Just to break the silence of this list and also get through my first post, I am looking for summer reading. I am almost through rereading Gibson's books and ...
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loathsome toad
wgdf2
May 25, 2005 12:13 pm
... "Schismatrix Plus" by Bruce Sterling is a perennial fave with me. I usually also go for Philip K. Dick, J.G. Ballard, Thomas Ligotti (horror writer), Neal...
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thorsten Sideb0ard
tsideb0ard
May 25, 2005 12:28 pm
Not quite sci-fi, but a hella good read recently, was Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace, like this bizarre multi-levelled tome which covers a ...
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Matt Mooney
moondog548
May 25, 2005 1:04 pm
Kevin Kelly's OUT OF CONTROL. It's non-fiction about everything from evolution, ecosystems, economics... its about the nature of networks basically and how...
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David Lowe
caple66wood
May 25, 2005 1:21 pm
Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan Hardboiled Wonderland at the End of the World by Haruki Murakami Scanner Darkly by Philip K Dick ...
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damon888
May 25, 2005 1:50 pm
"City Come A Walkin'" by John Shirley with Foreword by William Gibson. "This surreal masterpiece is one of the most influential precursors to the cyberpunk...
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M. Houmann
houmann@...
May 25, 2005 1:54 pm
I recently found an old copy of Kurt Vonneguts "Breakfast of Champions" under a bed in a room in the Green Tortoise Hostel i Seattle. I started and I simply...
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David Lowe
caple66wood
May 25, 2005 2:04 pm
To me Vonnegut is like a second helping of banana pudding: I enjoy it at first, but by the end of the bowl/book I have a slightly queasy feeling and I wonder...
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Adam Loehmann
the_finn_294
May 25, 2005 2:42 pm
Heavy Weather : Bruce Sterling think cyberpunkish Twister The Big U : Neal Stephenson Boston University towers + student Riots + Genentically engineered...
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M. Houmann
houmann@...
May 25, 2005 5:19 pm
Hmm... I guess that describes the feeling pretty well... I have yet to read more by him; any suggestions? Right now, I'm plowing through "Freaky Deaky" by...
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David Lowe
caple66wood
May 25, 2005 5:27 pm
Slaughterhouse Five is better than most Vonnegut. He witnessed a great war crime -- the firebombing of Dresden -- and his outrage gives his writing conviction...
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Mike Butler
mikyolists
May 26, 2005 1:12 pm
Almost anything by Greg Egan, but especially Permutation City. Also, Ray Kurzweil's The Age of Spiritual Machines. -- Everything is abstract if we know how to...
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Dexter K. Flowers
dkflowers
May 26, 2005 2:40 pm
DOG SOLDIERS, by Robert Stone. Not sci-fi, but a Vietnam novel. However, Stone's style was a big influence on Gibson. ... [Non-text portions of this message...
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plixieus
May 31, 2005 11:32 pm
One of my favorites I reread with frequency is Neil Gaiman. Very surreal, more fantasy than sci-fi. I would suggest neverworld first, then American Gods, and...
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David Lowe
caple66wood
Sep 14, 2005 1:35 am
http://itconversations.com/shows/detail389.html [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Gildor Inglorion
elfiness
Sep 14, 2005 9:59 pm
I have seen the movie, but right now i am halfway through the novel. Before finishing it (thank God it's so short) I want to clear up Wihle Johnny was...
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Bryan K. Borgman (aka...
baileyrecords
Sep 29, 2005 8:07 pm
Hey Everyone! I got an "A"! I know it's been a long while since many of you have heard from me, and for that I'm truly sorry, but I've been up to many fun and...
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Bryan K. Borgman (aka...
baileyrecords
Sep 29, 2005 8:58 pm
MessageThanks James for your support! :) The movie is question is still up in the air so I can't discuss it any further. Sorry. Beware the Gila! - Stratos ...
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television_sky
Mar 7, 2006 2:31 pm
News Item: "DARPA has taken another page from science fiction writer William Gibson's book by creating a neural implant to enable engineers to remotely...
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David Lowe
caple66wood
Mar 7, 2006 4:13 pm
This means that a robot doesn't need to have any toublesome mechanical parts -- just a chip wired into an animal. If the robot needs hands, use a monkey. If...
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David Lowe
caple66wood
Mar 11, 2006 2:29 am
Gibson has posted what I believe is a section from his novel in progress. There's a link from my blog: http://laney5-sb.livejournal.com/ [Non-text portions of...
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David Lowe
caple66wood
Mar 15, 2006 2:27 am
I know this one reads like the 4-1 edition of the Onion , but DARPA is looking at insects: U.S. military plans to make insect cyborgs By SHAUN WATERMAN UPI...
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Bryan K. Borgman (aka...
baileyrecords
Mar 27, 2006 3:10 am
Hello everyone! I have decided to enter the following contest - http://www.tagworld.com/snakesonaplane - to get my music in a major motion picture and I need...
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doublechoccy
Mar 27, 2006 2:33 pm
This is Off-Topic board spam. ... http://www.tagworld.com/snakesonaplane - to get my music in a major motion picture and I need your help! ... consideration...
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Bailey Records
baileyrecords
Mar 28, 2006 1:54 am
... Well I'm sorry you feel that way but #1. I did post "OT" in the subject header indicating it's Off Topic and #2. I've been an active member of this...
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television_sky
Mar 29, 2006 1:43 am
... doublechoccy, Stratos has shared his music here before. We accept that as his contribution to this group. self-promotion maybe but "he has always been...
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Bryan K. Borgman (aka...
baileyrecords
Apr 20, 2006 2:45 am
The "Snakes on a Plane" movie music contest has officially opened and I need your vote! Go here: http://www.tagworld.com/snakesonaplane/sop/soptracks.aspx and...
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Bryan K. Borgman (aka...
baileyrecords
May 12, 2006 2:56 am
That's right folks, Al Sirois at SciFi Weekly has reviewed my Universe87 Campaign Setting Soundtrack and given us a B- ... not the best rating in the world be...
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Dakota
dmoncrief@...
May 13, 2006 4:42 am
I know this is a William Gibson group but I think it's worth mentioning that A Scanner Darkly is comming out soon, as a movie. There is not enough "classic...
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television_sky
May 13, 2006 10:46 am
if you have posted a message and it has not appeared, it may be stuck waiting for approval only wintermute can do that i have tried to contact him please be...
