Neal Stephenson Tag

Apr 2009

Posted at 08:41h in Digital Working

Just watched an interesting presentation on augmented reality which must be the next big thing that we will all get to have lots of fun with in the next few years.  For those of you who don't know it, the poster child is the GE...

Mar 2009

Posted at 01:36h in Book Reviews

How can everyone not love near future fiction? I've just finished Charles Stross' Halted State which is a great read on a whole host of levels -- from 10 year out science fiction with pervasive high bandwidth wifi, smart location services, vision-enhancing glasses with data...

Jan 2004

Posted at 00:09h in Book Reviews

It is funny when you stumble across a book that immediate grabs you.  I came across Snow Crash staying at a friends in Auckland, picked it up and didn't put it down until it was done. Here's the opening line: The Deliverator belongs to an elite order,...