Definitely fun to read.This book uses a great technique called Scenario Story Telling - taking a plausible idea, and creating an entire community / society around it, including key personas. This technique is sometimes used in business planning.Here, the author takes and builds a scenario of "Wha...
I actually read the combined Atopia series. Blue Skies is the first vignette. I'm torn about the rating because I think that some people will really love this and others will hate it. If you are interested in contemplating how "cyberspace" and distributed consciousness might affect humans, you...
I actually enjoyed this novel, despite the poor reviews it sometimes gets.The research was definitely there (though sometimes a bit too heavy handed with the info dumps and as-you-know-Bobs). The preface was pretty decent, though I do feel like the ending was a bit too Deus-Ex-Machina, too pat. Q...
This book follows different mysterious tragedies occurring in a libertarian techno-utopia.I loved it!It mostly explores the positive impact of some high-tech developments and how society functions in a libertarian seastead.It is not the 'everything is perfect' style utopia of old, nor is it a dys...
The first half of the book was enthralling as it explores complex issues in an overly digitalized future. Mather's writing style engages readers to explores the the issues surrounding virtual realities, copies of memories, and of a society stuck in an endless loop of overflow of information. Howe...
