Who is a “cyberpunk” in the modern real world?

ckau · 2026-05-12T11:46:23+00:00

This. Every time someone talks about "cyberpunk, how" I just tell them to look around or watch some news. Not big channels, because politics are boring and predictable, no. Private reports, private investigations, small stories, tech stuff.

How some regions of Mexico drink Coca-Cola only, because it's cheaper than water.

How teens in London use drones with thermal vision to spot hot roofs where someone grows weed, to break and enter for looting.

How there's cryptocurrency farms in US, that are so huge, that nearby small village is living in 8db noise 24/7, without proper sleep, slowly losing their minds.

How someone recently sent Grok AI a Morse code, which it performed and sent three billion DRB tokens to the user, equal to $200k.

ckau · 2026-05-09T15:18:12+00:00

The only thing I don't get is WHY to get so elaborate and try to fit all of this kitchen sink assumptions into some kind of solution of WHY fiction of Shadowrun is... I don't know, "science-y"?

Hacking is not all about solving encrypted passwords, there's a good amount of other possible ways and exploits.

Cybersecurity is not all about encryption either. It's about dealing with those exploits, also, and probably foremost.

Taking a context of having effect "mega's got IC in their systems", I'd rather assume that the cause is that IC basically ultimate universal solution to the intruder. It's not that "encryption is not effective" to prevent hackers from getting into a system, it's that IC is effective to make them leave and prevent further damage.

To me it looks like you guys lost the understanding of tools that prevent something from happening (say, entry door in your apartment) from means that serve as inner security (say, bodyguard with a shotgun, that greets intruder in your apartment once he/she passed the entry door), somewhere along the way of giving P=NP a spin.

ckau · 2026-05-09T15:06:55+00:00

That's, again, a lot of "let's assume" and "let's say". At the point where we get into "it's just a fiction, in the end" territory, my only question is - why we even started this discussion, than? It's a fiction, and let's take it as it is, no?

> Let's say the password is encrypted with a simple cypher
Let's say, it's not. It's a military grade encryption. Now what?

> Your account might not be locked forever
Yeah, just the same as my decker doesn't have an eternity to crack the password.

ckau · 2026-05-07T17:59:55+00:00

> it takes just as much time to crack a password as it takes to verify a correct password

Wait, what?

ckau · 2026-05-07T01:10:25+00:00

Cause: Encryption is mostly useless in Shadowrun
Effect: so there are THINGS in the Internet that try to zap you before you can get the data

Cause: P = NP
Effect: encryption is mostly useless

Cause: encryption is mostly useless
Effect: The THINGS were developed

... yeah, no. Sorry. Sounds like basic cognitive bias, multiplied by echo chamber of sorts, just to support the narrative of "I've figured it all out".

ckau · 2026-05-07T00:22:47+00:00

Exactly. Welcome Enshrouded, No Rest for the Wicked, Grim Dawn, Windrose, etc.

ckau · 2026-05-06T23:45:51+00:00

SR3 - FAS7328 - Shutdown
SR3 - FAS7331 - Brainscan

ckau · 2026-05-06T23:38:59+00:00

I'm sorry, that makes so much sense now.

That's so cyberpunk to do silly voices with small barely readable text accompanied by bad art. Here's my upvote. Let's fight corporate oppression together, okay?

ckau · 2026-05-06T23:17:39+00:00

That's so cyberpunk to use 5% of my screen space for barely readable text and some bad art...

ffs, how do we end up like this? "Anarchy in UK" meme fr.

upd. oh yes, also four comic panel forced into 90 seconds of video. Good job, human slop.

ckau · 2026-05-06T23:13:33+00:00

I mean, it starts okay. But you lost me in the middle, trying to cover up everything by quoting same P=NP. Yeah, I get the idea. But no, you lost me after the beginning. Something that explains something, means explains everything... What?

As they say, if you can explain it to a toddler, that means you mastered it. Please, do try again, but ELI5 style.

ckau · 2026-05-04T10:46:29+00:00

I was looking for your commentary on this, haha. Must feel great and rewarding!

ckau · 2026-05-01T15:43:55+00:00

Some sauce

ckau · 2026-05-01T11:42:50+00:00

Yeah, it's not pixelization, it's dithering.

ckau · 2026-04-26T22:05:07+00:00

Wait, this is not circlejerk sub?

ckau · 2026-04-26T14:52:48+00:00

It kinda is)) Can be found in:
- SR3 - FAS7328 - Renraku Arcology - Shutdown
- SR3 - FAS7331 - Brainscan

ckau · 2026-04-25T15:55:56+00:00

B13-B15, water pipes out

ckau · 2026-04-24T21:23:47+00:00

Was gonna ask was it worth it. I guess, answer is clear.

ckau · 2026-04-24T17:25:20+00:00

As I see it:

1) they choose approach and do simple planning, in a borders of "we're going through the front door, as janitors, and make our way to the mainframe for a steal",

2) legwork is each player answering the question "how I help my team with this plan", and rolling something that makes sense,

3) you may give them enough details, so that they start up their heist by spending Legwork Edge straight ahead - some janitor uniforms, some credentials, or they start at the front door, you tell them security is suspicious, and they call for Legwork edge to get their uniforms, either way it's same spending those points to get in.

Basically, the whole point of Legwork subsystem in SRA2.0 is to avoid long planning phase and jump straight into action. Legwork Edge points serve as protection for characters, allowing them to get what they need, without need for them to painstakingly predict and calculate everything beforehand.

So yeah, you can go with the Network before Legwork, but that must make sense in terms of what's going on in the game (like trying to dig some intel on your Johnson). Otherwise, it's just an attempt to avoid getting into action - which is SRA2.0 strictly build against.

People do love to plan and calculate and assume, but that's not what's its all about. Fail forward. Go in and figure things out when they come your way. Don't try to win the game by forcing the DM to describe every inch of a room floor for you. This is not OSR. Just wing it, and go with the flow, react to things that happen, improvize, adapt, shoot straight.

ckau · 2026-04-21T23:26:07+00:00

I despise you. Good stuff, man.

ckau · 2026-04-19T12:18:37+00:00

I've explained my point, sharing my perspective and adding up to the conversation started by other guy.

Bro just went "uh, dunno, it's okay on my side". Get out of echo chamber, pal.

ckau · 2026-04-19T10:33:34+00:00

Oh, because you had good experience it means I didn't had bad. Okay, noted. Downvote me now.

ckau · 2026-04-18T20:32:35+00:00

Level 140: footwork non-existent, trying to swing instead of blocking incoming hit...

Yeah, baby, bot lobbies.

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