RE: Cryptonomicon and Extropians

From: Rafal Smigrodzki (rms2g@virginia.edu)
Date: Sun Dec 29 2002 - 14:49:10 MST


Charlie Stross wrote:
> 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.)
>
### By these standards I am still a newbie, since my first contact with ExI
was in 1999.

Rafal



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