Over the years I’ve at times been into modern sci-fi ala William Gibson and Bruce Sterling. If you can suspend your disbelief at the protagonist hacking out code to save the world from some evil virus or whatever, it can often be entertaining. Jim Brown, our sysadmin at ABB, just pointed me to a book by Corey Doctorow that’s got the goods. It’s been published for free electronic global distribution – the guy is down with it all, read his blog for more…
For the really hardcore, you can max out on those truly painful embarrasment pangs that come from realizing how corny it can get with this short story of his… I have to admit I do truly love the Justesenisms tho (e.g. calling Palo Alto “Shallow Alto” – ask Ken for a full list of the Chicago ‘burbs some time: Rolling Meadows = Rolling Ghettos; Downer’s Grove = Downer’s Grave…)
