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> Permutation City I haven't read that book since the early 90's but it dealt with ideas that have really stuck in my mind.
by GeekyBear 6y ago
> Permutation City
I haven't read that book since the early 90's but it dealt with ideas that have really stuck in my mind.
- croissants 6y agoThe main detail I remember from that book is that credit card companies would track whoever you dined with at a restaurant and then serve you ads featuring computer-generated people who resembled those people to manipulate you into trust. Pretty ahead of its time for 1994!
- GeekyBear 6y agoAt the time, using computational chemistry to simulate an entire living, evolving life form was just a mind blowing idea.