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58 sats \ 12 replies \ @k00b 17 Jun \ on: Cryptonomicon "email" bitcoin

I tried, twice, to get into that one. Someday I'll give it another shot.

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109 sats \ 4 replies \ @unboiled 17 Jun

Did you read the Baroque Cycle?

While Stephenson wrote those books later as a prequel series to Cryptonomicon, I started there and it made me appreciate Cryptonomicon even more as I was already invested in several of the main characters' ancestry and their stories.
Also helped by the Baroque Cycle stories being super entertaining by themselves.

But if you don't like his style of storytelling, I doubt you'll enjoy those.

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37 sats \ 0 replies \ @crrdlx OP 21h

I haven't even heard about Baroque Cycle. Guess I have homework now. I kept seeing Snowcrash and Stephenson's name pop up so I finally read that one. Then figured Cryptonomicon would be next. Now more.

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79 sats \ 2 replies \ @k00b 17 Jun

I loved Snow Crash and Diamond Age. I got halfway through Anathem - no grip for me for some reason.

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131 sats \ 1 reply \ @unboiled 17 Jun

Don't think I've read Anathem yet... Goes onto the list.

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79 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 17 Jun

A friend, much better read than me, says it's their favorite Stephenson book. I think they've read them all.

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111 sats \ 4 replies \ @siggy47 17 Jun

Embarrassing story. I have a kindle that is so old Amazon stopped supporting it. I don't remember this, but back in 2016 I bought the book and got 15% through it before quitting. I just discovered this two weeks ago.

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37 sats \ 3 replies \ @unboiled 17 Jun
a kindle that is so old Amazon stopped supporting it

Same here (old paperwhite.)

But I jailbroke mine a while ago and downloaded the books the moment they announced they'd disable that option, then converted them to epubs.

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43 sats \ 2 replies \ @siggy47 17 Jun

Smart move. I didn't do that. I decided I'm going back to real books.

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37 sats \ 1 reply \ @unboiled 17 Jun
I decided I'm going back to real books.

That is the ultimate chad move.

I only still lean on my aging kindle because we're nomads and books can't compete on weight.

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43 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 17 Jun

I'm only 50-50 now too for the same reason. Can't beat the convenience of e books.

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126 sats \ 0 replies \ @Scoresby 17 Jun

It's been sitting on my shelf for six months now. This will be my second attempt, when I get around to it.

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26 sats \ 0 replies \ @crrdlx OP 21h

It's long, but I'm enjoying it...WWII enigma u-boat talk, cryptography talk. Easy tone and fast reading helps move through it.

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