Alpha (the better twitter) on app.net, 1 year post-death, is like this (xkcd: Undocumented Feature by Randall Munroe, used with permission):
I’ve read we have 1,200 active members now.
One day I’ll write a post about life in a highly transient technology environment and what this might mean. Maybe I’ll just quote Vernor Vinge.
An apt comparison.
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ReplyDeleteAlso, I love that most people on ADN also blog, which means I can remain connected to your ideas via RSS even post-real-death of ADN...
Hi Nitin. Vinge is a top flight science fiction writer. He also writes about the Singularity (viz Wikipedia)
DeleteAh! I think I've seen some of his work (not read it though). Good reminder that there's some awesome SciFi out there that I've not dipped my toes in... :)
ReplyDeleteAh! I think I've seen some of his work (not read it though). Good reminder that there's some awesome SciFi out there that I've not dipped my toes in... :)
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