Comments on: Neuromancer http://nerdacumen.com/neuromancer/2009/01/30/ Interpreting the Nerd Universe. Sat, 05 Nov 2011 13:14:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: The ethics of the future | Nerd Acumen http://nerdacumen.com/neuromancer/2009/01/30/comment-page-1/#comment-420 The ethics of the future | Nerd Acumen Wed, 01 Jun 2011 04:30:37 +0000 http://nerdacumen.com/?p=211#comment-420 [...] predicted.  Sure, even I am guilty of accusing Google of becoming the predecessor of SkyNet in my Neuromancer review, but then there’s merely interesting speculation and then there’s more [...] [...] predicted.  Sure, even I am guilty of accusing Google of becoming the predecessor of SkyNet in my Neuromancer review, but then there’s merely interesting speculation and then there’s more [...]

]]> By: cigar reviews http://nerdacumen.com/neuromancer/2009/01/30/comment-page-1/#comment-382 cigar reviews Thu, 27 Jan 2011 10:27:00 +0000 http://nerdacumen.com/?p=211#comment-382 (I am announcing now that if someone messes up the inevitable film version of u201cNeuromanceru201d I will personally invest in pitchforks. ... (I am announcing now that if someone messes up the inevitable film version of u201cNeuromanceru201d I will personally invest in pitchforks. …

]]> By: Matthew Stringer http://nerdacumen.com/neuromancer/2009/01/30/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Matthew Stringer Tue, 03 Feb 2009 11:00:17 +0000 http://nerdacumen.com/?p=211#comment-76 My direct feelings about the book? I was never sold, never convinced of any of the characters motivations. Sure, each had a surly past, especially Corto, but I just didn't believe anyone was doing anything other than for the sake of it. Molly suddenly sleeps with Case right after meeting him? Ashpool wants to commit suicide as soon as he wakes up from cryo? The only believable character in the whole book was Wintermute, and that's... actually, profound, considering Wintermute's a computer. haha! My direct feelings about the book? I was never sold, never convinced of any of the characters motivations. Sure, each had a surly past, especially Corto, but I just didn’t believe anyone was doing anything other than for the sake of it. Molly suddenly sleeps with Case right after meeting him? Ashpool wants to commit suicide as soon as he wakes up from cryo? The only believable character in the whole book was Wintermute, and that’s… actually, profound, considering Wintermute’s a computer.

haha!

]]> By: Meg http://nerdacumen.com/neuromancer/2009/01/30/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Meg Tue, 03 Feb 2009 05:38:16 +0000 http://nerdacumen.com/?p=211#comment-75 Matt, you may want to look at Ross or Michael's review to see how they reference the book title and author at the beginning of their review. I found your review highly entertaining, your summary of the story, characters and the AIs was compelling and comparing the AIs in the book with the Internet was inspired and intriguing. I have not looked at it that way and I must admit I still have a hard time seeing Folding@Home as anything other than benign. All that I missed was a sense of your direct feelings about the book, remember book reviews are personal. I'm not sure that came through. Matt, you may want to look at Ross or Michael’s review to see how they reference the book title and author at the beginning of their review.

I found your review highly entertaining, your summary of the story, characters and the AIs was compelling and comparing the AIs in the book with the Internet was inspired and intriguing. I have not looked at it that way and I must admit I still have a hard time seeing Folding@Home as anything other than benign.

All that I missed was a sense of your direct feelings about the book, remember book reviews are personal. I’m not sure that came through.

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