tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147219.post7439129521885594954..comments2024-03-11T07:26:04.670-05:00Comments on Posthuman Blues: Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11074004681516756703noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147219.post-51492482323880184002007-12-24T07:50:00.000-06:002007-12-24T07:50:00.000-06:00Mac-Charlie's prose in most of his work has that s...Mac-<BR/><BR/>Charlie's prose in most of his work has that satirical, humorous and insightful quality. He has a good grasp on the human condition.<BR/><BR/>Of course you already know this. I envy you people who can write great fiction, or any other form of art.<BR/><BR/>I'm still trying to recover my muse. She got buried pretty good when I was in the Marines.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147219.post-48897884052899878362007-12-24T00:54:00.000-06:002007-12-24T00:54:00.000-06:00Dad--I've read "Singularity Sky," which I thought ...Dad--<BR/><BR/>I've read "Singularity Sky," which I thought was refreshingly funny and astute.Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074004681516756703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147219.post-86915219681926707962007-12-23T18:34:00.000-06:002007-12-23T18:34:00.000-06:00Great read. Fast paced. Not for a novice though, o...Great read. Fast paced. Not for a novice though, one definitely needs some idea what a technological singularity is.<BR/><BR/>Imagine swallowing a handful of "bennies" and chasing them down with espresso.<BR/><BR/>Good shit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147219.post-5446077421804618122007-12-22T22:02:00.000-06:002007-12-22T22:02:00.000-06:00I *still* haven't read "Accelerando." But I'm mor...I *still* haven't read "Accelerando." But I'm more intrigued every time I hear about it!Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074004681516756703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147219.post-87391090502536433052007-12-22T21:37:00.000-06:002007-12-22T21:37:00.000-06:00In Charlie Stross' Accelerando, the first uploaded...In Charlie Stross' <I>Accelerando</I>, the first uploaded creatures were lobsters. In the VR environment, they bootstrapped themselves to sentience and hitched a ride on an interplanetary probe.<BR/><BR/>Prophecy maybe?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com