Working at home today :-)

*waves* nicer weather for it today........

Yes, much cooler :)

yay!!
*waves*

very sensible - me too :)

Read Jon Courtney Grimwood 9tail fox last night. would be very interested in hearing what you think

yey!

I'm at home too :)

Home and cooler here too - 'waves'

I haven't read it yet, but I was interested to find this while searching for it, which definitely intrigues me even more :)

absolutely...

*grins*

It's a Grimwood book, so it's bound to be good.

(I've not read it yet either)

he is very consistent, isn't he

9Tail Fox is the only one of his books that I haven't read. He is very consistantly very good. The Red Robe series is still my favourites though.

I'd find it difficult to chose - which was the one based in Mexico City?

Prefer Michael Marshall Smith though

That's the Red Robe series. Or at least that's what I call it cause that's the first book in the set.

I shall have to look up Michael Marshall Smith though if he's better than Grimwood.

much punchier - heavy cyberpunk that's surprisingly well written (for the genre)

Hello,*waves* hope you get lots done.

You look all the cheerier for it also! :D

Did you get a haircut?

I did get a haircut :D

I will definitely get 9tail Fox. Thanks for the heads-up on Michael Marshall Smith, also.

D, if you haven't seen this, I think you will find it very interesting :)

Thanks Euphro
Haven't read it yet but will - but I don't think he's the first because Brunner wrote something based on the idea well before Y2K

incoming

I know that Brunner and others were thinking about it a long time ago. The interesting thing about Bostrom is that he is presenting it as a serious proposition. I will check my e-mail asap :)

wow - read a few of the summaries now.

I like the implication that there's a theoretical technical basis or theoretical technical framework for alternate realities.

Years ago I read a book that linked the Zero Point Field (in quantum theory) with the idea of life force or communications or some such (didn't agree with much of it and only really remember the ideas it gave me). Interesting to speculate that the Matrix-or a RL equivalent- could be related to energy dynamics at this level

I've not read all of it yet (and might not), but it seems that the fundamental assumption is based on the same logic / theory that arrives at the assumption that 'we are not alone'. That feels a bit dodgy to me too..

Thanks
:-)

It's thought-provoking stuff, certainly :)

A science historian friend of mine has pointed out similar weaknesses in the arguments to the one you mention. It assumes we have all the information we need to come to a conclusion. :)

Yes, i work from home now too :)