Did you read Neal Stephenson's "Diamond Age"?

Whenever I think about the idea of a digital transmission, I find myself drawn back to the nanotech computer/book/personal-teacher that was the central object of the story.

Did you read that book? You know the book and software I'm talking about?

Basically, I'm suggesting something like educational software. With a healthy helping of game software thrown in the mix.

You were talking about something like that for e.com, weren't you?

 

Re: Did you read Neal Stephenson's "Diamond Age"?

I wasn’t able to get into the book. But yes, that was the idea for E.com. Another riff, perhaps, is on The Glass Bead Game. And while I know the idea of “capturing” and “callibrating” darshan is a long-shot, I still like the metaphor.

I’m going to close down this board and re-open a rebounding or ChiBounding pod instead because right now that’s more of my unique focus on an actual-real-time technology of change. But I’ve saved a copy of the discussion so far, so if when I craete the new board it gets wiped, we can reclaim the limited bit of discussion you, I, and Jeff Mishlove have had to date.

– Jordan

Re: Did you read Neal Stephenson's "Diamond Age"?

Yeah, I figured you were thinking about something like that, or you would have been generating more content. ;-}

You never did really appreciate Stephenson. Which I never really understood. But I never really enjoyed Millman, for example. Different strokes…

Re: Did you read Neal Stephenson's "Diamond Age"?

Well, I liked SnowCrash a whole bunch. In fact, it’s one of my all-time favorite sci-fi novels. But the truth is, Neal’s plotlines are too complex for my discursive mind. I like things simpler, more straightforward.