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Economics 2.0 from Accelerando here we come.
by ateesdalejr 9y ago
Economics 2.0 from Accelerando here we come.
- zengid 9y agoSo your comment was very interesting in that it kicked off a 30 minute wiki investigation into that book and other sci-fi novels. I'm currently finishing 2312 from Kim Stanley Robinson and he uses the term Accelerando, so that piqued my interest for searching [0]. Haven't read any Stross, but it looks interesting! [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accelerando#Title https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accelerando#Title
- AndrewDucker 9y agoIt's exceptionally good.
- doubleplusgood 9y agoHis Laundry Files are excellent as well.
- blacksmith_tb 9y agoI politely disagree - they are funny, in a wink-wink, nudge-nudge sort of way (if you've read your Lovecraft), but pale compared to his 'harder' SF (like Accelrando, Singularity Sky, Glasshouse). That said, I do much prefer the Laundry Files stories to The Merchant Princes, but I have a low tolerance for Urban Fantasy...
- mr_overalls 9y agoHis blog also contains regular fascinating commentary on world events, future economics, runaway AI, sci fi world-building, and the various difficulties associated with predicting the future. Charlie is an under-appreciated polymath, honestly. http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/ http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/
- Chris2048 9y agoWait, is "lobsters" inspiration for the HN rival of the same name?..
- ateesdalejr 9y agoI'm not sure. It may just be a lucky name-snipe.