[UA] Telemancy

[Allen Smith]

On Jun 1,  8:43pm, Antonio Rodriguez wrote:
> > There's an odd bit in Neal Stephenson's "Cryptonomicon" where one
> > character talks about "representations" - our "mental image" of a
> > person built up by telecommunications - vs the actual person. I can't
> > recall the details, but it might have some bearing on Telemancy.
> >
> > Actually, Cryptonomicon should be read by any cryptomancer or
> > infomancer players...

Vernor Vinge's True Names is also one of interest - both the original
story (in _True Names and Other Dangers_) and the later nonfiction
book of the same name. Timothy C. May's Cyphernomicon may be of
interest also; see http://www.oberlin.edu/~brchkind/cyphernomicon/.

> I've been waiting for it to come out in paperback, though if it's
> recommended that heartily, I just might have to purchase the hardcover and
> eat ramen for a couple of weeks. . .

According to amazon.com, the paperback is available now - it came out
in May.

> Ah, the life of a grad student. . .

I know the feeling.

> Anyone think they could come up with an archetype for that?

Heh. Not really...

	-Allen

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Allen Smith				easmith at beatrice.rutgers.edu
	

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