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interactive-digital-identity
Business cards and chops are dynamic digital artifacts containing embedded programs and graphics that convey identity and status.
1 chapter across 1 book
The Diamond Age (1996)Neal Stephenson
Chapter 57
In this chapter, Hackworth arrives in Vancouver and receives a mysterious chit from Dr. X containing a matter compiler program and a newly compiled chevaline, a mechanical mount programmed to transport him. He explores the multicultural cityscape of Vancouver, reflects on the movements of the original Young Lady's Illustrated Primer, and communicates with Lord Finkle-McGraw about the Primer's possible current possessor. The chapter ends with Hackworth riding the chevaline, named Kidnapper, which autonomously takes him toward an unknown destination.