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Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
Would it change your tumescence level to hear that the 2004 and 2012 Transits of Venus play a minor part in Thomas Pynchon's next novel? They say it will be his most encyclopedic work to date --- over 256 MB, all ASCII text --- covering everything from sly jokes about the Lewinsky scandal to the coming Age of Robot Overlords. It's slated for a Fall 2240 release.
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Speaking of tomes, I just started Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson on the theory that I should read this before I attempt the Baroque Cycle. The 1100 pages are a bit daunting, but I'm giving it a go. I think I was on page 44 when I fell asleep last night.
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"In the olden days before the internet, you'd take this sort of person for a ride out into the woods and shoot them, as Darwin intended, before he could spawn."--Will the Vampire People Leave the Lobby? pg 79
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