Warren Ellis

Terraform

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Meet the junkies of the future—wired in, hooked on sleep, and chasing ever-elusive lucid dreams.
Warren Ellis
1.21.16
Motherboard Blog

The Crapjects Are Already Here, They're Just Not Evenly Distributed

As a game system, Google Glass has much more of a weird promise. Imagine groups of gamers re-enacting famous civil disturbances on city streets.
Warren Ellis
2.25.13
Good Morning, Sinners... with Warren Ellis

The Inexorable Rise of the Crapjects

There is a world to come where Google Glasses will exist as a popular game platform. These will turn out to be just popular enough to ensure that Google Glass never gets to be useful and will never be able to give you a good look at the real world.
Warren Ellis
2.25.13
Motherboard Blog

Losing My Wi-Fi Is Like Going Deaf

Warren Ellis
2.12.13
Good Morning, Sinners... with Warren Ellis

Losing My Internet Connection Is Like Going Deaf

How a guy in a hotel room watching porn cut me off from the future.
Warren Ellis
2.11.13
Motherboard Blog

My Bloody Valentine, Bowie, and the URL of Things to Come

I recently received an email from a friend that went something like, "My dad's got a new record out today, and he could really use your support to help get the word out." I get emails like that quite often. The difference here was that this friend of...
Warren Ellis
2.4.13
Good Morning, Sinners... with Warren Ellis

My Bloody Valentine, Bowie, and the URL of Things to Come

A few weeks back I received an email from a friend that went something like "My dad's got a new record out today, and he could really use your support to help get the word out." I get emails like that quite often. The difference here was that this...
Warren Ellis
2.4.13
Motherboard Blog

I'm Sick of Waiting for Space Travel to Happen

Where's my castle on Mars?
Warren Ellis
1.29.13
Good Morning, Sinners... with Warren Ellis

I'm Sick of Waiting for Space Travel, Give Me a Castle on Mars

There may well be microbial life forms on Mars, yes. We may be polluting a pristine alien environment. But I say that, if they're there, let them fight for it. Let them go to war with the mighty water bears of Earth. I don't care any more. Space...
Warren Ellis
1.28.13
Motherboard Blog

Droning On About Gun Control

I propose banning in America all firearms except those attached to a drone. I'm not infringing the American right to bear arms. I am qualifying it.
Warren Ellis
1.14.13
Good Morning, Sinners... with Warren Ellis

I Can Fix Gun Control in America with Drones

I propose the banning in America of all firearms except those attached to a drone. I'm not infringing the American right to bear arms. I am qualifying it. Because the only thing that stops a bad guy with a drone is a good guy with a drone.
Warren Ellis
1.14.13
Motherboard Blog

The Inevitable Crapness of 2013

An Internet Of Things is in fact a wonderful idea. A world where devices report, learn, remember and aid. But it's also a world spawning a desperate "entrepreneurial" class born of stern austerity and sociopolitical upheaval.
Warren Ellis
1.7.13
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