Agree with WhatGravitas and the sense of disappointment and wonder Tauromachy describes. it is a book that articulates how hard this is, that there is no guarantee that these wonderful flash drives we upload our personalities on to are going to happen. Also, Ship’s AI is way more than Siri, and becomes one of the most…

In many ways, though, that is the point of the book. How do you know that we are going to have perfect nanobes and terraforming microchines and digital minds the size of thumbnails?

This book blew up my dreams and I kinda greatful for it.

I can’t keep up!

It is the only book that I still pick up today that contains notes in the margins from my younger drug inspired self that makes me think I might have discovered something.

Neal Stephenson. I’ve read Cryptonomicon eight times now, cover to cover. I’ve also read everything else he’s ever written, most several times, especially Snow Crash. And, I’ve pre-ordered his new book Seveneves, and I’m all a-tingle about its impending release.