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Title: Cryptonomicon
Post by: funkedup on July 15, 2003, 06:11:03 PM

Read it.

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Post by: Sandman on July 15, 2003, 06:25:26 PM

Ditto.

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Post by: funkedup on July 15, 2003, 06:27:10 PM

Imperative, not declarative.  :)

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Post by: Furious on July 15, 2003, 06:40:33 PM

Quicksilver in September.

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Post by: Raubvogel on July 15, 2003, 08:15:23 PM

John has a long mustache.

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Post by: funkedup on July 15, 2003, 11:54:24 PM

It's a novel Raubtard.  :)

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Post by: Chairboy on July 16, 2003, 12:05:33 AM

Excellent read.

Also, Zodiak.

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Post by: -dead- on July 16, 2003, 01:41:32 AM

And Interface - which makes you wonder about Dubya.

And Snow Crash - although it's a bit weaker - if only because the hero/protaganist is called Hiro Protaganist. :D

Big U is quite funny too - though I never went to a US college so I can't comment on how satirical it is.

The Diamond Age is pretty good for those who enjoy Alan Moore and his verging-on-unhealthy obsession with Victoriana, and also like Big Billy Gibson's cybertechfetish.

Neal Stephenson is good.

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Post by: funkedup on July 16, 2003, 01:50:06 AM

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And Interface - which makes you wonder about Dubya.

He never had a stroke did he?  :)

I guess I like Cryptonomicon the most because of the WW2 stuff.  Stephenson is obviously a military history nerd among other things.  He didn't miss too many details.

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Post by: Mathman on July 16, 2003, 02:21:17 AM

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It's a novel Raubtard.  :)

That's where you made your mistake Funky.  Rub is not one of the literate people like Rip.

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Post by: -dead- on July 16, 2003, 02:22:02 AM

Noo no stroke - but he did do that disappearing act way back when and, apparently, god tells him to do stuff. ;) Just kidding: Dubya didn't win enough votes and is too lousy an off-the-cuff speaker to be a contender. He might make it as Mr Scatflinger, though :D

Stephenson seems to know a lot about all sorts of stuff - but the most important bit is that he writes it well - it's engaging and believable.

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Post by: straffo on July 16, 2003, 02:38:15 AM

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It's a novel Raubtard.  :)

a novel in 2 volumes ?
are you speaking of Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson ?

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Post by: Engine on July 16, 2003, 03:23:18 AM

Kickass book.

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Post by: JimBear on July 16, 2003, 09:41:23 AM

I liked Snow Crash even if  it felt  unfinished.

Cryptonomicon is a classic though.

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Post by: gofaster on July 16, 2003, 09:50:05 AM

"Atlas Shrugged"

My company's mantra:
"Who is John Galt?"