSes around the world run by people for
many reasons including: legitmate businesses, Software Technical Support, Hobby
related, Pirated Software, Message Centers, etc...Some of the more common ones
are RIPCO, Face-2-Face, Exec-PC, The Well, etc...
Currently there are many regular electronic magazines that are being published
and there have been many that have discontinued for one reason or another.
Some current ones include: PHRACK, NIA, PHANTASY, CUD, etc...Some discontinued
ones include: PIRATE, PHUN, NARC, etc...
There is a current debate about wether or not an electronic media has the same
constitutional rights as the printed one. That is for our congressmen to
decide, but, you could voice your opinion. I personally can't see the differ-
-ence. Now, don't get me wrong I do not support the publishing of Long-
distance codes or anything of that nature, but, I do support the exchange of
other information, i.e. how to unprotect a game, how to make a smoke bomb,
etc..
There are also "Underground Publications" like TAP, 2600, Cybertech, etc.
These magazines are published in hard copy and deal with every considerable
topic regarding the CU. Most of these magazines publish completely legal
information that is obtained from public sources and is available to anyone
and everyone.
Cybernetics
-----------
Cybernetics is the study of communication systems in living organisms and
machines, especially the mathematical analysis of the flow of information.
(from The Dictionary of Cultural Literacy - reprinted w/o permission)
Cyberpunk
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"The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel"
:::::opening lines of Neuromancer
Asking someone to define Cyberpunk is like asking someone to define art. Each
person has their own ideas about what art is, what constitutes art and what
doesn't. Yet we all still know art when we see it. The same is true for
Cyberpunk - each cyberpunk has their own definition for it, yet common threads
remain. In basic terms, these might be definied by an emphasis on
individualism and technology (both in the present and in the future - and in
the past as in The Difference Engine [a book by Gibson & Sterling]).
Cyberpunk began as a literary movement within science fiction in 1984. It all
began A Long, Long Time Ago, In A Galaxy Far, Far Away....Actually, it began
with an average guy writing an average sci-fi novel that started an average
techno-revolution. Neuromancer, by William Gibson, was published in July of
1984, and is generally credited as being the heart of cyberpunk. Now, of
course, many people argue as to the true origins of Cyberpunk - names like
William Burroughs and Heinlein appear often in the discussion, but Gibson is
generally credited as the leader of the movement.
So what seperates cyberpunk from other types of sci-fi? Generally, cyberpunk
occures in the not-so-distant-future. It generally occurs on earth, in a time
where technology is prominent. Characters are generally "average Johnny
Mnemonics" - not some fantastic hero with lots of virtue and a blinding smile.
Cyberpunk revels in high-tech low-lifes, so you can expect to see lots of crime
and back-stabbing and drugs and such. These are the basic elements of
Gibsonesque CP (cyberpunk) - we've all seen it before in movies such as Blade
Runner and TV Shows like Max Headroom.
In many cases, it appears as if our world is evolving into a classic cyberpunk
setting: the rise of post-zaibatsu Japan with it's monopoly on technology,
American cities developing into the "sprawl" (basically just large,
mega-cities), drugs and crime are predominant in some cultures, and we thrive
and survive on technology. So, it isn't too hard to see how cyberpunk evolved
from being just a literary movement into a growing sub-culture - industrial and
post-industrial aspects of the culture, virtual reality, rave parties,
nootropics, computer hacking - they're all aspects of our culture, they all
would fit nicely into a Gibson novel, and they all exist *now*.
So, what makes a cyberpunk? If you already knew all this stuff, and you're
laughing at my generalities and inconsistencies, then you're definitely a
cyberpunk. If you're a techno-junkie or an info-junkie, than you'd probably
consider yourself a cyberpunk. Basically, if you live in a world in the
not-so-distant-future, ahead of the masses (the masses being guys named Buford
who sit out in front of their trailer homes in lawn chairs sipping a Bud and
watching the Indy 500 on an old tv), then you could probably safely consider
yourself a cyberpunk. It's a spectrum, though - I mean, it's kind of like if
Micahelangelo had an assistant, he would probably not consider the assistant an
artist. Yet to his friends and family, that assistant may seem like a great
artist. I consider myself a cyberpunk compared to the masses that walk the
halls of my school, yet at a virtual reality conference in the presence of the
likes of Jaron Lanier, Gibson, John Perry Barlow, Timothy Leary, RU Sirius,
etc. I would probably be more hesitant in labeling myself a true cyberpunk.
But one the beauties of cp is that it is still somewhat elitist to an extent:
members of the community realize that we who walk on the fringes of culture
need to hold each others' hand until the masses join us - the communal
atmosphere, at times, can be seen as similair to the early hippie movement of
the late 50's/early 60's.
So, what are some good places to start in finding out more about CP? First
off, read the novel Neuromancer by William Gibson - it should be available in
every damn mall bookstore across the world. If you enjoyed that, then read
Count Zero and Mona Lisa Overdrive, also by Gibson. And you might want to pick
up a copy of Gibson's Burning Chrome, a collection of cp short stories and
such. So, now you've had your fill of Gibson - it's time to make the
transition to other authors. The next big figurehead of the movement is Bruce
Sterling. Sterling edited a CP anthology called "Mirrorshades" containing
works by many leading authors of the CP movement. Pick this up - it will give
you a good idea of just how limitless cyberpunk really can be. And you can
also get a feel for some other authors you might appreciate. Sterling co-wrote
a book with Gibson entitled The Difference Engine - you might want to pick this
up as well. But be warned, it takes place in the past (the industrial
revolution) and *not* in the future. Many cp's argue as to whether or not this
type of work could truly be considered cyberpunk. A couple other books of
interest might be Cyberpunks by Katie Hafner and John Markoff, which relates
current-day computer-hacking to cyberpunk, and GURPS Cyberpunk, which is an
infamous role-playing game guidebook published by Steve Jackson Games.
Although this book is basically an RPG manual, it does have interesting
side-notes on current-day cyberpunk, and the story behind the book itself gives
you an idea as to just how much the government feels threatened by
all-things-cyberpunk.....Now that you're tired of reading, pick up the movie
Blade Runner - it's classic cp. And if you can find the original Max Headroom
somewhere, pick that tape up too. As far as music goes, pick your favorite
category, look at this list, and try out some of the artists listed under it.
And if you find yourself saying, "hey this stuff is cool man!" pick up a copy
of Mondo 2000 magazine - it's kind of like the requisiste cp journal.
Have phun!
Drugs
-----
(thanx to Dave [[email protected]] for the nice little summary)
A note on drugs: The current drugs of choice for the underground culture falls
into one or two (or both) categories: psychedelics and nootropics.
Psychedelics: Popularized in the 60s, the use of these drugs to expand the
human consciousness and unconsciousnes and to gain a better understanding of
so-called reality has been reborn! It waned in the 70's, but with the advent
of virtual reality, fractal graphics and the science of chaos, psychedelia
(cyberdelia now-a-days) is back. You need look no further than your
neighboorhood rave or Timothy Leary's involvement in VR to see proof of this
fact. Anyway, pot is still the drug of choice for many. LSD (acid) has
been re-popularized in the last few years, and is easy to get and a hell of a
lot better buy for your money than weed. Ecstacy ('E', MDMA) is popular as
well, and more popular than a glass of water at raves. Be careful, and know
what you're getting into before you mess around with illegal substances. (I
don't encourage their use, but I don't disapprove of it either *-) - And, as a
prerequisite, read all the Timothy Leary you can get your hands on.
Nootropics: Also called 'Smart drugs' these have gained popularity among the
cyber crowd lately. Smart Drugs do a wide variety of things: enhance memory
capabilities, increase learning capabilities, speed up reaction time, etc, etc.
Some of the more popular nootropics are: piracetam, choline, vasopressin,
L-tryptophan, and a host of other names you can't pronounce and I can't spell.
Nootropics is a developing field still in its infancy in most respects - it may
be just another fad or it may be the wave of the future. Another variation on
nootropics is 'Smart Drinks' which you can find at just about every rave.
Smart Drinks usually contain a host of amino acids and vitamins and minerals
and other unhealthy crap like that *-). Do some research before messing around
with these, please, as most were NOT intended for the purpose you'll be using
them for, and each one supposedly has different results.
Let's be careful out there, and rave on!
Industrial
----------
Current-day industrialism is basically a cyberpunk world with political
overtones. The politics usually tend towards an anarchistic, nihilistic, even
apocalyptic nature. Industrialists are basically the "punks" (referring to the
late 70's/early 80's punk-rock movement) of the 90's and beyond. The music
they listen to takes advantage of all the current technology to produce what
some call "noise" - a collection of samples, beats, rhythms, hard vocals
(sometimes computer generated) and heavy guitars to produce music that has its
influences in punk, rap, and techno/dance. Some argue that ska and reggae are
beginning to infiltrate the ranks of industrial - probably because of its
prominence within the skinhead community. I should put a word in here on skins
- many current-day skinheads fit right into the industrial, cyberpunk culture -
especially those who are not racially prejudiced (if you think all skinheads
are racist, than you have been spending too much time freebasing the mass
media).
Nanotechnology
--------------
(reprinted without permission from Newsweek, April 15, 1991 p. 60)
Think small. Very small. So small that a pair of tongs is dwarfed by a
snowflake, so small that motors and gears can hide beneath a fleck of dandruff,
so small that levers and springs are tinier than a grain of sand. And then
think big. The revolution in microdevices represented by these tiny tools
promises to do for machines what the incredible shrinking chip has done for
electronics. Micromachines could include such wonders as gnat-sized robots
that pick out toxic chemicals from backyard wells. Medical researchers dream
of pumps no bigger than the period at the end of this sentence that would float
through the bloodstream straining out HIV-infected cells. "The greatest
scientific fronteir in this century is the microworld." declares engineer
Yotaro Hatamura of Tokyo University.
Calling the breakthroughs an advance in miniaturization is like dismissing the
laser as a brighter light bulb. Microdevices promise a quantum leap beyond the
abilities of normal machines because, starting with the first micros fashioned
at Bell Labs in 1987, they are made of the same polysilicon and by the same
techniques as computer chips. Thus a single chip can hold not merely a small
machine, but a smart one, able to process information like any computer chip.
And thousands can be made at once, dirt cheap. Colored specks on walls could
be instructed to flip over to reveal a new hue when a homeowner wants to
redecorate. Mini-robots could pick out specks of gold from ore now too
low-grade to bother with. "In 30 years," says George Hazelrigg of the National
Science Foundation, "this technology is going to be everywhere."
Raves
-----
(thanx to Dave for the info)
My friend gave me the number. I called. A voice mailbox told me about the
massive wattage, the laser-light show, the big-screens of Video Toasters and
Fractals and Mac images that were soon to follow. Along with the Djs, drinks,
and other substances that woulds be present. I wrote down the directions. I
left. I met the guy behind a parking lot about 30 miles away from my house,
shelled out $20 for two tickets, and he handed me a few flyers and a map. Rave
flyers are a cultural phenom in themselves - someone once said to me "you know
that if Plato was alive today, Timothy Leary and Jaron Lanier would be in the
Republic, and there would be a rave flyer in the back." We left, my
ex-girlfriend and I, and drove another twenty miles to the abandon warehouse by
the new airport. We parked a block away and walked. Techno was our guide down
the last couple legs of the journey to get to my first rave. And when we
entered - the lights! the s o u n d s ! ! ! ! ! !!
This was hardcore techno - stuff that would make The Shamen wet their pants in
fear. People in plastic suits were walking around handing out "party favors"
<cough><cough>......Dancing and dancing and dancing and laughing and laughing
and loving - that's the best way to describe it. Time was irrelevant of course
- this was all that mattered. The Video Toaster was cool - I think it was just
the demo tape from the company plus some other stuff. And the fractals on all
the big-screens were definitely out there. If only the hippies had waited 30
years.....I'd heard better mixing from DJs, but I guess these were local guys
who aren't well known. I only recognized about 1/3 of the music - it was cool.
I didn't try the smart drinks, I watched someone on E puke one up instead. I
hope he was ok. Even the scene outside the warehouse was cool - people just
lounging, some on certain substances, some purely straight - some making love,
some discussing consciousness and Timothy Leary, people handing out more flyers
and t-shirts and imports and stuff - taking abreak was as much fun as the scene
inside. No hate, no fear - only love and drugs and lasers and fractals and
techno.
RAVE ON!!!
Virtual Reality
---------------
"electronic LSD"
:::::Timothy Leary
"Virtual Reality allows people to inhabit cyberspace rather than just think
about it."
:::::John Perry Barlow
"Virtual reality will be an anarchist's dream, a reality where things are
infinitely abundant, property loses its meaning, and creativity is the only
dependable form of capital. Communication will slough off its dependence on
language and blossom into a rich, fluid game of show and tell. Virtual reality
will be the death of passive information."
:::::Jaron Lanier
"like freebasing television"
:::::William Gibson
(reprinted from Spin magazine without permission - the article was entitled
Virtual Kool-Aid Acid Test)
Call us a tribe: the growing subset of the American population for whom the
information age amounts to more than just productivity enhancement. For us,
computers, fiber optics, fax machines, all are emissaries from a near future,
longed after with a fervor approaching the spiritual, the sexual, and/or
neurotic. And so far, no single device has come as close to being our Holy
Grail as the one called virtual reality--the world inside a computer.
Descended on one side from a long line of largely military tools--wind tunnels,
flight simulators, computer modeling methods--virtual reality also owes its
existence to more familiar forms of simulation technology, like storytelling,
fantasy, hype. The concept entered the popular consciousness as science
fiction, in William Gibson's 1984 novel Neuromancer, which envisioned the world
data network of the future as a colourful, three-dimensional "consensual
hallucination" known as cyberspace and accessed via direct brain-to-machine
transmissions. Within a few years of the novels' publication, news of a
real-life version of the cyberspace interface, implemented via televisual
goggles and motion-sensitive gloves, was causing sparks. By mid-1990m the
sparks had grown into a media brushfire, with stories on virtual reality
popping up in Time, Spin, and Variety; on ABC News and on the front page of the
New York Times.
{What follows is an account of a VR trip on VPL's equipment:}
It was a typically sunless day in Seattle, and I was floating high above Puget
Sound, a disemobdied point of data. Below me the city skyline was a cluster of
building blocks; two feet ahead my hand hovered like a pet sattelite. I aimed
my finger downward and descended slowly, passing the Space Needle so close I
could hear the sounds of conversations from inside; then I plunged into the
blue waters of the bay to chase a whale swimming just below the surface.
Up and out again, I floated skyward toward a giant purple keyhole hanging about
where the sun should have been. Passing through the keyhole, I emerged in a
Danish-modern studio apartment, floated across it to another keyhole and out
into a romper room cluttered with Wonderlandish features. I plucked a twirling
banana from midair and handed it to a duck bobbing in a hot tub. I grabbed a
top hat--it turned into a dozen roses. I soared hundreds of feet above the
room in hot pursuit of a mechanical bird twisting its way through a tunnel of
colorful bubbles, then burst out into clear sky and onward, up to a lonely
little potato chip of a cloud, which I climbed inside for a brief moment of
reflection.
This was some heavy shit, wasn't it? This was what mystics had talked about
for centuries, right? I had become pure energy, pure information. No longer
bound by gravity's rainbow or matter's brick wall, I was travelling if by force
of thought, throught worlds familiar and worlds only imagined - all created on
computers.
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| Magazines (hardcopy) of interest: |
|_____________________________________|
A.C.T.
c/o Steve Jones
PO Box 84001
Trafalgar Postal Outlet
Oakville ONT, Canada L6H-5V7
-Anarchy zine
-$1-2
Bad News
PO Box 18-D
Denver, CO 80218
-music zine
Boardwatch
5970 S. Vivian St.
Littleton, CO 80127
303.973.6038 (voice)
303.973.4222 (bbs/data)
303.973.3731 (fax)
-BBSing articles/lists/info
-$4 an issue
bOING bOING
4500 Forman Avenue Suite 2
Toluca Lake, CA 91602
808.505.8169
-$4 an issue, $14 for 4 issues
-cyberpunk zine
-home of the 5.5meg HyperCard Stack "Beyond Cyberpunk"
The...Chronicle
c/o Nathaniel-M. Naske
PO Box 80721
Fairbanks, AK 99708
-Occult, conspiracy, mind control, drugs, zines, music, catalogs
-$3
Combined Warning Bulletin
PO Box 27304
Creve Coeur, MO 63141
-listing of bad VISA and Mastercard numbers
Communications of the ACM
(Association for Computing Machinery, Inc.)
1515 Broadway
NY, NY 10036
212.869.7440
-the Internet, networks, ACM news, etc.
-$75 membership dues includes a $30 subscription to CACM
Cybertek
OCL/Magnitude
PO Box 64
Brewster, NY 10509
-hacking, cyberpunks, technology, culture
$10 a year
Disco Family Plan
DJ ESP Woody McBride
1205 S. 7th St. #8
Minneapolis, MN 55415
612.376.0226
-rave zine
The Drug Policy Letter
4801 Massachusettes Ave. NW Suite 400
Washington D.C., 20016-2087
-pro-legalization think-tank's watchdog-on-WoD newsletter
Dupress Diamond News
PO Box 3603
NY, NY 10185
-Grateful Dead zine
-$3.50
EXTROPY: The Journal of Transhumanist Thought
PO Box 57306
Los Angeles, CA 90057-0306
-$9 two issues (one year)
Fact Sheet Five
PO Box 8615
Prairie Village, KS 66208
-independently-oriented reviewers of the culture
-little known about this new address and owners
-may be an e-digest soon
Flatland
PO Box 2420
Fort Bragg, CA 95437-2420
707.964.8326
-"The News Stand by mail"
-catalog of zines, books, interviews, etc.
-$2
The Free Journal
e-mail [email protected]
-locally-published underground journal focusing on rights, drugs, etc.
Hac-Tic
pb 22953, 1100 DL
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
[email protected] (Internet)
-published near that hotbed of hackers in holland/amsterdam
European counterpart to 2600
$2.30 US an issue
Happy Thrasher / Hate Hundred
Tin-ear
859 S. Barnett Ave
Anaslime, CA 92805-5408
714.647.2307
-Hate Hundred is a phreaking zine (50 cents)
-Happy Thrasher advocates freedom, destruction, self-education ($1)
High Times
PO Box 410
Mt. Morris, IL 61054
-drugs, and drugs, and drugs (mostly pot) and politics
$29.95 a year for subscriptions (12 issues)
should be available at any decent newsstand
Intertek: The Cyberpunk Journal
Steve Steinberg
325 Ellwood Beach #3
Goleta, CA 93117
[email protected]
-formerly Frank Drake's W.O.R.M
hacking, cyberspace, interviews, designer drugs, cryonics, etc.
$2.50 an issue
Iron Feather Journal
PO Box 1905
Boulder, CO 80306-1905
-hacking, anarchy, techno-phun, underground info, raves, activism
$2 an issue
Maxine's Pages
Crystal Rain Agaency
PO Box 866
Manchester, GA 31816
-contancts and info from various underground scenes
-$1 per issue, $5 a year
Mondo 2000
PO Box 10171
Berkeley, CA 94709
415.845.9018 (phone)
415.649.9630 (fax)
[email protected]
-your definitive guide to all things cyberpunk and some things not
should be available at any decent newsstand
was Reality Hackers and High Frontiers
$21 for 5 issues (published quarterly)
Relix
-Grateful Dead magazine, should be available at any newststand
Science Fiction Eye
PO Box 18539
Asheville, NC 28814
-sf/cp magazine, contains a regular article by Bruce Sterling
-3 issues $10, 6 issues $18, back issues available
-tell 'em I sent ya
The Shadow
PO Box 20298
NY, NY 10009
212.674.0581
-Anarchy Newspaper
-$2 a copy, $15 a year
Sound News And Arts
PO Box 31104
Omaha, NE 68132
-$10 for 12 issue subscription
TAP
PO Box 20264
Louisville, KY 40250
-the original phreaker's rag, begun by Abbie Hoffman
formerly YIPL (Youth International Party Line) and then it was
Technilogical Assistance Program, now it's
Technilogical Advancement Party
hacking, anarchy, some political
has undergone many publishing changes
operates Blitzkrieg BBS @ 502.499.8933
TAP-Online also available on some BBSes / FTP sites
Technology Works
PO Box 477
Placentla, CA 92670-0477
-techno/industrial/cp fanzine
-send $1.50
2600
PO Box 752
Middle Island, NY 11953-0752
516.751.2600 (office)
516.751.2608 (fax)
[email protected] (Internet)
-the original infamous hacker's zine
subscriptions are $21 for 4 issues (published quarterly)
back issues are $25 / year
Whole Earth Review
PO Box 38
Sausalito, CA 94966-9932
(Whole Earth runs The Well [Whole Earth Lectronic Link] - well.sf.ca.us)
-combines new age, techno-culture, california fads, etc.
should be available at any decent newsstand
$20 year for subscriptions
The Zone
6085 Venice Blvd #82
Los Angeles, CA 90034
-beyond mainstream society
-send $5 w/ name and adress to get 6 issues
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| E-Magazines and digests: |
|_____________________________|
Anarchy List
[email protected]
-discussion of all aspects of anarchy
Anarchy 'N' Explosives
-anarchy, phreaking
Activist Times Incorporated
[email protected]
-political, hacking, anarchy
Bootlegger
-cracking, hacking
Chalisti
-German hacking, associated with the Chaos Computer Club
written in German
CHiNA
-hacking, etc.
Corrupted Programmers International
-viruses
Computers and Academic Freedom
[email protected] <add comp-academic-freedom-news>
-computing freedom, mostly deals with college campuses
Computer Down-Underground Digest
-CUD for Australia, New Zealand
Computer Underground Digest
[email protected]
Cult of the Dead Cow files
-hacking, phreaking, anarchy, etc.
Cyberspace
-hacking, cyberpunk
Digital Free Press
dfp-req%[email protected]
-hacking, information, etc.
Electrix
-hacking
EFF News (EFFector Online)
[email protected]
-sends out EFFector Online, the Electronic Fronteir foundation's
e-journal
Extropians
[email protected]
-nanotechnology, cryonics, anarchocapatilist politics, technological
extension of human intelligence and perception
-serious discussion from an informative perspective
-available on listserv as xtropy-l <sub xtropy-l>
4AD
[email protected] <sub 4ad-l>
-discussion of badns on the 4AD label
FNORD-L
[email protected] <sub fnord-l>
-philosophies of Leary, Robert Anton Wilson, Dr. Lilly, etc.
Freaker's Bureau International
[email protected]
-anarchy, hacking, cyberpunk
FutureCulture
[email protected]
-discussion of cyberpunk, vr, computer underground, raves, industrial
culture, post po-mo, etc.
-home of this FAQ!!!
-please specify realtime, digest, or FAQ only when subscribing
Gibraltar
[email protected].org
-discussion of artistic and progressive music
GlobeTrotter
-hacking around the world, cyberpunk
Grunge
[email protected] <sub grunge-l>
-grunge music
Hacker's-Network
-hacking, published in Britain
Hacker's Unlimited
-hacking, phreaking
Informatik
[email protected]
-hacking, phreaking, computer underground, cyberpunk, etc.
Kcah
-hacking, computer underground
Legion of Doom/Hackers Technical Journals
-hacking, brought to you by the famous masters
Leri-L (Mailing list)
[email protected]
-mailing list devoted to metaprogramming, philosophy, expanding
consciousness, etc.
Manchester
[email protected]
-bands from manchester, madchester, raving, shoegazing, etc.
National Security Anarchists
-phreaking, hacking
Network Information Access
[email protected]
-hacking, computer underground, etc.
New Fone Express
-hacking, phreaking
New Music
[email protected]
-new music list
Nuclear Anarchists hackeRs Carders (NARC)
-hacking, carding
Phantasy
[email protected]
-anarchy, hacking
Phrack
[email protected]
-need we say more - the one, the only hacking e-zine...
Phreakers/Hackers/Anarchists
-just what it says
Phuckin Phield Phreakers
-phreaking
P/hun
-phreaking, hacking
Pirate
-pirating, software cracking
Pirate Radio
brewer@ace.enet.dec.com
-pirate radio
Playlist
[email protected] <sub [name]>
-mostly alternative radio/dj playlists and discussion
Punk
[email protected]
-punk music
Raves
[email protected]
-rave culture, mostly in the Bay Area
Rebel's Riting Guild
-virus
RISKS Digest
[email protected]
-the RISKS of computing in our lives
Syndicate Reports
-phreaking, telco info, etc.
TAP-Online
-phreaking, hacking, anarchy
Telecom Privacy Digest
[email protected]
-deals with privacy aspects of telecoomunications
most of the conversation revolves around Caller-ID and such
Telecom Digest
[email protected]
-deals with all aspects of telecomunications
Virus-l Digest
[email protected]
(also virus-l on BITNET)
-discussion of viruses and all aspects of 'em
Worldview - Der Weltanschauung
[email protected]
-hacking, computer underground, church of subgenius, political, etc.
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| |
| E-Essays: |
|______________|
(these are available at places such as the eff.org's FTP site [eff.org -
192.88.144.4] in the /pub/cud/* directories)
Baudy World of the Byte Bandit Jim Thomas / Gordon Meyer
Chaos Computer Club files Chaos Computer Club
Concerning Hackers who Break into Computer... Dorothy Denning
Consensual Realitites in Cyberspace Paul Staffo
Crime & Puzzlement John Perry Barlow
CU Intro The Butler
EFF Information Files Electronic Frontier Foundation
EFF Document Cases Mike Godwin / EFF
Jargon File (same as Raymond's Hacker's Dict.) ??
Neidorf Tril Opening Statements Sheldon Zenner
Night of the Hackers Newsweek article
Official Phreaker's Handbook ??
Operation Sundevil Press releases ??
Social Organization of the Computer Underground Gordon Meyer
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| |
| Usenet Newsgroups: |
|______________________|
(many thanks go out to the newsgroups file and the invaluable grep)
alt.artcom Artistic Community, arts & communication.
alt.bbs Computer BBS systems & software.
alt.bbs.ads Ads for various computer BBS's.
alt.bbs.internet BBS systems accessible via the Internet.
alt.comp.acad-freedom.news Academic freedom issues related to computers.
alt.comp.acad-freedom.talk Academic freedom issues related to computers.
alt.cyberpunk High-tech low-life.
alt.cyberpunk.chatsubo Literary virtual reality in a cyberpunk hangout.
alt.cyberpunk.movement Cybernizing the Universe.
alt.cyberpunk.tech Cyberspace and Cyberpunk technology.
alt.cyberspace Cyberspace and how it should work.
alt.cybertoon Cyberpunk epic.
alt.dcom.telecom Discussion of telecommunications technology.
alt.drugs Recreational pharmaceuticals and related flames.
alt.drugs.usenet Many things are addictive besides pills.
alt.eff-talk EFF
alt.fan.mst3k Mystery Science Theater 3000
alt.folklore.computers Stories & anecdotes about computers (some true!).
alt.folklore.urban Urban legends, ala Jan Harold Brunvand.
alt.fractals Fractals in math, graphics, and art.
alt.gathering.rainbow Rainbow Gathering Tribe discussion
alt.gothic The gothic movement: things mournful and dark.
alt.hackers Descriptions of projects currently under development.
alt.individualism Individualist discussions
alt.industrial The Industrial Computing Society.
alt.magick For discussion about supernatural arts.
alt.manga Discussion of non-Western comics.
alt.paranormal Phenomena which are not scientifically explicable.
alt.postmodern Postmodernism, semiotics, deconstruction, and the like.
alt.privacy Privacy issues in cyberspace.
alt.psychoactives Better living through chemistry.
alt.rave Rave culture
alt.religion.computers People who believe computing is "real life."
alt.religion.kibology He's Fred, Jim.
alt.rock-n-roll Counterpart to alt.sex and alt.drugs.
alt.security Security issues on computer systems.
alt.security.index Pointers to good stuff in alt.security. (Moderated)
alt.sex Postings of a prurient nature.
alt.skate-board Discussion of all apsects of skate-boarding.
alt.skinheads The skinhead culture/anti-culture.
alt.slack Posting relating to the Church of the Subgenius.
alt.society.ati The Activist Times Digest. (Moderated)
alt.society.cu-digest Postings about the Computer Underground. (Moderated)
alt.sport.lasertag Indoor splatball with infrared lasers.
alt.thrash Thrashlife.
alt.tv.mst3k Mystery Science Theater 3000
alt.tv.ren-n-stimpy Some change from Lassie, eh?
alt.tv.tiny-toon Dicussion about the "Tiny Toon Adventures" show.
alt.who.is.bob Send $11.
ba.music Musical events in the Bay Area.
bionet.neuroscience Research issues in the neurosciences
bit.listserv.emusic-l Electronic Music Discussion List.
bit.listserv.ethics-l Discussion of Ethics in Computing.
bit.listserv.fnord-l New Ways of Thinking List.
bit.listserv.frac-l FRACTAL Discussion List.
bit.listserv.valert-l Virus Alert - Urgent Virus Warnings.
bit.listserv.virus-l Computer viruses.
bit.listserv.xtropy-l Extropians
comp.ai Artificial intelligence discussions.
comp.ai.neural-nets All aspects of neural networks.
comp.ai.philosophy Philosophical aspects of Artificial Intelligence.
comp.ai.vision Artificial Intelligence Vision Research. (Moderated)
comp.dcom.telecom Telecommunications digest. (Moderated)
comp.graphics Computer graphics, art, animation, image processing.
comp.graphics.digest Graphics software, hardware, theory, etc. (Moderated)
comp.graphics.research Highly technical computer graphics discussion.
comp.graphics.visualization Info on scientific visualization.
comp.music Applications of computers in music research.
comp.org.acm Topics about the Association for Computing Machinery.
comp.org.eff.news News from the Electronic Frontiers Foundation.
comp.org.eff.talk Discussion of EFF goals, strategies, etc.
comp.org.fidonet FidoNews digest, official news of FidoNet Assoc.
comp.research.japan The nature of research in Japan. (Moderated)
comp.risks Risks to the public from computers & users. (Moderated)
comp.robotics All aspects of robots and their applications.
comp.security.announce Announcements from CERT. (Moderated)
comp.simulation Simulation methods, problems, uses. (Moderated)
comp.society The impact of technology on society. (Moderated)
comp.society.development Computer technology in developing countries.
comp.society.folklore Computer folklore & culture, past & present.
comp.society.futures Events in technology affecting future computing.
ddn.mgt-bulletin The DDN Management Bulletin from NIC.DDN.MIL
ddn.newsletter The DDN Newsletter from NIC.DDN.MIL (Moderated)
fido.info.paranet FIDO echo for info on "paranet", a para-psych. group
fido.new_age_echo FIDO new age religions echo
fido.phil FIDO philosophy echo
fido.space FIDO space issues echo
misc.activism.progressive Information for Progressive activists.
misc.int-property Discussion of intellectual property rights.
misc.legal.computing Discussing the legal climate of the computing world.
news.announce.important General announcements of interest to all. (Moderated)
news.future The future technology of network news systems.
pubnet.nixpub The "nixpub" list of public access UNIXes.
pubnet.sources Software of interest to BBS users and sysops.
pubnet.sysops Discussions between sysops of BBS systems.
pubnet.talk Miscellaneous BBS talk.
rec.arts.animation Discussion of various kinds of animation.
rec.arts.anime Japanese animation fen discussion.
rec.arts.comics Comic books and strips, graphic novels, sequential art.
rec.arts.drwho Discussion about Dr. Who.
rec.arts.sf-lovers Science fiction lovers' newsgroup.
rec.arts.sf-reviews Reviews of science fiction/fantasy/horror works.
rec.arts.sf.announce Major announcements of the SF world. (Moderated)
rec.arts.sf.fandom Discussions of SF fan activities.
rec.arts.sf.marketplace Personal forsale notices of SF materials.
rec.arts.sf.misc Science fiction lovers' newsgroup.
rec.arts.sf.movies Discussing SF motion pictures.
rec.arts.sf.reviews Critiques of science fiction stories. (Moderated)
rec.arts.sf.science Real and speculative aspects of SF science.
rec.arts.sf.tv Discussing general television SF.
rec.arts.sf.written Discussion of written science fiction and fantasy.
rec.arts.startrek Star Trek, the TV shows and the movies.
rec.arts.startrek.info Information about the universe of Star Trek.
rec.ham-radio Amateur Radio practices, contests, events, rules, etc.
rec.mag.fsfnet A Science Fiction "fanzine." (Moderated)
rec.mag.otherrealms Edited science fiction & fantasy "magazine".
rec.music.gdead A group for (Grateful) Dead-heads.
rec.music.industrial Discussion of all industrial-related music styles.
rec.music.makers For performers and their discussions.
rec.music.newage "New Age" music discussions.
rec.music.synth Synthesizers and computer music.
rec.music.video Discussion of music videos and music video software.
rec.radio.amateur.misc Amateur radio practices, contests, events, rules, etc.
rec.radio.cb Citizen-band radio.
rec.radio.noncomm Topics relating to noncommercial radio.
rec.radio.shortwave Shortwave radio enthusiasts.
rec.video Video and video components.
rec.video.releases Pre-recorded video releases on laserdisc and videotape.
rec.video.satellite Getting shows via satellite.
sci.bio.technology Any topic relating to biotechnology.
sci.crypt Different methods of data en/decryption.
sci.lang.japan The Japanese language, both spoken and written.
sci.logic Logic -- math, philosophy & computational aspects.
sci.military Discussion about science & the military. (Moderated)
sci.nanotech Self-reproducing molecular-scale machines. (Moderated)
sci.philosophy.meta Discussions within the scope of "MetaPhilosophy."
sci.philosophy.tech Technical philosophy: math, science, logic, etc.
sci.physics.fusion Info on fusion, esp. "cold" fusion.
sci.psychology Topics related to psychology.
sci.psychology.digest PSYCOLOQUY: Refereed Psychology Journal and Newsletter.
sci.skeptic Skeptics discussing psuedo-science.
sci.space Space, space programs, space related research, etc.
sci.space.shuttle The space shuttle and the STS program.
sci.virtual-worlds Modelling the universe. (Moderated)
soc.culture.japan Everything Japanese, except the Japanese language.
soc.culture.usa The culture of the United States of America.
soc.human-nets Computer aided communications digest. (Moderated)
soc.religion.eastern Discussions of Eastern religions. (Moderated)
talk.bizarre The unusual, bizarre, curious, and often stupid.
talk.philosophy.misc Philosophical musings on all topics.
talk.politics.drugs The politics of drug issues.
talk.politics.space Non-technical issues affecting space exploration.
talk.religion.newage Esoteric and minority religions & philosophies.
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| |
| E-Mail Addresses: |
|____________________|
(please use care and consideration when mailing to these people)
Aristotle [email protected]
John Perry Barlow [email protected]
Cyndre the Grey [email protected]
Dorothy Denning [email protected]
Peter J Denning [email protected]
Desert Fox [email protected]
Dispater [email protected]
The EFF [email protected]
Mark Frauenfelder [email protected]
Freaker's Bureau Int'l [email protected]
Gatsby gatsby@ryptyde.tcs.com
William Gibson [email protected] (mail will auto-bounce)
Mike Godwin [email protected]
Emmanuel Goldstein [email protected]
Ground Zero [email protected]
Hactic [email protected]
Hawkeye (put this art. together)[email protected]
Intertek (Steve Steinberg) [email protected]
Judge Dredd [email protected]
Mitch Kapor [email protected]
Knight Lightning (Craig Neidorf)[email protected]
Lord Macduff [email protected]
Mentor (Loyd Blankenship) cs.utexas.edu!dogface!fnordbox!loydb
Mondo 2000 [email protected]
Gordon Meyer 72307.1502@compuserve.com
Peter G Neumann [email protected]
Pengo (Hans Heubner) [email protected]
John S Quarterman [email protected]
Eric S. Raymond [email protected]
Len Rose [email protected]
RU Sirius [email protected]
Bruce Sterling [email protected]
St. Jude [email protected]
Cliff Stoll stoll@earthquake.berkeley.edu
Michael Synergy [email protected]
Jim Thomas [email protected]
Tuc [email protected]
2600 [email protected]
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| |
| FTP Sites: |
|______________|
(here is a small sampling of FTP sites you may find useful)
?? (irss) 128.235.33.1
Music (/pub/manchester)
?? (trantor) 130.18.64.2
Computer Underground (/files/text.phracks)
cert.sei.cmu.edu 192.88.209.5
Security Center (/pub/)
chsun1.uchicago.edu 128.135.46.7
Computer Underground (/pub/cud), EFF (/pub/eff)
cs.dal.ca 129.173.4.5
Computer Underground, Nanotech, Postmodern Culture, Discography, Fractals,
Computing Ethics, and much much more
/pub/ (takes a looooong time to look through)
cs.uwp.edu 131.210.1.4
Music: Discographies, Lyrics, Mists, GIF's, Press Releases, etc. (/pub/music/)
eff.org 192.88.144.4
Computer Underground, EFF, etc.(/pub/[EFF, SJG, journals, cspr, academic, cud])
jyu.fi 130.234.0.1
Drugs (/pub/alt.drugs)
milton.u.washington.edu 128.95.136.1
Virtual Reality (/pub/virtual-worlds), Drugs (/pub/alt.drugs)
nic.funet.fi 128.214.6.100
Cultural Stuff (/pub/culture/), Computer Underground (/pub/doc/phrack)
quartz.rutgers.edu 128.6.60.6
Music (/pub/lyrics), Subgenius (/pub/subgenius), Folklore (/pub/folklore)
uunet.uu.net 137.39.1.9
Usenet FAQs (/usenet/), AI (/ai)
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| |
| BBSes: |
|__________|
359.2.20.4198 Viruse eXchange BBS (Bulgaria)
201.451.3063 Wrong Number
203.485.0088 Rune Stone
203.628.9660 Dark Shadows
206.454.0075 Manta lair
209.526.3194 Tequilla Willie's Great Subterranean Carnival
214.324.3501 KeelyNet
214.522.5321 Dead Zone
215.449.1902 Time Enough for Love (hippie oriented)
301.384.2482 The Empire
303.438.1481 The Kracker Box
303.871.4824 Nyx (public access unix)
312.528.5020 Ripco
401.847.2603 Underground Computing Federation
408.241.9760 Netcom (public access unix)
408.245.7726 darkside.com (public access unix)
408.867.7400 Spies in the Wire
414.789.4210 Exec-PC
415.332.6106 The Well (public access unix)
415.472.5527 The Cyberden (public access unix - limited)
502.499.8933 Blitzkrieg (NUP)
503.635.2615 Awakening Technology
512.447.4449 The Illuminati BBS (Steve Jackson Games)
517.337.7319 Pure Nihilism
602.861.3167 Frayed Ends
602.894.1757 Unphamiliar Territory (NUP)
603.465.2793 SkyNet
617.475.6187 Convent
617.861.8976 The Works
618.549.4955 Free Speech
703.820.0574 Pentavia
708.672.5426 World Trade Center
713.242.6853 Face-2-Face
713.522.0709 Lucid Dreams
717.361.0947 Digital Warfare (NUP)
718.358.9209 Switchboard
718.428.6776 Milliways
806.794.4362 Demon Roach Underground
914.761.6877 Uncensored
916.481.2306 Phun Line (NUP)
916.673.8412 Greenpeace's Inverted Granola Bar
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| |
| Books: |
|__________|
??? American Flagg - comic
Cyberpunk - comic
Dirty Pair - comic
Judge Dredd - comic
Anonymous - Go Ask Alice. Diary of 15 year-old girl in the drug world.
- Computers: Crimes, Clues, and Controls. Hacking.
Adams, Douglas - The Meaning of Liff (fiction).
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (fiction).
- The Restaraunt at the End of the Universe (fiction).
- Life, the Universe, and Everything (fiction).
- So Long, and Thanks For All the Fish (fiction).
Aldiss, Brian Wilson - Barefoot in the Head (fiction).
Army, U.S. - Computer-Related Crime
Barlow, John Perry - Everything We Know is Wrong (forthcoming).
Bear, Greg - Blood Music (fiction)
- Eon (fiction)
Beck, Jerome, & Rosenbaum, Marsha - Pursuit of Ecstacy: The MDMA Experience.
?1;2c
Belsito - HardCore California
Benedikt, Michael - Cyberspace: First Steps.
Blake, William - The Marriage of Heaven and Hell.
Blankenship, Loyd (Steve Jackson Games) - GURPS Cyberpunk. RPG, guide to CP.
Bloombecker, Buck - Spectacular Computer Crimes. Hackers and RISKS and stuff.
Brecher, Edward M. (Consumer's Union) - Guide to Licit and Illicit Drugs.
Brunner, John - The Shockwave Rider (fiction)
- Stand on Zanzibar (fiction)
Burgess, Anthony - A Clockwork Orange (fiction).
Burroughs, William S. - Blade Runner (fiction)
- Interzone (fiction)
- Naked Lunch (fiction)
- Ticket That Exploded (fiction)
- The Third Mind (fiction)
- The Yage Letters
Carroll, Lewis - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (fiction)
- Through the Looking Glass (fiction)
Cornwall, Hugo - Datatheft. Hacking.
- Hacker's Handbook III. Hacking.
Crowley, Aleister - Diary of a Drug Fiend
- Magick Without Tears
Delany, Samuel - Dahlgren (fiction).
Dean, Ward - Smart Drugs & Nutrients. Nootropics, smart drugs.
Denning, Peter J. (ed. ACM) - Computers Under Attack. Viruses, Worms, Hackers
Dick, Phillip K. - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep (Blade Runner)(fiction)
- Flow My Tears the Policeman Said (fiction)
- Vulcan's Hammer (fiction)
Dobbs, Bob - Book of the SubGenius
Drexler, Eric- Engines of Creation. Nanotechnology.
Effinger, George Alec - A Fire in the Sun (fiction).
- When Gravity Fails (fiction).
Eisner, Bruce - Ecstacy: The MDMA Story.
Ford, John - Web of Angels (fiction).
Forester, Tom - Computer Ethics. Hacking, viruses, etc.
Friedman, David - The Machinery of Freedmon. Anarchy.
Furst, ??? - Hallucinogens and Culture
Gerrold, David - When Harlie Was One
Gibson, William - Burning Chrome (fiction)
- Count Zero (fiction)
- The Differnce Engine (with Bruce Sterling)(fiction)
- Mona Lisa Overdrive (fiction)
- Neuromancer (fiction)
Gottlieb, Adam - Art and Science of Cooking with Cannabis
- Legal Highs
Grof, Stanislov - The Human Encounter with Death. Death, Psychology, LSD.
- Realms of the Human Unconscious. LSD, Subconscious.
Hafner, Katie with John Markoff - Cyberpunk: Outlaws and Hackers...Frontier
Hamit, Francis & Wes Thomas - Virtual Reality: Adentures in Cyberspace
Harry, ??? - Computer Underground
Heinlein, Robert - The Moon is a Harsh Mistress (fiction)
- Notebooks of Lazarus Long (fiction)
- Stranger in a Strange Land (fiction)
- Time Enough for Love (fiction)
Helsel, Sandra & Judith Roth - Vurtual Reality: Practice, Theory, and Promise
Herer, Jack - Hemp & Marijuana Conspiracy: The Emperor Wears No Clothes
Hoffman, Abbie - Steal This Book
- Steal This Urine Test: Fighting Drug Hysteria
- Soon To Be a Major Motion Picutre
- Best of Abbie Hoffman
Hofmann, Albert - Insight/Outlook
- LSD: My Problem Child
Hofstadter, Douglas R. - The Mind's I: Reflections on Self & Soul.
Hooper, Judith - Would the Buddha Wear A Walkman? Catalogue of consciousness.
Hoy, ??? - Loompanics Greatest Hits
Hutchison, Michael - Megabrain. Consciousness, Brain growth, stimulation.
Huxley, Aldous - Brave New World (fiction)
- Brave New World Revisted (fiction)
- The Doors of Perception. Mescaline encounters.
- Ends and Means. Nature of ideals and realization.
- Heaven and Hell
- Island (fiction)
- Moksha. Hallucinogens, religious experiences, visions
- Perennial Philosophy. Philosophy and religion.
Kerouac, Jack - On the Road.
Kesey, Ken - Demon Box (fiction)
- Further Inquiry. Tales of the Merry Pranksters.
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (fiction)
- Sometimes a Great Notion. Autobiography.
Krueger, Myron W. - Artificial Reality
Landreth, Bill - Out of the Inner Circle. Hacking.
Leary, Timothy - Changing My Mind, Among Others
- Flashbacks
- Info Psychology
- Neuropolitiques
- Politics of Ecstacy
- Psychedelic Experience
Lee, Marvin - Acid Dreams: CIA, LSD, and the Sixties
Levy, Steven - Hackers. Origins of hackers.
Lilly, John - Center of the Cyclone: An Autobiography of Inner Space
- The Deep Self
- Programming and Metaprogramming the Human Biocomputer
Ludlow, ??? - Hasheesh eater: The Life of Pythagorean. published in 157!
Lyttle, ??? - Psychedelic Monographs and Essays Volumes #1-5
Malacalypse the Younger - The Principia Discordia. Church of the Subgenius.
McAffrey, Larry - Storming the Reality Studio. Cyberpunk, postmodern fiction.
McKenna, Terence - The Archaic Revival
- Food of the Gods
- True Hallucinations
Meddick, ??? - CyberpunkTrek. Robotman comic strip.
Milan, Victor - The Cybernetic Samurai (fiction)
Millman, Dan - Way of the Peaceful Warrior
Minsky, Marvin - Society of Mind
Moravec, Hans - Mind Children
Morrison, Jim - The American Night
- The Lords
- The New Creatures
- Wilderness
Mondo 2000 - (forthcoming)
Mothier, ??? - How to Get Off Drugs. From Rolling Stone.
Orwell, George - 1984 (fiction)
Otomo, Katsuhiro - Akira
Parker, Don - Fighting Computer Crime
Parsegian, V. Lawrence - This Cybernetic World. Cybernetics.
Parfrey, Adam - Apocalypse Culture. Pomo/industrialism.
Pelton, Ross - Mind Food & Smart Pills. Neuropharmacology.
Perry, Paul - On the Bus. Story of Ken Kesey and Merry Pranksters and stuff.
- Haight-Ashbury: A History
Pirsig, Robert - Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Potter, Beverly - Way of the Ronin. Career, vocation changes.
Powell, William - The Anarchists Cookbook. Drug abuse, explosives, firearms.
Pynchon, Thomas - Crying of Lot 49
- Gravity's Rainbow
- V
- Vineland
Quarterman, John S. - The Matrix. Computer Networks.
Rand, Ayn - For the New Intellectual. Philosophy.
Ratsch, ??? - Gateway to Inner Space
Re/Search - Industrial Culture Handbook. Industrial musicians profiles.
- Modern Primitives
- PRANKS!
Rheingold, Howard - Virtual Reality. Cybernetics, virtual reality, simulation.
Robbins, Tom - Another Roadside Attraction (fiction)
- Even Cowgirls get the Blues (fiction)
- Jitterbug Perfume (fiction)
- Still Life with Woodpecker (fiction)
Rucker, Rudy - Software (fiction)
- Hardware (fiction)
- Wetware (fiction)
- The Secret of Life
Ryan, Thomas - The Adolescense of PI (fiction)
Schultes, Richard Evans - Plants of the Gods: Originis of Hallucionogens
Seymour, ??? - Drugfree. Staying off, from Haight-Ashbury Free Medical Clinic
Shirley, John - Eclipse (fiction)
- Eclipse Corona (fiction)
- Eclipse Penumbra (fiction)
- City Come A'Walkin' (fiction)
Sieber, Ulrich - International Handbook on Computer Crime
Stafford, Peter - Psychedelics Encyclopedia
Stang, Ivan - High Weirdness By Mail. Fringes of culture sources.
- Three-Fisted Tales of Bob. Subgenius.
Starks, ??? - Cocaine Fiends and Reefer Madness. Drugs on film.
Stephenson, Neal - Snow Crash (fiction).
Sterling, Bruce - Artificial Kid (fiction)
- Crystal Express (fiction)
- Difference Enging (with William Gibson)
- Involution Ocean (fiction)
- Islands in the Net (fiction)
- Mirrorshades: A Cyberpunk Anthology (editor)
- Schismatrix (fiction)
- The Hacker Crackdown (forthcoming)
Stevens, Jay - Storming Heaven: LSD & the American Dream
Stoll, Clifford - The Cuckoo's Egg. Hacking.
Sturgeon, Theodore - More Than Human (fiction)
Swanwick, Michael - Vacuum Flowers (fiction)
Swezey, ??? - AMOK Dispatch
Thompson, Hunter S. - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
- Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail
- The Great Shark Hunt
Toffler, Alvin - Future Shock. Social Change.
- The Third Wave. Social Change.
Turkle, Sherry - The Second Self: Computers & the Human Spirit
Varley, John - The Ophiuchi Hotline (fiction)
Vinge, Vernor - Marooned Across Realtime (fiction)
- True Names (fiction)
Wade, ??? - Anarchist's Guide to the BBS
Weil, Andrew - Marriage of Sun & Moon: Quest for Unity in Consciousness
- Natural Mind: Investigation of Drugs and Higher Consciousness
Whole Earth Catalog - Essential Whole Earth Catalog.
- The Fringes of Reason. Occultism.
- Pop Catalog.
- Signal, Communications for the Information Age.
- Software Catalog.
- Whole Earth Access Mail Order Catalog.
Wilson, Robert Anton - Cosmic Trigger
- Cosmic Trigger 2
- Historical Illuminatus Chronicles
The Earth Will Shake
Nature's God
The Widow's Son
- Illuminati Papers
- The Illuminatus! Trilogy
- Ishtar Rising
- Masks of the Illuminati
- New Inquisition
- Prometheus Rising
- Quantum Psychology
- Right Where You are Sitting Now
- Schrodinger's Cat Trilogy
- Sex & Drugs, A Journey Beyond Limits
Windling, Terri (editor) - Borderlands (fiction)
- Bordertown (fiction)
Wolfe, Tom - Electrik Kool-Aid Acid Test. Kesey & Pranksters & Haight-Ashbury.
Womack, Jack - Ambient (fiction).
Terraplane (fiction).
Heathern (fiction).
Zahn, Timothy - Cobra (fiction)
- Cobra Bargain (fiction)
- Cobra Strike (fiction)
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| Videos: |
|__________|
(this is meant to be a broad base of futuristic or trippy movies, and, as in
the music category, everyone has their own personal tastes and opinions, and
this list would vary from person to person)
The Abyss (sci-fi)
Aeon Flux (anime)
Akira (anime)
Alice in Wonderland (animated)
Alice in Acidland (porno)
Alien[s, s^3] (sci-fi)
Arise: The Subgenius video
Altered States (drama/sci-fi)
Blade Runner (science fiction)
Bliss (drama)
Brainstorm (sci-fi)
Brazil (science fiction/fantasy)
A Clockwork Orange (science fiction)
Cyberia on U-Network (music, animation)
Cyberpunk (Intercon productions) (documentary)
Cyberpunk (animated)
Cyberspace, Power and Culture (documentary)
The Doors (docudrama)
Dreamscape (sci-fi/fantasy)
Drugstore Cowboy (drama)
Dune (science fiction)
Fantasia (animated)
Hardware (science fiction)
Jacob's Ladder (drama)
Koyaanisqatsi (documentary)
The Lawnmower Man (science fiction/fantasy)
Liquid Sky (drama/sci-fi)
Max Headroom (science fiction)
Metropolis (science fiction)
eMpTV's Buzz (documentary/soundbytes)
eMpTV's Buzz Cut (music)
eMpTV's Liquid Television (anime/animated)
Mystery Science Theater 3000 (TV show - comedy/science-fiction)
Naked Lunch (drama)
The 90's (Television station/show - docemntary)
Pink Floyd's Delicate Sound of Thunder (music)
Powaqatsi (documentary)
anything by Psychic TV (Genesis P-Orridge) (music)
Rocky Horror Picture Show (musical/science-fiction/fantasy)
Rush (drama)
Sid & Nancy (drama/musical)
Slacker (docudrama)
Star Wars, etc. (sci-fi)
2001 A Space Odyssey (science fiction)
2600's Hacking Video (featured on 'Now It can Be Told')(documentary)
THX 1138 (science fiction)
Tiny Toon's Vacation (animated)
Total Recall (science fiction)
The Trip (drama)
Tron (science fiction/fantasy)
The Wall (musical/docudrama)
Videodrome (sci-fi/horror)
Video Toaster Demo Tape (computer graphics)
Virtual Reality 1991 (documentary)
Wax or the discovery of television among the bees (forthcoming)
(email Artist #1 - [email protected] for info.)
Wax Trax Promotional Sampler Video (music)
War Games (drama)
Woodstock (documentary)
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| |
| Music: |
|_________|
(music is music and you like what you like, but here is a list of trippy or
futuristic oriented groups.....Undoubtedly you will argue with my
categorizations and selections, but each person has their own tastes and
preferences and opinions, so please don't make a big deal out of it...
Obviously this list is by no means definitive - that truly would be impossible,
but it should be enough to get you started in the right directions....)
Classic/Classic-Progressive/Progressive/etc.
--------------------------------------------
Allan Parsons Project
The Black Crowes
The Doors
Electric Light Orchestra
Emerson, Lake, & Palmer
Grateful Dead
Jimi Hendrix
Information Society (Hack)
King Crimson
Led Zeppelin
Marillion
Phish
Pink Floyd
Police
Primus
Queensryche
Ramones
Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Rush
Smashing Pumpkins
Thin White Rope
The Velvet Underground
Violent Femmes
War
Ween
Neil Young (the unrelease cp/computer-experiment thing he did awhile back)
Yes
Frank Zappa
DJ's/Mixers/etc.
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The Beatmasters
Joey Beltram
Frankie Bones
Jim Cauty (KLF)
DNA
Terry Farley
Frankie Knuckles
Graham Massey (808 State)
Mayday
Dave Morales
Tommy Musto
Paul Oakenfold
Steve Osborne
Dr. Alex Paterson (the Orb)
Renegade Soundwave
Evil Ed Richards
Mark Ryder
Thrash (the Orb)
Andrew Weatherall
Industrial/etc.
---------------
Bigod 20
Braindead Sound Machine
Cabaret Voltaire
Chris & Cosey
ClockDVA
Consolidated
Cop Shoot Cop
Cyberactif
Einsturzende Neubauten
Extreme Noise Terror
Foetus
Front 242
Frontline Assembly
Edward Ka-spel
KMFDM
Legendary Pink Dots
LFO
MC 900 Ft. Jesus
Meat Beat Manifesto
Ministry
Moev
My Life with the Thrill Kill Cult
Nine Inch Nails
Negativland
Nitzer Ebb
1000 Homo DJ's
Pigface
Psychic TV
Renegade Soundwave
Rise Robot Rise
Skinny Puppy
Test Dept.
Throbbing Gristle
Wolfgang Press
Manchester/Madchester/Overground Dance/Shoegazer/etc.
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Art of Noise
Beloved
Blur
Breeders
Carter: The Unstoppable Sex Machine
Chapterhouse
Charlatans
Curve
Depeche Mode
Happy Mondays
Inspiral Carpets
James
Lush
Moose
My Bloody Valentine
Ned's Atomic Dustbin
Primal Scream
Ride
Slowdive
Soup Dragons
Stone Roses
Swervedriver
Wedding Present
New Age/Experimental/Experimental Jazz/etc.
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Laurie Anderson
Cocteau Twins
Dead Can Dance
Brian Eno
Kitaro
Tangerine Dream
Gary Thomas
Vangelis
Punk/Thrash/Hardcore/Grindcore/Harder stuff/etc.
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Agent Orange
Agnostic Front
Bad Brains
Beat Happening
Black Flag
Dead Kennedys
Dinosaur, Jr.
Firehose
Fugazi
Godflesh
Gwar
Hanoi Rocks
Head Candy
Helmet
Husker Du
L7
Melvins
Napalm Death
Paleface
Pavement
Public Image Limited
Rollins Band
Sex Pistols
Social Distortion
Sonic Youth
Think Tree
Voivod
Rap/Hip-Hop/etc.
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De La Soul
Disposable Heroes of HipHoprisy
PM Dawn
Public Enemy
A Tribe Called Quest
Urban Dance Squad
Reggae/Ska/Dancehall/Jamaican/etc.
----------------------------------
Aswad
Bob Marley
Ziggy Marley
Jacob Miller
Peter Tosh
Yellowman
Techno/Rave/Club/Underground Dance/House/Amibent House/etc.
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Altern8
Baby Ford
Bass-o-Matic
Blue Pearl
Candy Flip
Gary Clail / On U-Sound System
Dee-Lite
808 State
Enigma
Eon
Fini Tribe
Fortran 5
Boy George (Jesus Loves You / Martyr Mantras)
The Grid
A Guy Called Gerald
Hypnotone
KLF
Kraftwerk
Lords of Acid
Moby
Mr. Fingers
New Order
N-Joi
Orb
William Orbit
Orbital
Quadrophonia
S-Express
Shamen
Space
St. Etienne
Sun Electric
System 7
T99
World of Twist
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| Drugs: |
|___________|
(*NOTE* - This is provided for informational purposes only. I do not
necessarily condone the use of these drugs. I sincerely suggest you do a lot
more thurough research if you plan to use any of the substances listed below.
Much of the information was obtained through the FAQs from alt.drugs - Please
check out the alt.drugs archives on ftp sites, where available - 2 ftp sites
containging more thurough and accurate drug information are listed in the FTP
section of this article)
[MAO Inhibitors - When using an MAO Inhibiting drug, don't ingest anything that
contains potentially dangerous amines - could produce awful, deadly
side-effects. MAO Inhibitors: sedatives, tranquilizers, antihistamines,
narcotics, alcohol, amphetamines, mescaline, asarone, nutmeg, macromerine,
ephedrine, dill/parsley/wild fennel oil, cocoa, coffee (caffeine-high
substances, aged cheese, and tyrosine-containing foods]
Nootropics/"Smart Drugs"
------------------------
Centrophenoxine (Lucidril)
-anti-aging effects
-intelligence booster
Choline
-aids in production of acetylcholine
DHEA
-anti-aging
-appetite supressant
-protects neurons from senility degenrative conditions
DMAE
-assists in some aspects of memory
-increases acetylcholine levels
Gingko
-blood vessel diolators
Hydergine (Ergoloid Mesylates)
-increases blood supply, oxygen to brain
-reduces tired, dizziness
-normalizes systolic pressure
-increases intelligence
-improves mental function
-enhances brain metabolism
L-trpytophan
-prolongs slow-wave sleep
-reduces pain sensitivity
-aids in reducing anxiety, tension
-appetite suppressant
L-phenylalanine
-antidepressant
-stimulate's the release of your body's appetite-suppressants
-improves memory and mental alertness
-may incress sexual interest
-do not use with MAO inhibitors
-amino acid
Phenytoin (Dilantin)
Piracetam (Nootropyl)
-cognitive enhancer
-memory improver
Propranolol Hydrochloride (Inderal)
Sulbutiamine (Arcalion)
-improves long-term memory
-facilitates wakefullness
-speeds reaction time
-decreases anxiety
Vassopressin (Diapid - Nasal Spray)
-helps learn new memories (??)
-improves attention, concentration, recall
-helps clear your mind when under the influence of other substances
Marijuana & alcohol inhibit the release of vassopressin
Cocaine, LSD, Amphetamines deplete vassopressin
(if you use illegal 'non-smart' drugs, you might want some
of this)
Vincamine (Oxicebral)
-aids in alertness
-increases activity
Vinpocetine (Cavinton)
-memory enhancer
Xanthinol Nicotinate
Psychedelics/Hallucinogens/Empathenogens/Etc.
---------------------------------------------
Hawaiian Baby Woodrose Seeds
-usage: 4-6 seeds from a seed pod
-eat on empty stomach after removing coating
-nausea likely
-similar to LSD with less visual effects, 6-8 hrs.
LSD
-lysergic acid diethylamide-25, acid, cid, sid, lucy in the sky,
sugarcubes, blotter, tabs, microdots, windowpaine, etc. etc.
-causes hallucinations, altering/distortion of vision, auditory, time
enhancement of sensations, motor difficulties, loss of concentration
or consistent thought, pupil dilation (or opposite - 'ittles)
-not physically addictive, can be psychologically, though
-trip usually averages around 8-12 hours
-post-usage effects may include insomnia, jitters, temporary/permanent
psychosis, flashbacks, permanent trails, nausea
-usage: taken orally or licked, usually on blotter paper, sugarcubes,
jello, dropper, also eyeballs
-strychnine rumors/myths persist
-dosage is usually unknown
-150-200 mics usually induces heavy trip
-those with heart/physical problems, low tolerance should avoid
-set (your idea of what the drug will do / mood) and setting (where
you are and who you're with) have a _lot_ to do with the outcome of
what LSD does. First time trippers should trip only with people they
trust that have tripped before, and in a place where unexpected "bad"
things will not happen (police come in, parents, etc). Tim Leary has
lots of info on what could be done. Reading his books can only help.
Marijuana
-cannabis, pot, weed, mj, mary jane, etc. etc.
-consumption: joints, bongs, pipes, hash brownies, tea, etc.
-we don't really need much more info, do we?
Morning Glory Seeds (Ipomoea)
-arborescens, carnea, costata, leptophylia, meulleri, murucoides,
purpurea, violacea
-usage: 5-10 grams
-consumption: orally, grind/soak/strain & drink, sprout by soaking
-most are chemically treated - can induce nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
-effects: trip-like but less hallucinogenic than lsd, 6 hours,
less intense
MDMA
-ecstacy, X, E, XTC
-empathenogen
-like a combo of LSD and Speed (the 'MA' is methamphetamine, mind you)
-effects similar to LSD, little or no visiual hallucinations
auditory/visual/time perception altered, sensations increased,
extreme emotional awareness, trips average around 6 hours
-XTC many times cause the user to "love" everything. Beware of taking
X with people you know little about. (You may end up giving your car
keys to your worst enemy). Any touch to your skin (in a sexual
sence) feels like heaven, even though sex may be imposible.
-usage: pills, caplets, in water
-street stuff may contain many different varieties of different
substances
-much debata over toxocity and neuro-toxicity
-set and setting are extremely important, as with LSD
-long-term use can result in liver damage
Mushrooms (Psilocype)
-Baeocystis (potent), caerulipes (blue foot), coprophila (dung-loving)
cubensis (common large), cyanescens (bluing), pelliculosa (conifer)
semilanceata (liberty cap), stunzii (stunz's blue legs),
amanita muscaria (fly agaric), conocybe smithii (bog conocybe),
gymopilus spectabilis (big laughing gym)
-never ingest unless positively identified by a mycologist to be
non-poisonous
-effective dose of dried mushrooms: 1 gram (one or two whole shrooms)
-best taken on an empty stomach
-consumption: orally, smoked, tea (water + dried fragments)
-effects: trip lasting 6 hours or so, more visual & less auditory than
LSD, alters sound-perception though not as radically as LSD
-physical effects: liquid breathing, headache
-effects occur quicker, generally, than with LSD
Nutmeg
-usage: 5-20 grams of freshly ground
-effects: heavy buzz, promotes lethargy, sleep, nausea, dry mouth,
pupil dilation
Yohimbe bark
-usage: 6-10 teaspoons of shaved bark boiled in water & drank
can also be smoked
-effects: aphrodisiac (supposedly), perception changes (mild)
lasts 2-4 hours, insomnia, nausea possible
-rumored to cause longer-term erections in men. cool.
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| Merchandise/Companies: |
|__________________________|
(a lot of the companies on this list are on the very edge of the underground,
and would not exist but for the 1st ammendment - please use caution and care
when dealing with these people, and don't abuse them, otherwise you'll ruin it
for us all!)
Abbie Yo-Yo Inc.
PO Box 15
Worcester, MA 01613
-things related to Abbie Hoffman
Albert Hofmann Foundation
8683 West Pico Blvd. Mailbox #107
Los Angeles, CA 90035
310.281.8110 (voice mail)
-"an international library for the scientific study of
psychedelic substances and human consciousness"
Ameba
1732 Haight St.
San Francisco, CA 94117
800.292.6322
-Rave clothes and stuff
Amok
PO Box 861867 Terminal Annex
Los Angeles, CA 90086-1867
-hard to find/underground books
catalog is a whopping $9 (400 pages)
Autodesk, Inc.
2320 Marinship Way
Sausalito, CA 94965
-makers of Chaos software. $59.95
Autonomedia
55 Sotuh 11th Street
NY, NY 11211
-edge/post-modern publishing company
Berkeley Designs
2615 Shasta Rd
Berkeley, CA 94708
510.549.0129
-sells t-shirts with fractal and cyberpunk designs (90's tie-dye's)
send a SASE
Bonnie & Clyde's
PO Box 479
Point Blank, TX 77364
-mailbox head shop
Books by Phone
Box 522
Berkeley, CA 94701
800.858.2665 (orders)
510.548.2124 (info)
-large library of hard-to-find books related to CP, drugs, etc.
nice resource, but you pay a lot for it :-)
Church Of SubGenius
PO Box 140306
Dallas, TX 75214
Consumertronics
2011 Crescent Dr.
PO Drawer 537
Alamogordo, NM 88310
505.434.0234
500.434.0234 (fax - orders only)
-hacking/phreaking manuals
Cyberpunk Books
Prince St. Station
PO Box 96
NY, NY 10012
-write for a list
Digital Underground CDs
526 South 5th Street
Philadelphia, PA (Zip unknown)
212.925.5324
-mail-order industrial cd's
The Electronic Frontier Foundation, Inc.
155 2nd St.
Cambridge, MA 02141
617.864.1550 (voice)
617.864.0886 (fax)
[email protected]
-group protecting your rights on-line
Feral House Productions
PO Box 861893
Los Angeles, CA 90086-1893
-obscure books
Further Connections
Waves Forest
PO Box 768
Monterey, CA 93940
-fringe science
Global-Jungle IMC
Attention: Distribution
11901 Swearingen, Box #76
Austin, TX 78758
-cyberpunk artists' conglomerate
InHome Health Services
Box 3112
CH-2800 Delemont
Switzerland
-nootropics
Interlab
BCM Box 5890
London WC1N 3XX
England
-nootropics
Kodak's Center for Creative Imagining
800.428.7400
-offers classes in electronic imaging "taught by artists and industry
experts with state-of-the-art technology"
anyway, call 'em and ask 'em for their catalogue - might be decent
(at least the ad in Mondo looks nifty :-)
Loompanics, Ltd.
PO Box 1197
Port Townsend, WA 98368
-carries a large collection of underground/hard-to-find books and stuff
send for a catalog
Mark Ziesing Books
PO Box 76
Shingleton, CA 96088
800.869.0348
916.474.1580
-mail-order cp/sf book service
send $1 for a catalog
recommended by top cp authors/luminaries
Media Magic
PO Box 507
Nicasio, CA 94946
415.662.2426
-books, videos, merchandise related to vr, cyberspace
Nettwerk Records
Attn: Mail Order
1755 Robson St.
Box 330
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6G3B7
-record company
NewTek, Inc.
215 SE 8th St.
Topeka, KS 66603
800.843.8934
-makers of the great Video Toaster
send 'em $4.95 for a demo tape of what the Video Toaster does
NORML (National Organization to Reform Marijuana Laws)
1636 R St. N.W. (or try 2001 S St. N.W. Suite 640)
Washington, DC 20009
202.483.5500
-popular politically-active group
Nutrient Cafe Wholesale
PO Box 170156
San Francisco, CA 94117-0156
- high tech nutrient mixtures
...of the jungle
PO Box 1801
Sebastopol, CA 95473
-legal highs and such
Onion Press
6818 West State, Suite 116
Milwaukee, WI 53213
-catalog of underground publications
-sens a SASE
Paladin Press
PO Box 1307
Boulder, CO 80306
-obscure books
Rainbow Tribe
PO Box 116
Wilton, New Hampshire 03086
-the Rainbow Gathering Tribe
Re/Search Publications
70 Romolo Street #B
San Franssico, CA 94133
Rip Off Press
PO Box 4686
Auburn, CA 96504
Sense8
1001 Bridgeway #477
sausalito, CA 94965
415.331.6318
415.331.9148 (fax)
-vr firm
Spectrum Dynamics
2016 Main St. Ste #1207
Houston, TX 77002-8843
-vr merchandise/producs - 20pg catalog is $15
SST Records
PO Box 1
Lawndale, CA 90260
-send for catalog
STZ Corporation
PO Box 22
Monmouth, Gwent NP5 3XU
United Kingdom
-rave t-shirts and clothing
Sub Pop Mail Order
1932 1st Avenue #1103
Seattle, WA 98101
-send for catalog
Survival Books
11106 Magnolia Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91601
TOPYUS (Psychic TV)
PO Box 18223
Denver, CO 80218
-Genesis P-Orridge's Psychic TV
send a SASE for info on Psychic TV, catalogs, albums, t-shirts,
videos, books, etc.
Virtual Research
1313 Socorro Ave
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
408.739.7114
-a vr firm
VPL Research, Inc.
950 Tower Lane
Foster City, CA 94404
-Jaron Lanier's famous virtual reality firm
Wax Trax Records
1659 North Damen Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60647
312.252.1000
312.252.1007 (fax)
-send SASE for catalog
Zentech
Box 138
Morgan Bay Rd.
Surry, ME 04684
-cyberpunk, virtual reality merchandise
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| see ya! |
|___________|
Welp, that looks like it for now. Have fun!
Many thanks go out to the masses who have added their suggestions, too numerous
to mention. But an extra-special thanks to Bruce Sterling and Steve Brown of
SF Eye for being *extremely* helpful with suggestions, comments, and info!
Final Hellos to: the nameless masses. (yes, you!). And all those living on
the edge of the future, and to all those working to protect cyberspace from the
fascism that now threatens it. And everyone else. :-)
Again, if you have any questions/comments/concerns/criticisms/corrections or
any additional info, please contact me at [email protected] - or on The
Kracker Box BBS at 303.438.1481.
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