yes, somehow i hadn’t read this yet, so i went out and got the audiobook of it. i’m really psyched with the audiobook, because i end up having time either over lunch or while on public transport to listen to things. so i just finished reading/listening to the tipping point:
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probably a lot of readers of my blog have also read neal stephenson’s “snow crash”
of course, working in virtual worlds, this is basically mandatory for us. but what’s interesting to me is that the concept i see from it more and more is not so much the metaverse, but the ability to buy citizenship in different countries.
consider this - as a citizen, you are automatically a customer of your country’s government. you pay for government services via your taxes. and more and more, with countries having more liberal, or even aggressive immigration policies, you can feel like a consumer. for instance, i saw ads saying “hey singaporean, immigrate to new zealand”. that’s openly soliciting business. mind you, i don’t feel that bad about that. i certainly don’t always feel that i get the value-for-money that i’m looking for. anyway, just an interesting thought for me…
i finished overclocked by cory doctorow last weekend. here’s sme thoughts on it:
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so i just finished inkdeath, and here are my assorted thoughts on it. Continue reading »
so i just finished reading “sounding smart at parties”, just for fun. Continue reading »
i’m on a bit of a philip k. dick streak lately. i may even pick up one or two more after these, but i just finished reading “the man in the high castle” Continue reading »
i just finished reading philip k dick’s “the minority report.” Continue reading »
i just finished reading orson scott card’s book “ender in exile” Continue reading »
i just finished reading david meerman scott’s book “world wide rave.” Continue reading »
i finally read a version of the kalevala. i’m a bit ashamed, since i should have read this years ago. and i wimped out and read a re-write version in modern language. this is the version i read: Continue reading »
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