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Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: BillGill <tonisdad215@gmail.com> Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.written Subject: Re: Five SF Books Set in the Future... of 2020 Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 08:03:31 -0500 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 24 Message-ID: <vcej32$2jqm$1@dont-email.me> References: <vcc656$ipb$1@panix2.panix.com> <vcd9hq$3ost2$1@dont-email.me> <vcdovi$3usn4$2@dont-email.me> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 15:03:30 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="a56e2a7d225bc15de84e10deef1cb5bd"; logging-data="85846"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18ZRz1DhmnejvFe4f8tO+3dDdm/hJQ0jAc=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:+6M65Hp6KEgGpKUbhSe2RGqXKeY= Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: <vcdovi$3usn4$2@dont-email.me> Bytes: 1937 On 9/18/2024 12:37 AM, Titus G wrote: > On 18/09/24 13:14, BCFD 36 wrote: >> On 9/17/24 08:10, James Nicoll wrote: >>> Five SF Books Set in the Future… of 2020 >>> >>> How did science fiction imagine the world of the 2020s? Let's >>> look at some of the more entertaining predictions and speculations... >>> >>> https://reactormag.com/five-sf-books-set-in-the-future-of-2020/ >> >> Not a one. >> > > One. I enjoyed Stross' Halting State but did not enjoy Rule 34, (Halting > State 2). I think I just didn't like the writing style and can't > remember the plot nor content despite reading James' outline but I think > that their smart phones were chips in their heads. And now the chips in the head would be a problem, because how would you upgrade to the new and better chip every couple of years? And how would you incorporate a camera? Bill