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In Vernor Vinge's novel A Deepness in the Sky, there is a line (which Google can't seem to find) something like this: "Any ubiquitous network on which local nod
by MaysonL 18y ago
In Vernor Vinge's novel A Deepness in the Sky, there is a line (which Google can't seem to find) something like this: "Any ubiquitous network on which local nodes are compelled to run government code inevitably devolves into tyranny." It sounds like a very dangerous slippery slope to start down.
- pasbesoin 18y agoI remain surprised that Vinge does not appear -- to my limited knowledge -- to get the same attention that some other SF masters do. His works are excellent, particularly "A Fire Upon the Deep" and "A Deepness in the Sky".
- lyesit 18y agoIs this the passage that you were referring to? http://books.google.com/books?id=-t2y0JJ1ZYQC&dq=A+Deepness+in+the+Sky&pg=PP1&ots=2Mt77h7E8k&sig=IAFh3D4-8NLrtgxOamiw-mML_lk&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=4&ct=result#PPA108,M1 http://books.google.com/books?id=-t2y0JJ1ZYQC&dq=A+Deepn...