From: Damien Sullivan (phoenix@ugcs.caltech.edu)
Date: Sat Apr 26 2003 - 13:38:11 MDT
On Sat, Apr 26, 2003 at 08:06:12PM +0200, Anders Sandberg wrote:
> > Egan seems to be "whaddayamean I can't write past the Singularity? Sure I
> > can, watch me!"
>
> I just re-read _Reasons to be Cheerful_ and _Luminious_ over breakfast.
> Wonderful stuff. While I like Egan's postsingularity ideas, he really shines
> when he takes a single idea and takes it all the way. Especially the first
Yeah, he's the modern Clarke/Asimov/Niven in the "modern science -> short
story" genre, I think. Complete with cardboard characters. :)
> short story should really be required reading for everyone to get them
> thinking about their motivations and why they have them.
Or "Mister Volition". "Luminous" itself I think I don't like so much; I'm not
as impressed by his pushing physics beyond the frontier. I mean, nice
imagination, but then what? His exploiting neuropsych, now that's hot
stuff... "Learning to be Me" is another big one.
-xx- Damien X-)
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