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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...veterans of the science Center night scene, it can only mean that the T'ai Chi Guy was at it again...

Author: By Richard Chiang, | Title: FOR THE MOMENT | 3/3/1994 | See Source »

...ai Chi Guy, as he is affectionately dubbed by nocturnal HUSC users, is "H". Gim, a night guard who mans the graveyard shift once week. When he's not asking you to sign in your name and ID number, he can be found gliding effortlessly across the floor, exhibiting his expertise in the graceful art of T'ai...

Author: By Richard Chiang, | Title: FOR THE MOMENT | 3/3/1994 | See Source »

...ai Chi Guy, as Gim is affectionately dubbed by computer science majors, joined the Harvard security department two years ago. A Korean immigrant to the United States in 1968, Gim has since been doing "odd jobs". Aside from that, Gim was wary about divulging his personal history. "I'm a very private person," he said. "Besides, I'm not very interesting...

Author: By Richard Chiang, | Title: FOR THE MOMENT | 3/3/1994 | See Source »

...first learned about the martial art from a close friend at MIT twelve years ago. Fascinated by its power and grace, he joined the Gin Soon T'ai Chi Club in Boston, where he practices his technique under the instruction of Master Gin-Soon Chu. Master Chu was a student of the famous Grandmaster Yang Shou-chung, the world leader of the Yang School of T'ai...

Author: By Richard Chiang, | Title: FOR THE MOMENT | 3/3/1994 | See Source »

...grafted to her eye sockets and retractable razor blades implanted in her fingers. They are hired by a mysterious employer who offers to fix Case's damaged nerves so he can once again enter cyberspace -- a term Gibson invented. Soon Case discovers that he is actually working for an AI (artificial intelligence) named Wintermute, who is trying to get around the restrictions placed on AIs by the TURING POLICE to keep the computers under control. "What's important to me," says Gibson, "is that Neuromancer is about the present...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cyberpunk! | 2/8/1993 | See Source »

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