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17 Jul 2019 Conversations with Tyler Neal Stephenson on Depictions of Reality
“Well, they’re certainly of their time, but I find that of all of the science fiction writers that I read when I was a kid, his stuff has stayed with me more than others because he had this knack for capturing little moments, little human interactions, and images that produced really vivid memories in my head that are still with me.”
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…The novels of Robert Heinlein. Are they still readable today, or are they simply of their time? Well, they’re certainly of their time, but I find that of all of the science fiction writers that I read when I was a kid, his stuff has stayed with me more than others because he had this knack for capturing little moments, little human interactions, and images that produced really vivid memories in my head that are still with me. Morse code — overrated or underrated?…
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