Re: evolved viruses / sci-fi
Eliezer S. Yudkowsky (sentience@pobox.com)
Tue, 16 Sep 1997 15:48:10 -0500
> Just a PS on this note: this type of conflict (state-enforced
> biomedical rules) is discussed in Bruce Sterling's book "Holy
> Fire". Interesting book- can anyone recommend to me some similiar
> stuff (non-Gibson/non-Sterling/non-Stephenson please)? Any kind
> of sci-fi regarding the social implications of the period leading
> up to a singularity?
We are now *in* the period leading up to a Singularity.
I suggest the U.S. Census.
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