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There's a little throwaway thing in the book (or maybe it was in the prequel) that I always liked, re understanding human tendencies. They're still using Unix t
by Nition 7mo ago
There's a little throwaway thing in the book (or maybe it was in the prequel) that I always liked, re understanding human tendencies. They're still using Unix time, starting in Jan 1st 1970, but given that their culture is so space-travel-focused they assume the early humans set it to coincide with man's first trip to the moon.
- duskwuff 7mo agoThat's from the prequel, A Deepness in the Sky. (Which is also excellent.)
- hinkley 7mo agoDeepness in the Sky is probably the first Sci Fi alien I read who didn't feel like a human wearing an alien suit. Fantasy sometimes does this better but usually with specific tropes.
- aerique 7mo agoIf you liked that and you haven't read it yet, give "Dragon's Egg" by Robert L. Forward a read.