Two contrasting scifi reads.<\/p>\n
Rainbows End<\/strong><\/p>\n Summary<\/strong>: Vernor Vinge does Neal Stephenson circa the Diamond Age. A novel of the future in which a former master poet, Richard Gu, reemerges after being cured of Alzheimers mixed in with a techno-political thriller. Vinge tries imaging a future in which augmented related plays a large role, and does so with some considerable insight into the tools (wearables) that will allow this. Also the spelling in the title is intentional.<\/p>\n Rating<\/strong>: If you like Stephenson, definite recommend. It has some YA elements, read it for the tech.<\/p>\n Perion Synthetics<\/strong><\/p>\n Summary<\/strong>: The story of a company bent on building ultimate robots, synthetics, as it’s founder lies dying because he won’t accept the technology of another major company that could cure him. A world in which people were devices to broadcast their life to feeds which big corporations battle to dominate.<\/p>\n Rating<\/strong>: To me this read like an action flick plus some pretty routine “what happens when robots pass the Turing test” stuff. Not my personal cup of tea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Two contrasting scifi reads. Rainbows End Summary: Vernor Vinge does Neal Stephenson circa the Diamond Age. A novel of the future in which a former master poet, Richard Gu, reemerges after being cured of Alzheimers mixed in with a techno-political thriller. Vinge tries imaging a future in which augmented related plays a large role, and … <\/p>\n