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[tinyjo]

I've been reading Nialls posts about Accelerando and have come to an important realisation. These are stories I am not interested in. They're not stories about people and that's what I'm interested in. Telling stories which tells me something about people.

In a not entirely unrelated note, I re-watched A Few Good Men last night and noticed for the first time that it was written by Aaron Sorkin (the writer of the West Wing). Which, although unknown, was entirely unsurprising. The passion of the characters, the clear treatment of moral issues, acknowledging the ambiguities, and above all the rhetoric. It should have been obvious.

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[liv]

I've read the first few stories of Accelerando. I had similar reservations to you when the series was described to me; like you, I'm interested in stories about people, not stories about technology! But I found the Accelerando stories surprisingly enjoyable. Which doesn't necessarily mean you'll love them, but I think it's worth reading, at least the first story (which very much works as a standalone and is also short) and see if you can see what's amazing about it.