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Sneak Preview Of Vernor Vinge's Next Book
orac2 writes "The current issue of IEEE Spectrum Magazine is running a special report titled Sensor Nation, about the technology and social issues involved with the rising tide of ubiquitous surveillance and analysis. One of the articles is a short story by Vernor Vinge about what kind of future we could end up living in, titled Synthetic Serendipity. The story is actually adapted from the book Vinge is currently working on, called Rainbows End (and for the grammar nazis, that's right, there's no apostrophe at the end of 'Rainbows.') ObPlug: I'll be talking at The 5th HOPE in New York on Saturday at 4pm in Area B, and I'll bring along a few issues for any interested slashdotters."
It's the spelling nazi that will get you in the rear. SNEAK, not SNEEK.
We trust you have learned your lesson this time, no? Just be grateful that the "Lose, not Loose" guy is out of town.
---- El diablo esta en mis pantalones! Mire, mire!
... its spelled "grammer nazi's"
I'm scared of numbers that can't be written as a fraction. It's an irrational fear.
They saw that? *covers privates*
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I - I took the one the bus load of girls just went down.
. . . called Rainbows End (and for the grammar nazis, that's right, there's no apostrophe at the end of 'Rainbows.')
That should be "Nazi", not "nazi".
Sincerely,
A capitalization Nazi.
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SERENITY NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Deanna: "I sense... a feeling of smugness. Perhaps the parent poster is proud of himself, or confident in his assertions."
dinner: it's what's for beer
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