The difference between the words judgement and discernment struck me again as I was reading an article the other day, though I'm still trying to understand it. Judgment places the subject in question in a hierarchy, which could be good, say, if the hierarchy is based within a system of good/bad that works, like the theoretical court system (?). But discernment might be more useful on a personal level, to distinguish differences between subjects and have definition, without placing blame or assigning necessarily positive/negative connotations right off the bat. Or, as the article mentioned, on an even closer level, discernment can help one distinguish one's I from other identities without constantly placing them in a hierarchy, which causes its own issues.

-Idoru by William Gibson. From the guru of cyberpunk (as per Zach's description), it's a subtle, but biting satire/exploration of the nature of celebrity. Chock full of little interesting skiffy ideas, and embellished with humor, Gibson uses his usual back-and-forth play of multiple storylines to keep the tension and interest up. The ending seemed something of a riddle, though, which I'm not sure had an answer within the novel.

-pi10k - makes music out of pi; a few chords turned out to be kind of eeriepretty