Re: Cryptonomicon and Extropians

From: Charlie Stross (charlie@antipope.org)
Date: Sun Dec 29 2002 - 06:38:07 MST


On Sat, Dec 28, 2002 at 09:57:34PM -0500, Rafal Smigrodzki wrote:
>
> I finished reading the "Cryptonomicon" today. An excellent book. Stephenson
> claims it is not in the least a roman a clef but repeated references to a
> group called "Eutropians" make me think otherwise. Are there any prominent
> Extropians who wear black cowboy hats, and are deep into crypto?

You're new around here, aren't you? ;-)

(At least, you don't remember the good old days when Tim May was a
regular around here. Back before about 1994, IIRC.)

-- Charlie



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