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jacquesm • yesterday at 8:09 PM • 5 replies • view on HN

Indeed.

Another one that comes to mind constantly is 'The Peripheral'.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Peripheral_(novel)

I'm pretty sure Gibson has a wormhole with a lens attached stashed away somewhere.


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huhtenberg • yesterday at 9:33 PM

Bah, remember Neuromancer - an AI hiring humans to work around its restrictions?

That too is not far off now.

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ChuckMcM • yesterday at 8:47 PM

I suspect "The Jackpot is almost here" wouldn't be as cheery though :-)

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decidu0us9034 • yesterday at 10:12 PM

didn't the poorer 2/3rds of humanity die in that one?

aaron695 • yesterday at 11:46 PM

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nephihaha • yesterday at 9:18 PM

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