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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2009-02-12 12:13 pm
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A personal jet-pack for the 21st century

Shorter John Siracusa: e-books' coming domination of publishing is inevitable, do you hear me? Inevitable!

Nicked from Charles Stross, who pretty much would have to be more positive about e-books than I am.
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[identity profile] beamjockey.livejournal.com 2009-02-12 07:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Is there any actuarial science fiction?

I dimly recall a Superman newspaper strip in which the villain stole life expectancy from his victims.

[identity profile] pauldrye.livejournal.com 2009-02-12 08:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Heinlein's "Life Line"?

[identity profile] tomscud.livejournal.com 2009-02-12 08:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Also, "Divided by Infinity", Robert Charles Wilson (I think).

[identity profile] chrysostom476.livejournal.com 2009-02-12 08:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, Heinlein's "Life-Line," pretty much.
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[identity profile] beamjockey.livejournal.com 2009-02-12 08:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Of course!
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