Some Remarks
Essays and Other Writing
by Neal Stephenson · first published 2012
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Fantastic article of course. This has been republished in Stephenson's book Some Remarks [1], which also includes a bunch of his other non-fiction (as well as a couple fiction short stories). Highly recommended. [1] http://www.amazon.com/Some-Remarks-Essays-Other-Writing/dp/B...
on “Mother Earth Mother Board (1996)” ↗A classic. This is reprinted in Stephenson's book Some Remarks, which also has some other essays and stories (all quite a bit shorter than this though). Worth checking out if you like Stephenson.
on “Mother Earth Mother Board (1996)” ↗Probably the most articulate and persuasive piece analyzing treadmill desks is Neal Stephenson's "Arsebestos" in his book of various essays Some Remarks. If this is a link to said essay I wouldn't know, the server is crushed...
on “Notes on 416 Days of Treadmill Desk Usage” ↗Neal Stephenson has a great perspective on this is his book Some Remarks.
on “Is it the “New York Review of Each Other’s Books”?” ↗"Why is the world so troubled right now?" also reminds me of Neal Stephenson's comments in Some Remarks and "Turn On, Tune In, Veg Out" (http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/17/opinion/17stephenson.html?): Scientists and technologists have the same uneasy status in our society as the Jedi in the Galactic Republic.…
on “Why is the world so troubled right now? Rejection of modernity and technology” ↗I bought "Some Remarks" by Neal Stephenson just to give this story to someone.
on “U.S. and China wage war beneath the waves – over internet cables” ↗