Lee Hauser·Oct 29The Thirty-eighth Book of 2026: Polostan, by Neal StephensonStarted 10/18/26, finished 10/23/26A response icon1
Derek Cressman·Aug 21How Neil Stephenson’s Seveneves Explains Elon MuskIf you’re looking to understand, or rationalize, Elon Musk’s bizarre obsession with establishing human colonies on Mars, pick up Neal…
Richard Boyd·May 19When the Game Stops: Epic, AI, and the new sentient game characters who may soon be born.On March 24, 2026, Tim Sweeney sent a memo to his company that began with a sentence nobody in Cary, North Carolina wanted to read: “Today…A response icon1
Joe Kendall·Apr 27Terminal Shock by Neal Stephenson Book ReviewI have been avoiding Neal Stephenson ever since I read his book Cryptonomicon. There was nothing in particular bad about that book that I…
