Live as if you were digital.
Inspired by The Book of the Dead Man by Marvin Bell


1. About the Hacker and Desire
The hacker does not know where he finds himself.
On one of his morning exploits, he sees writing in a foreign tongue that
reminds him of Russian, but sharper.
The hacker finds himself in The Ukraine, he stares blankly at his green on
black terminal; his window into that much larger than him.
The hacker stands in a river of information.
He finds an open webcam and sees a newborn baby, eyes twinkling in the light of the LCD.
The hacker now sits at the top of a financial empire in the heart of Wall Street.
Now the hacker reads an email about a graphic car crash, picture included.
He is briefly in the memory banks of the people he intrudes on.
The hacker wonders how long he will remember his acquaintances.
An annoying accident finds the hacker at his own server.


2. More About the Hacker and Desire
The hacker has no family, he doesn't need one.
He abuses the follies of man and machine.
The hacker is excited over the idea that his curiosity may be boundless.
He dons a hat of healthy grey.
For the hacker, a simple command can ripple out into the physical world.
To the hacker, the internet is a sticky copper spiderweb.
To the hacker, data is the oil, the blood, the gold.
To the hacker, the transistor is the basic unit of life.
The hacker yearns for dense cityscapes and lively coffee shops.
The hacker thinks of the shoulders he stands on: Alan Turing, Dennis Ritchie, Ada Lovelace, GeoHot, Solo, C0mrade, TeaMp0isoN and wants others on his.
The hacker is proud of his shrouded work.
The hacker has seen technologies come and go just as he has seen people, policies, regimes and parties come and go.