tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post5714227387860622668..comments2023-09-29T05:32:04.308-07:00Comments on StrangePegs: The A to Z of Fiction to Reality: Snow Crash, Second Life, and SubmarinesAndrew Leonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-9126275153985424862012-05-04T13:31:45.477-07:002012-05-04T13:31:45.477-07:00Bonnie: Hey, don't worry about lateness! All o...Bonnie: Hey, don't worry about lateness! All of my posts are open to comment at any time.<br /><br />I don't mind tangents as long as they're well written and interesting.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-75689747377619145682012-05-03T12:29:56.831-07:002012-05-03T12:29:56.831-07:00I know this comment is kind of late, but I'm j...I know this comment is kind of late, but I'm just catching up with all the A to Z backlog...<br /><br />Neal Stephenson is one of my favourite authors and Snow Crash was the first workof his that I read. (Kind of a long story how I heard about it on CBC and didn't find it until a few years later in a discount bin, but I won't get into that...)<br /><br />I adore him but some people can't get into his stuff. He is very long-winded and super-geeky. Snow Crash and Cyrptonomicon are two of my all-time favourite novels but I could NOT read The Baroque Cycle. I quite enjoyed The Diamond Age and was ok with Zodiac. I'm actually reading REAMDE right now and quite enjoying it. (Haven't gotten to Anathem yet but it is on the list.)<br /><br />Two things I'd maybe 'warn' you about him is that he will go on at lenght on terribly facinating but completely irrelivant themes at times. Also, he's not good with endings. His books are epicly absorbing to the point that after 900 pages you still want more but then they just kind of stop.<br /><br />Bennywho, based on your other writing on this blog I highly suggest you check him out. Especially Snow Crash and The Diamond Age. Also, YouTube some of his lectures when you have time.Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02408521023378422011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-92053734772846649132012-04-25T10:58:51.306-07:002012-04-25T10:58:51.306-07:00Alex: Yeah, da Vinci imagined SO many things. It w...Alex: Yeah, da Vinci imagined SO many things. It was pretty incredible.<br /><br />S.L.: Hey, I never read it, either. The one big thing this series has done is remind me to read a bunch of stuff I never got around to.<br /><br />Grumpy: Yeah, they did, but it didn't amount to much more than an upside down boat with a pocket of air captured in it. I -think- it sunk, but I don't remember for sure.<br /><br />L.G.: blah blah blah Wales blah blah blah<br />But Google earth is great for that! <br /><br />Golden Eagle: Well, I plan to read it soon. As soon as I can remember to go look for it.<br /><br />Rusty: Well, I haven't read anything by him, so I'm going to start with Snow Crash.<br /><br />S.L.: Thanks! I don't think he gave me the points, yet, so I will check on it. Want to make sure you get your points, too.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-16451169104771825762012-04-23T09:55:09.469-07:002012-04-23T09:55:09.469-07:00I went over and commented. I just said that you...I went over and commented. I just said that you'd sent me...let me know if I needed to do something else for you to get credit.S. L. Hennessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514651403542719387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-18968816130778938362012-04-23T04:12:33.917-07:002012-04-23T04:12:33.917-07:00I haven't read Snow Crash either, although I a...I haven't read Snow Crash either, although I am a HUGE fan of Stephenson. He writes about the most heady books that continue to be published. It's really good stuff.Rusty Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887821877521181811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-10256910649578873862012-04-22T14:52:20.444-07:002012-04-22T14:52:20.444-07:00I've never heard of Snow Crash. But it sounds ...I've never heard of <i>Snow Crash</i>. But it sounds like a truly landmark book!Golden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-66151754016260469332012-04-21T17:09:56.747-07:002012-04-21T17:09:56.747-07:00I know you're not talking to me, but I Haven&#...I know you're not talking to me, but I Haven't heard of Snow Crash before. I'm very familiar with Google Earth, though. I used it extensively for research of Wales...um, before I actually went there. :PLuanne G. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762881276976395955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-32612146917278698922012-04-21T06:51:16.983-07:002012-04-21T06:51:16.983-07:00I thought I heard somewhere they tried to use a su...I thought I heard somewhere they tried to use a submarine way back in the Revolutionary War. The Confederates also had one they tried to use to break the Union blockade, so close to working subs have been around for a while.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-43619240046955102342012-04-21T06:44:43.020-07:002012-04-21T06:44:43.020-07:00I always wanted a submarine as a kid. No one ever ...I always wanted a submarine as a kid. No one ever got me one, but that doesn't mean that dream has ever gone away. One day. And I hate to say this, but I've never read Snow Crash. Yikes. But I will go to the bookstore and rectify that immediately.S. L. Hennessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514651403542719387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-41003406764869663882012-04-21T05:50:03.459-07:002012-04-21T05:50:03.459-07:00So da Vinci imagined the submarine? Wow.So da Vinci imagined the submarine? Wow.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com