I was about to celebrate another year of survival when I read about Ursula Le Guin’s passing. I have read her works since early adulthood starting at 17 with “Left Hand of Darkness.” It was a heady time. I had just arrived in my new country from Germany and was trying to adjust and survive. But her book and later “Dhalgren” by Samuel Delany (discovered on a grocery store bookshelf !) in 1975 opened new vistas. I had been reading Science Fiction all my life. But then I became more deeply receptive to the thoughts and concepts. I have been a reader since then and have entertained the thought and desire to write myself.
I should note that this is being posted way late due to clogged MacJournal pipes (author error.) I have been reading a lot of ULK’s non-fiction. More on that RSN,.
Dude, you broke the future – a talk by Charlie Stross
Charlie Stross gave a talk at the 34th Chaos Communication Congress in Leipzig, December 2017. It puts our current history into a larger context. It includes a fresh view of AI as it has been with us for centuries in the form of corporations!
A real eye opener worth reading! Dude, you broke the future!
You can also watch the talk on youtube.
After the Silence Stops (aka hstriepe.com) 