William Ford Gibson (born 17 March 1948) is an American-Canadian speculative fiction writer and essayist widely credited with pioneering the science fiction subgenre known as cyberpunk. Gibson coined the term "cyberspace" in his short story "Burning Chrome" and later popularized the concept in his debut novel, Neuromancer (1984). Gibson's novels are grouped into four informal trilogies:
"Do you always wear Malaysian imitations of Brooks Brothers blue oxford button-downs, Mr. Laney?"
Laney had looked down at his shirt, or tried to.
"Malaysia?"
"The stitch-count's dead on, but they still haven't mastered the thread-tension."
"Oh."
"Never mind. A little prototypic nerd chic could actually lend a certain frisson, around here. You could lose the tie, though. Definitely lose the tie. And keep a collection of felt-tipped pens in your pocket. Unchewed, please. Plus one of those fat flat highlighters, in a really nasty fluorescent shade."
"Are you joking?"
"Probably, Mr. Laney. May I call you Colin?"
"Yes."
She never did call him "Colin," then or ever. "You'll find that humor is essential at Slitscan, Laney. A necessary survival tool. You'll find the type that's most viable here is fairly oblique."
"How do you mean, Ms. Torrance?"
"Kathy. I mean difficult to quote effectively in a memo. Or a court of law."
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