his latest book concludes the trilogy of contemporary sci-fi novels begun by
contemporary sci-fi novels begun by
contemporary sci-fi novels begun by pattern recognition and spook country hi
pattern recognition and spook country hi
pattern recognition and spook country hi my name is stephanie and welcome to
my name is stephanie and welcome to
my name is stephanie and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking to william gibson about zero history
to william gibson about zero history
to william gibson about zero history what can you tell me about the
what can you tell me about the
what can you tell me about the relationships between design clothing
relationships between design clothing
relationships between design clothing and technology that are found in zero
and technology that are found in zero
and technology that are found in zero history if we are a post-industrial
history if we are a post-industrial
history if we are a post-industrial society and we’re often characterized as
society and we’re often characterized as
society and we’re often characterized as as being that and we do seem to to farm
as being that and we do seem to to farm
as being that and we do seem to to farm out the actual industrial manufacturer
out the actual industrial manufacturer
out the actual industrial manufacturer of products wherever possible to
of products wherever possible to
of products wherever possible to countries that haven’t quite arrived at
countries that haven’t quite arrived at
countries that haven’t quite arrived at a full post-industrial status if that’s
a full post-industrial status if that’s
a full post-industrial status if that’s what we really are what is it that we do
what we really are what is it that we do
what we really are what is it that we do like how you know what do we do what are
like how you know what do we do what are
like how you know what do we do what are we doing to pay pay the rent and it
we doing to pay pay the rent and it
we doing to pay pay the rent and it seems to me that we we’re becoming an
seems to me that we we’re becoming an
seems to me that we we’re becoming an information society and simultaneously a
information society and simultaneously a
information society and simultaneously a service society I wanted to explore
service society I wanted to explore
service society I wanted to explore explore that in a kind of naturalistic
explore that in a kind of naturalistic
explore that in a kind of naturalistic way show how information works in in
way show how information works in in
way show how information works in in different ways as a commodity head and
different ways as a commodity head and
different ways as a commodity head and the product I could have done it with
the product I could have done it with
the product I could have done it with wet military weapons I could have done
wet military weapons I could have done
wet military weapons I could have done it with with civilian automobile design
it with with civilian automobile design
it with with civilian automobile design but does both of those things were to
but does both of those things were to
but does both of those things were to fit much more tightly into the
fit much more tightly into the
fit much more tightly into the conventional and quite macho recipe for
conventional and quite macho recipe for
conventional and quite macho recipe for a conventional spy thriller so I decided
a conventional spy thriller so I decided
a conventional spy thriller so I decided that I would do it with various really
that I would do it with various really
that I would do it with various really very super contemporary aspects of the
very super contemporary aspects of the
very super contemporary aspects of the fashion industry
fashion industry
fashion industry as as the background it may seem like
as as the background it may seem like
as as the background it may seem like it’s just blue jeans but people people
it’s just blue jeans but people people
it’s just blue jeans but people people can get killed I don’t know if people
can get killed I don’t know if people
can get killed I don’t know if people actually do get killed over blue jeans
actually do get killed over blue jeans
actually do get killed over blue jeans but a lot of there’s a lot of very
but a lot of there’s a lot of very
but a lot of there’s a lot of very serious and sometimes quite ugly
serious and sometimes quite ugly
serious and sometimes quite ugly industrial espionage taking place in in
industrial espionage taking place in in
industrial espionage taking place in in the global fashion industry all the time
the global fashion industry all the time
the global fashion industry all the time you use twitter in zero history and you
you use twitter in zero history and you
you use twitter in zero history and you also use it in real life could you tell
also use it in real life could you tell
also use it in real life could you tell me a bit about how this tool is used
me a bit about how this tool is used
me a bit about how this tool is used both in the book and in your personal
both in the book and in your personal
both in the book and in your personal life in the books to care of some of the
life in the books to care of some of the
life in the books to care of some of the characters are using Twitter actually as
characters are using Twitter actually as
characters are using Twitter actually as a kind of totally private Internet they
a kind of totally private Internet they
a kind of totally private Internet they follow each other and they don’t follow
follow each other and they don’t follow
follow each other and they don’t follow anybody awesome for some reason that was
anybody awesome for some reason that was
anybody awesome for some reason that was the first thing I thought of when i
the first thing I thought of when i
the first thing I thought of when i discovered twitter i thought wow you can
discovered twitter i thought wow you can
discovered twitter i thought wow you can have your own private world in here and
have your own private world in here and
have your own private world in here and you could communicate review could
you could communicate review could
you could communicate review could communicate really easily lovely and no
communicate really easily lovely and no
communicate really easily lovely and no one would know one would be able to to
one would know one would be able to to
one would know one would be able to to see it that oddly other than my book
see it that oddly other than my book
see it that oddly other than my book I’ve never heard of anyone doing that or
I’ve never heard of anyone doing that or
I’ve never heard of anyone doing that or maybe the people maybe people do it and
maybe the people maybe people do it and
maybe the people maybe people do it and keeping a secret well I discovered it I
keeping a secret well I discovered it I
keeping a secret well I discovered it I immediately saw that if for me it was
immediately saw that if for me it was
immediately saw that if for me it was the first really attractive piece of
the first really attractive piece of
the first really attractive piece of branded social networking media on the
branded social networking media on the
branded social networking media on the internet that I’ve seen I’ve never been
internet that I’ve seen I’ve never been
internet that I’ve seen I’ve never been interested in in facebook or on myspace
interested in in facebook or on myspace
interested in in facebook or on myspace at all because they felt two strata felt
at all because they felt two strata felt
at all because they felt two strata felt to structuring Twitter’s simplicity
to structuring Twitter’s simplicity
to structuring Twitter’s simplicity appear appeal to me thank you so much
appear appeal to me thank you so much
appear appeal to me thank you so much for your time well thank you
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