Neal Stephenson has a new book out. Its an essay he wrote in January called "In the Beginning Was the Command Line." I've only had time to read a small portion...
Britt A. Green
europa@xxxxxxxx.xxxx
Dec 7, 1999 12:48 pm
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I've also just finished reading Cryptonomicon and I find I'm still confused about alot of things! It took me a while to get thru it, as I can only spare time...
ItsDave Alright
dferg@...
Apr 15, 2000 12:48 pm
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Well I'm happy to get a posting from y'all. I haven't read Cryptonomicon yet, it's on my list of musts but it's so biiiiig. I've read all of his previous works...
Josef Cohen
ybycoh@...
Apr 20, 2000 6:19 pm
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I read the two messages from april so I thought I'd reply. As for other good cyber punk writers. There are very few. Gibson's new one - All Tomorrow's...
John Magee
jemagee1@...
May 4, 2000 4:15 pm
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I kinda had the same feeling, that there wasn't a real clear story, I thought the 1rst story was particularly weak, I didn't even get that it was part of a...
Josef Cohen
ybycoh@...
May 7, 2000 6:10 pm
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The only book that I liked in the trilogy was Idorou. Something I've noticed about Gibson versus Stephenson is that Stephenson is much more accessible, i.e. I...
John Magee
jemagee1@...
May 7, 2000 11:59 pm
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Re: [snowcrash] Re: Gibson's last trilogyDo you have any idea how long any movie based on Snowcrash would be that even attempts to render the story intact, I...
Josef Cohen
ybycoh@...
May 8, 2000 5:25 am
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Yes I know johhny mnemonic was based on a short story. It was terrible. The short story, I've read it, is vague, only about 3 pages, and doesn't make sense as...
John Magee
jemagee1@...
May 8, 2000 5:51 am
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I'm waking up, being in BK, GMT+7hours, I can't comment on a sci-fi channel et al, as that is one of those N. American luxuries, so I don't know wot they did...
Josef Cohen
ybycoh@...
May 8, 2000 6:38 am
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So' I just finished cryptonomicon for the second time - starting diamond age again. I went to the store, went down the cereal aisle - and grabbed captain ...
John Magee
jemagee1@...
May 11, 2000 12:39 am
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heh heh. if my husband wouldn't pitch a fit, i'd do the same... <<snip>> I went to the store, went down the cereal aisle - and grabbed captain crunch ;-)...
Emily Page
mlep@...
May 11, 2000 1:36 am
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hey who cares what you husband thinks We all know that women wear the pants in relatoinship - just go shaftoe on his ass ;-) Pull out a big kris, he'll let...
John Magee
jemagee1@...
May 11, 2000 5:06 am
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I've had a thought. Snow Crash would make a great flick, almost Matrix like in it's possibilities. But the Metaverse needs a different representation. I've...
T1 Email
jemagee1@...
May 17, 2000 11:19 pm
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Hello?? Is anybody out there?...
T1 Email
jemagee1@...
May 24, 2000 8:53 pm
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http://www.campchaos.com/cartoons/napsterbad/napsterbad_56k.swf Boycott Metallica enemy of the net...
Josef Cohen
ybycoh@...
May 25, 2000 8:04 am
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I wonder the same meself....anyway Hey! ... From: T1 Email Hello?? Is anybody out there?...
Josef Cohen
ybycoh@...
May 25, 2000 8:18 am
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... Yup, there is. Lets hear some discussion out there! Dave PS Possible topic: What could have been left out of the Cryptonomicon book and you would not have...
David Ferguson
dferg@...
May 25, 2000 3:39 pm
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I hate to say this, i really do, b/c it's cheesy. While part of cryptonomicon is the data haven, the code breaking, the gold, the intrigue, which is all very...
T1 Email
jemagee1@...
May 25, 2000 4:00 pm
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The topic says it all. I have diamond age and cryptonimicon in hard back. I want snow crash in hard back. Anywhere out ther ehave it or know where i can get it...
John Magee
jemagee1@...
May 29, 2000 9:54 pm
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I just read some posts on sci-fi.com search for stephenson They news bites, but the gist of the bites is that while stephenson will be writing more books...
John Magee
jemagee1@...
May 29, 2000 9:56 pm
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... What is this assasination theory of yours?...
David Ferguson
dferg@...
Jun 1, 2000 2:04 pm
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You want to know my assassination theory? The dentist is a crafty bastard with ties to a very cut throat mob, the bobolos. The dentist wants to control...
T1 Email
jemagee1@...
Jun 1, 2000 3:00 pm
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A real quick note (to pull myself out of lurking mode) on what I heard on NPR yesterday morning... For those of you who have read his most recent fiction...
da5id@...
Jun 7, 2000 11:07 pm
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Sorry to bother you But this is one of the sweetest funniest things i've seen on the web check it out http://www.send4fun.com/resign.htm...
jemagee1@...
Jun 15, 2000 2:57 pm
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Ok I reread Cryptonimicon, no problem, "zipped" through it if you can ever zip through a book that's almost 1000 pages long. Now I'm rereading the diamond age,...
John Magee
jemagee1@...
Jul 7, 2000 3:14 pm
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Hi, I was happy to find this group since there is surprisingly little about Stephenson on the Web. I really can't say which of his books is my favorite because...
marcus@...
Jul 21, 2000 1:22 am
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sorry marcus this list doesn't function much. I actually discovered recently that diamond age is my least favorite neal book of the 3 cyber books. It is just...
John Magee
jemagee1@...
Jul 21, 2000 2:16 am
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My husband finally finished the book (yay.. someone to talk with about it...) [book = _Snowcrash_] And he had a question. What ever happened to Raven's...
Emily Page
mlep@...
Jul 21, 2000 2:51 am
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Well Neal tends to leave open ended things in his book, it kind of bugs me that they don't really end, and i would have thought the nuke went off when the...
John Magee
jemagee1@...
Jul 21, 2000 3:01 am
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Re: [snowcrash] What happened to the Nuclear Bomb?All I could think of was that Rife wouldn't let Raven take the nuke on the helicopter... and that Raven must...
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