Neal Stephenson News, Pictures & Buzz

33 candidates to contest, including two Green Party, one Independent  Searchlight Newspaper

ET Football: Zone Previews: A look at 26 games from throughout East Texas  Longview News-Journal

Neal, Shirley Dean (LaFayette)  The Chattanoogan

Peter Thiel Book Recommendations  Market Realist

WKCTC DEAN'S LIST - SPRING 2020 | News | paducahsun.com  Paducah Sun

Smith, Claude Samuel  The Chattanoogan

Novara GeoSolutions is Now CHA Integrated Solutions | News  WFMZ Allentown

In Memoriam: David Lenson | Office of News & Media Relations  UMass News and Media Relations

Babbage - The Metaverse is coming—computer-generated virtual worlds are going mainstream | Podcasts  The Economist

Sports Betting, Competitive Entertainment, and "The Metaverse"  Sports Illustrated

Blue Origin has the world’s coolest job opening  The Hustle

11 of the best sci-fi books that transport you to another world  New Scientist News

Nick Soman of Decent Inc. in Austin shares his story  Austin Business Journal

The Metaverse is coming  The Economist

A novelist’s vision of the virtual world has inspired an industry  The Economist

Computer-generated realities are becoming ubiquitous  The Economist

25 Underrated Books to Add to Your Shelves, According to Avid Readers  POPSUGAR

These tiny tattoos change color when you need to put on sunscreen  Fast Company

Magic Leap tried to create an alternate reality. Its founder was already in one  Fortune

David French’s New Book Arguing That the U.S. Will Break Apart Is Too Optimistic  Slate

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Can anyone give me a detailed summary of The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson? Thank you!

I am wondering why the metaverse is more important to hackers than business people? What obvious advantages do hackers have over the average business class? How is this relative to their ability to cope with real life and live within the law. I have read the first 20 chapters where these answers can be found and I either cant find them or I missed them. Either way I need help maybe chapters these can be found in atleast? Help if you can thank you!

I'm trying to get into Neal Stephenson. I love sci-fi and I'm a huge fan of cyber punk and speculative fiction. Which book should I read first? I think I want to hold off on the Baroque Cycle as it is a pretty big time investment with all 3 books. I do plan on reading them eventually but I would rather read one of his stand-alone novels first to get a feel for his writing style. I don't know which book to read first. I've heard that Cryptonomicon is incredibly popular with his fans. The Diamond Age won the Hugo and Locus awards and is highly acclaimed, would this be the best place to start? I've also heard great things about Anathem and Snow Crash. Which book would be the best introduction to his body of work? Thanks!

I typically read science fiction / historical fiction / "might be someday in the not too distant future" fiction. I'm wondering if anyone who knows Stephenson and Gibson could recommend another author who's work is similar to theirs. Thanks much.