Message #3070

From: Vasily Vladimirovich Vylkov <vasily@gatech.edu>
Subject: Re: [MC4D] Snowcrash and Permutation City
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2015 00:23:27 -0800

Unbelievably, it just took me two (2) separate readings of the introductory
verses in the preface of "Permutation City":

"Into a mute crypt, I
Can’t pity our time
Turn amity poetic
Ciao, tiny trumpet!
…" etc.

before my brain went "Aha, I see what you did there" (anagrams ==
permutations).

( >__<)

Thank you for the link!

On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 5:10 PM, Melinda Green melinda@superliminal.com
[4D_Cubing] <4D_Cubing@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

>
>
> Hello Vasily,
>
> Snowcrash’s metaverse was the inspiration for Second Life which I helped
> develop for a couple of years.
> I felt it was amateurishly written but it described a concept that still
> resonates loudly. A related work that I recommend much more is Greg Egan’s
> "Permutation City". The writing quality is also not terribly good but the
> concepts that he works with are quite well grounded in science. It’s out of
> print but you can find copies through Amazon and others. Greg generously
> made a PDF version
> <http://vvstepa.wheelnt.ru/FTP_root/Books%20&%20Articles/Greg%20Egan/Greg%20Egan%20-%20PERMUTATION%20CITY.pdf>
> freely available.
>
> -Melinda
>
> On 2/5/2015 7:05 PM, Vasily Vladimirovich Vylkov vasily@gatech.edu
> [4D_Cubing] wrote:
>
> Youshi, welcome to the group and sorry nobody replied to your first post!
>
> How did you solve the 4x4x4x4, were the algorithms & parity issues
> similar to the 3-dimensional 4x4x4? Congratulations!
>
> P.S. What is your favourite Vernor Vinge? (I started with "Rainbows
> End" and then read his short story "True Names" which was incredibly
> visionary. Then "Fire Upon the Deep" & "Deepness in the Sky" but not yet
> the 3rd part. Also need to read "Peace War" hmmm… you’ve given me a
> serious sci-fi craving.)
>
> If you liked Vinge’s Rainbows End, I hope you read William Gibson’s
> "Neuromancer", and Neal Stephenson’s "Snow Crash" – both cult classics now.
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