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From: BillGill <tonisdad215@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Five SF Books Set in the Future... of 2020
Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2024 08:12:42 -0500
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On 9/19/2024 12:37 AM, Titus G wrote:
> On 19/09/24 01:03, BillGill wrote:
>> 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?
> 
> It was copyright in 2011 so 2020 wasn't that far in the future anyway.
> I can't answer because I don't know if that issue was raised. In some of
> Alastair Reynolds' novels there are neural implants which are
> programmable or altered by remote means without a physical interface
> such as Bluetooth.
> 
But every few years the new features won't run on the original
chip set.  And they still are going to have a problem with
incorporating a camera.  Well, I suppose they could hack into
your visual cortex and record that.

Bill