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What a few decades in construction when it's supposed to last for multiple millennia? The society of the Long Now probably even considers it an advantage, in so
by WJW 6y ago
What a few decades in construction when it's supposed to last for multiple millennia? The society of the Long Now probably even considers it an advantage, in some sort of symbolic way. Most cathedrals are also built for eternity and some take centuries to complete.
- arethuza 6y agoThere are probably too many distraction from the outside world - best to build a wall round the area and let those within focus on their work. Perhaps there could be gates in the wall that open at suitable time periods...
- WJW 6y agoMaybe have concentric rings with gates that open at 1, 10, 100 and 1000 year intervals to keep things simple?
- alasdair_ 6y agoI never managed to finish that one. Worth it in the end?
- drxzcl 6y agoOnly if you like Stephenson Endings.
- alasdair_ 6y agoI liked Snow Crash, Diamond Age, Cryptonomicon, Interface, Zodiak and even REAMDE and The Big U and cobweb (to an extent). I never finished the Baroque cycle though, despite buying the first book in hardback in day one. I also never quite finished Dodge in Hell either but probably will some day.
- michaelt 6y agoI think it's one of Stephenson's better books. But if you've reached the sixfold voco about 2/5ths of the way in and you're still not enjoying it, it might not be your thing.
- arethuza 6y agoI don't think the rings of the maths were concentric - didn't each one have their own separate gate - the tenners gate led directly outside the walls, not into the unary math?
- Animats 6y agoCathedrals are built by organizations with a track record of continuity. The Long Now foundation may run down before their clock gets finished.