I think it's easy to misunderstand your point, but after I re-read your post I agree - Stephenson is about as tech-savvy a fiction author you're liable to find,

I think it's easy to misunderstand your point, but after I re-read your post I agree - Stephenson is about as tech-savvy a fiction author you're liable to find, but the fact that this project looks so poorly done makes you question how much he was actually involved.