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calle calle@cashu.me 2 years ago
The genesis of a mind bootstrapped from mere software described in this book is incredible. I've never read such an impressive stream of consciousness before. Diasporal by Greg Egan image

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calle calle@cashu.me 2 years ago
it's so intense, the fact that it's even remotely approachable by brains makes my head spin. read chapter 1
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L lifeloveliberty@iris.to 2 years ago
I went through the same feelings reading Thursday Next. How some minds can be so creative and complicated? Moreover, how people can grasp such twists? Where are those people? Why aren't they around me?πŸ˜…
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Pre pre@dalliance.net 2 years ago
Yes, I remember my jaw actually dropping while reading the birth of the orphan on the bus years ago. Brilliant.
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waxwing 1 year ago
It's my favourite of his maybe tied with permutation city. But not actually because of orphanogenesis. The story as a whole has such an incredible scope.
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calle calle@cashu.me 1 year ago
You're actually the reason I've started reading Greg Egan. You've recommended permutation city and that's where it started. Incredible book.
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protozoan numbness 1 year ago
Incredible book. Also be sure to read his book Axiomatic, a collection of short stories.
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Johnathan Corgan 1 year ago
One of my all time faves. He also puts a lot of his shorter stuff online for free.
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calle calle@cashu.me 1 year ago
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The genesis of a mind bootstrapped from mere software described in this book is incredible. I've never read such an impressive stream of consciousness before. Diasporal by Greg Egan image
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Kush 1 year ago
Will give this a read
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