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I love the references to the Memex in Stross's Laundry Files series.
by cushychicken 7y ago
I love the references to the Memex in Stross's Laundry Files series.
- hprotagonist 7y ago“you mean he actually built one?!” “unlike you, mr. howard, i’m concerned about Van Eck interference”
- cushychicken 7y agoI love that interaction. Angleton is a prick, but also an excellent teacher.
- arethuza 7y agoI believe the series has been optioned for film/TV so we might get to see a Memex being used on screen by Angleton. Mind you - that does the raise the alarming question of what Teapot would look like....
- cushychicken 7y agoDidn't know that but I'm very excited about it!
- noir_lord 7y agoIf you like the Laundry Files there is another series of books with a similar premise and setup but slightly more towards the dark humour side of things called Oddjobs. If you have a kindle prime sub they are included.
- cushychicken 7y agoI will absolutely look at that. Thank you!
- noir_lord 7y agoThey are great, same authors also did the Clovenhoof series. Premise of that one is Satan gets sacked so they toss him out and he ends up living in a flat in a converted house in Birmingham getting up to all sorts of mischief. Beautifully written and very very funny. Somewhere between Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett style humour.