It actually was clear in the item I sent in, but a graph about seeing Neal read a funny chapter called "Wisdom" from near the end of Crypnomicon and that he is on tour through June 6th was cut. Then there was a graph on the FAQ, so it was clear that the he was Stephenson. But it got bunched together and confusing in the editing.
I agree that the faq is interesting, but I also liked the interview given the constraints that Andrew acknowledged. I think it might be easier to interview Stephenson by email. There was an excellent long email interview with him in Microtimes around the time Snowcrash came out. Unfortunately, I don't think it is on the web.
The C-SPAN link goes to someone from concerned women for america (who was after jon). This is the right link. And this is the link to listen to the Rehm show.
Jon mentions that he was on C-SPAN on Monday, March 8. You can listen in real audio. He talks about/. about 28 minutes into the 75 minute segment. C-SPAN says it is archived for a week (though they usually keep it around a bit longer).
He was also on the Diane Rehm show the same day and you can listen to it in real audio. It should be permanently archived.
He got on the well eight years ago and was one of the first journalists to write positively in the mainstream media (in Rolling Stone) about being online. He also was one of the first journalists to include his email address in his stories.
I agree the way the amazon list is calculated is suspect, but so is the NY Times best seller list and the nielson ratings. Anyway, it is up to number 45 right now.
For people who liked the excerpt, Jon wrote some colums for hotwired in July and August of 1997 that are related to the book. The first was about trying to get wired on the mountain. The second is about the importance of water and the third is about coming down from the mountain.
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Davis also had an excellent piece in Feed on Star Wars.
He also write s for the Village Voice.
I agree that the faq is interesting, but I also liked the interview given the constraints that Andrew acknowledged. I think it might be easier to interview Stephenson by email. There was an excellent long email interview with him in Microtimes around the time Snowcrash came out. Unfortunately, I don't think it is on the web.
The C-SPAN link goes to someone from concerned women for america (who was after jon). This is the right link. And this is the link to listen to the Rehm show.
He was also on the Diane Rehm show the same day and you can listen to it in real audio. It should be permanently archived.
- someone who's been online nearly 20 years.
I agree the way the amazon list is calculated is suspect, but so is the NY Times best seller list and the nielson ratings. Anyway, it is up to number 45 right now.
For people who liked the excerpt, Jon wrote some colums for hotwired in July and August of 1997 that are related to the book. The first was about trying to get wired on the mountain. The second is about the importance of water and the third is about coming down from the mountain.