Quintus@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml · edit-23 months ago"In The Beginning Was The Command Line" An essay by Neal Stephenson that talks about proprietary operating systems and FOSS operating systems. Written in 1999.archive.orgexternal-linkmessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1222arrow-down12
arrow-up1220arrow-down1external-link"In The Beginning Was The Command Line" An essay by Neal Stephenson that talks about proprietary operating systems and FOSS operating systems. Written in 1999.archive.orgQuintus@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml · edit-23 months agomessage-square36fedilink
minus-squarefriend_of_satan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·edit-23 months agoWhich of his amazing books is the “single good book” you’re referring to?
minus-squarezod000@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoWhich is kinda silly anyway, and I love Snow Crash, but it wasn’t even close to his most interesting book.
minus-squarefysihcyst@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 months agoAnathem came to mind for me. Each reply naming a different book is pretty funny.
minus-squareDwemthy (he/him)@lemdro.idlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·3 months agoSpeaker for the Dead is my guess
minus-squarejabjoe@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·3 months agoThat’s the sequel to Ender’s Game. It is good, but it is Orson Scott Card.
Which of his amazing books is the “single good book” you’re referring to?
Probably Snow Crash
Which is kinda silly anyway, and I love Snow Crash, but it wasn’t even close to his most interesting book.
Anathem came to mind for me. Each reply naming a different book is pretty funny.
Maybe SeveNeveS
Speaker for the Dead is my guess
That’s the sequel to Ender’s Game. It is good, but it is Orson Scott Card.