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Re: Science Fiction (was Re: Transit Time to Mars)
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lugnet.off-topic.geek
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Thu, 16 Dec 1999 22:09:25 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Matthew Miller writes:
> Ben Olmstead/BEM <bem@mad.scientist.com> wrote:
> > Neal Stephenson: Either _Snow Crash_ or _The Diamond Age_. These two
> > are my favorite books _ever_, so don't knock 'em. ;-)
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> Have you read The Big U?
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> Matthew Miller ---> mattdm@mattdm.org
> Quotes 'R' Us ---> http://quotes-r-us.org/
Anyone read Ursula K. LeGuin? My favorite is "The Lathe of Heaven". All her
books make me kind of paranoid. Probably because of how she integrtates
religion so seamlessly. But then, religious ideas do tend to hit you in a
certain spot more than others. (Some religions, anyway. Others just make you
feel guilty, unworthy, or subserviant to a God unknown.)
As for Stephenson, I like "The Diamond Age" more, simply because it deals with
particle manipulation or digitization (though this happens on a greater-than-
binary level in his novel). This brings the digital age back to a more
clockwork-l;ike level, like in the old days when computers were nothing more
than gears and dials powered by kinetic energy, as opposed to electrical (much
more efficient).
Mike
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