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HN sounds very similar to the FFF forum in Gibson's pattern recognition novel. And I mean it in a good way. Also, if it's not on Hacker News, then it's not news
by zabana 9y ago
HN sounds very similar to the FFF forum in Gibson's pattern recognition novel. And I mean it in a good way. Also, if it's not on Hacker News, then it's not news.
- chippy 9y agoThe FFF forum, to me, was similar to the Unfiction Forums - which was very active at the time the book was released, and both dealt with mysteries and puzzles of online phenomena - with found footage (for FFF) & Alternate Reality Games (Unfiction). ARG players knew they were playing a game, but there is also a game and excitement about finding out whether an online mystery is actually a game or not.