alliteration, athleticism, advanced thought, caffeinated minds, crunchiness, electric vehicles, electronic music, high performance computing, industrial design, materials (from cloth to composites), organic foods, posthumanism, pushing the limit in general, rational philosophies, running (short - middle distance), solid state ionics, staying 10 steps ahead of the proverbial 'game', stealing your data, sustainable ecology and architecture, timeless style, typography, vegetarianism, vintage Mossimo shirts
Athletic vegetarians, venture capitalists, and anyone with aesthetic sense / style.
Absolutely cutting-edge: +One, 7 Hurtz, Aardvarck, Abfahrt Hinwil, Adam Johnson, AFX, Alex Cortex, Anders Ilar, Andrew Chalk, Antoni Frankowski, Apparat, Arovane, Arve Henriksen, Auburn Lull, Autechre, Benge, Bit Meddler, Bitstream, Black Dog Productions, Blue States, Boards of Canada, Bola, Boy Robot, Brian Eno, Caribou (formerly Manitoba), Casino Versus Japan, Cepia, Christian Kleine, CiM, Claro Intelecto, Codec Scoville, Crunch, Cube Juice, Datathief, Denzel & Huhn, Deru, Dribs, Dynamo / Erosion (aka the utterly confusing 'Various Artists'), Esem, EU, Ezekiel Honig, Faune, Fennesz, Fizzarum, Four Tet, Funckarma, Future Beat Alliance, GAS, Gescom, Gimmik, Global Communication, Govinda, Gridlock, Harold Budd, Helios / Goldmund, Innerstance.Beatbox, Isan, Jega, Jimmy Edgar, Julien Neto, Kelpe, Kraftwerk, Lackluster, L'usine [ICL], Lexaunculpt, Loess, Lucky + Easy, Machine Drum, Mahogany, Manual / Limp, Markant, Marumari, Milieu, Modern Institute, Monolake, Morgan Geist / Metro Area, Mr. Projectile, Murcof, Nautilis, Nick Rappacioli, Peel Seamus, Phonem, Phortran, Photophob, Pliiant, Prefuse 73, Proem, Pub, Pulseprogramming, Quench, Rachel's, The Remote Viewer, Richard Devine, Robin Judge, Royksopp, Schneider TM, Scientific American, Seis Tormentas, Signer, SND, Solvent, Stendec, Team Doyobi, TEAMSHADETEk, Telefon Tel Aviv, Theorem, Thievery Corporation, Tim Story, Ulrich Schnauss, Vendor Refill, Vessel, Vladislav Delay / Uusitalo, While, Wisp, Yasume, Yunx, [Michael] Zorn
specifically: OldBoy, Sympathy for Lady Vengeance, Camille Claudel, The Sand Pebbles, Good Will Hunting, Gattaca, Solaris, Lost In Translation, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Cool Hand Luke, The Game, Grosse Point Blank, Trois Couleurs: Blue
Not interested.
Confessions of an Economic Hitman (John Perkins)
Logic, Sets, and Functions (Bonevac, Asher, and Koons)
B.F. Skinner
Ludwig Von Mises
Ayn Rand
Gore Vidal
my textbooks, and all manga by Nihei Tsutomu and Hiroaki Samura
Paul Graham, Ayn Rand, Henry Rollins, Richard Hamming, and Russian boxers.