tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-257559067333970126.post7351104329990344427..comments2024-03-23T14:48:31.480-07:00Comments on Strange at Ecbatan: Birthday Review: A Deepness in the Sky, by Vernor VingeRich Hortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07659613066689174738noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-257559067333970126.post-9792238716002717672020-11-26T21:24:36.548-08:002020-11-26T21:24:36.548-08:00I only first read Deepness in summer of 2015 but e...I only first read Deepness in summer of 2015 but ever since it's given me so much and even changed my life quite a lot. I've re-read it every spring since and every time it provides you with new inspiration.<br /><br />Reading about programmer-archaeologists and their endless war with age-old computer systems inspired me to switch my major over to Information Systems and I never looked back. It's become a real issue since and became the topic of my thesis as well. Not to mention all the other mind-boggling ideas from sociology to park ecology.<br /><br />Discussing those concepts with Vinge would be a conversation of a lifetime.johnnoreply@blogger.com