Comments on: Read about trash-hackers… for free

By: Overgrownasian

Overgrownasian — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:49:45 +0000

Forgot the book I was reading when I went out of town this last weekend, and decided that since I could download it for free I wasn’t out anything. Now I am considering either purchasing a copy for myself or for donation. Anyone who reads Hack a Day will understand the message of this book.

By: Nick Caiello

Nick Caiello — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:10:29 +0000

Just ordered it from Amazon and I gotta say I am pretty excited to read this one.

By: Caleb Kraft

Caleb Kraft — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:06:28 +0000

@giveaphuk,
oh yeah, those are great. I read those ages ago. Wetware was an interesting experience. I was pretty young and only vaguely aware of fetish.

By: giveaphuk

giveaphuk — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:11:04 +0000

what about Rudy Rucker – ‘hardware’ ‘software’ ‘wetware’ ‘freeware’ ??.. some of the best sci’fi/cyberpunk lit. i’ve read in ages.. as good as k.dick!, if not better, for being really tweaked.

By: Spadefinger

Spadefinger — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:48:45 +0000

I liked Snow Crash to a point, but it lost me somewhere along the way to the end. William Gibson sometimes has the same effect for me, but Neuromancer was one of my all time favorites. I have never heard of this author, but I’m willing to download it and give it a shot. The intro on the download page would have been enough incentive for me. Thanks for the tip.

By: required

required — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:34:03 +0000

more good authors:
neal asher,
charles stross,
ian banks,
jeff noon,
greg egan,
…

By: tj

tj — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:32:38 +0000

Hobo type stuff gets troll bombed every time on the new wave hack sites. Either trolled or frivolously criticized. It’s the suburban mentality.

By: kevin lura

kevin lura — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:33:07 +0000

Cory Doctorow is great. Cant wait for some time to read this.

Makes me want a kindle even more.

By: Mike Szczys

Mike Szczys — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:58:31 +0000

@phillips321: He says he will post fan conversions… why don’t you read the book out loud and send it to him?

By: phillips321

phillips321 — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:51:08 +0000

Meh, i never have time to read books. An audio book would be much appreciated though!

By: Mike Szczys

Mike Szczys — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:38:53 +0000

@Caleb Kraft: Speaking of William Gibson, I just finished the first book I've read by him: Neuromancer... delightful! I'm a big fan of the SciFi that just expects you to pick up on what is being talked about, rather than explaining.

By: wifigod

wifigod — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:26:28 +0000

@shazzner

It’s in .txt and .mobi format, which are both supported by Kindle. Perhaps you didn’t scroll down far enough?

@Hiroe

Just for giggles, I must point out your incorrect usage of YOUR. Also, if you were trying to be cute with your name, Hiro is spelled w/o an e at the end. Perhaps its just a coincidence.

By: shazzner

shazzner — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:29:16 +0000

I’m going to see if they can’t put a kindle version up.

By: Caleb Kraft

Caleb Kraft — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:49:03 +0000

Snow Crash was great, though it can seem a bit pulpy now that the cyberpunk genre has been so saturated. Diamond Age, the sort of sequel kills off the cyberpunk theme while maintaining the techno future genre. I would highly recommend diamond age.

Also, any Phillip K. Dick and William Gibson.

By: Jeremy C

Jeremy C — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:32:01 +0000

@will

Haha, wow, never read it, but that’s a pretty bold statement. Apparently you’re a troll :).

That’s pretty awesome he’s allowing free downloads though – I’m not sure I’d be so nice.