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Fascinating. Reminds me of the Neal Stephenson novel, Anathem, in which academic enclaves exist for the purpose of safeguarding knowledge for the long haul and
by samfriedman 7y ago
Fascinating. Reminds me of the Neal Stephenson novel, Anathem, in which academic enclaves exist for the purpose of safeguarding knowledge for the long haul and against external calamities.
- _emacsomancer_ 7y agohttp://longnow.org/events/02008/sep/09/anathem-book-launch/ http://longnow.org/events/02008/sep/09/anathem-book-launch/
- privong 7y agoNeal Stephenson has been involved with Long Now and the 10,000 year clock since 1999 and that involvement led to Anathem: https://www.nealstephenson.com/anathem.html https://www.nealstephenson.com/anathem.html
- bitwize 7y agoThe Long Now project was an inspiration for Anathem.