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  • Re: Vernor Vinge's "Rainbows End" was prophetic.

    From Michael F. Stemper@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, March 07, 2026 16:51:08
    On 28/01/2026 12.32, Scott Dorsey wrote:
    Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> wrote:

    Still, at least the process actually makes sense. The one used in the
    book reduces entire libraries to floating bits of paper that it scans
    and then reconnects to reproduce the books it came from.

    It's like the standard test for rabies, where they take your brain out,
    put it in a blender, and then use a tagging agent to detect virus proteins.

    I seem to recall that the mice wanted to use a similar technique to
    read the question from Dent's brain towards the end of HHGttG.

    --
    Michael F. Stemper
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