It’s only natural that if you wish to present yourself as a well-read person, a certain degree of complete bullshit is required. There’s no shame in lying about what you’ve read. There’s only shame in getting caught. Then you look like a doofus, and an illiterate one at that... How to lie about books.
posted by Artw
on May 28, 2009 -
73 comments
Every culture can be kind of defined by what they drink in order to avoid dying of diarrhea. In China it's tea. In Africa it's milk or animal blood. In Europe it was wine and beer. Salon talks with Neal Stephenson.
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posted by xmutex
on Apr 21, 2004 -
9 comments
Where in the world is Neal Stephenson? The Web page of Neal Stephenson, author of
Cryptonomicon, Snow Crash, The Diamond Age, etc., explains how busy he is writing his new book. (
Quicksilver, according to this old interview.) The site's fabulously cranky, and a refreshing alternative to marketing sites for artists and authors, but no further explanation is forthcoming.
posted by krewson
on Feb 14, 2002 -
42 comments
Those who have read Neal Stephenson's
Cryptonomicon may know about
Counterpane They're the company that Neal consulted about the crypto in the book, including the now famous solitaire code.
posted by tdecius
on Oct 9, 1999 -
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