Interest: : Neal Stephenson

Neal Town Stephenson (born October 31, 1959) is an American writer, known primarily for his science fiction works in the postcyberpunk genre with a penchant for explorations of society, mathematics, currency, and the history of science. He also writes non-fiction articles about technology in publications such as Wired Magazine, and has worked part-time as an advisor for Blue Origin, a company (funded by Jeff Bezos) developing a manned sub-orbital launch system.

• Homepage: http://nealstephenson.com
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• So Quoted: Banzai charges don't work (10 March 2010)
  Wherein another Neal Stephenson quote. So I see that Moe Lane (why, is there grass there?) writes (and links to Cryptonomicon): *Or a Banzai charge, of course: but as Neal Stephenson once noted, the interesting thing about Banzai ...
• Gift for Geek » Blog Archive » Gift for Math Geeks : Neal ... (26 February 2010)
  Gift for Math Geeks : Neal Stephenson : Cryptonomicon. Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson is perfect gift for math geek, war geek and computer geek. After reading this book I was seriously thinking about a career in cryptography. ...
• Neal Stephenson lecture on whether genres matter anymore - Boing Boing (11 July 2008)
  Here's a 40-minute talk that Neal Stephenson gave to Gresham College in London last May, discussing the nature of "literary genres" and why these distinctions are melting away. It's a fascinating noodle on a subject close to my heart ...
• Ask Neal Stephenson questions about Anathem - Boing Boing (23 May 2008)
  Diana sez, "For a limited time only, fans have the chance to ask Neal Stephenson questions about his upcoming novel ANATHEM (though, of course, he may or may not answer...). Questions and answers will be on an online video that will be ...
• Interface: Neal Stephenson's underappreciated masterpiece - Boing ... (9 December 2007)
  Last week I was rearranging some bookcases and I found myself holding a copy of Interface, the novel Neal Stephenson wrote with his uncle George Jewsbury (AKA J. Frederick George) in 1994. I remember when this book came out; ...

*Moral* courage. RedState (blog) *Or a Banzai charge, of course: but as Neal Stephenson once noted, the interesting thing about Banzai charges is that THEY DON'T WORK. and more »

Baltimore Sun (blog)

Books as Art: Val Lucas' bowerbox press Baltimore Sun (blog) ... and methods of storing them (as I contemplate building a bookshelf for my print-related books). I'm also reading Neal Stephenson's Baroque Cycle again, ...

Wired News

Better Than Apollo: The Space Program We Almost Had Wired News The relationship between the world created by Neal Stephenson in Snow Crash and Second Life is pretty close, but not as close as the examples above from the ... and more »

IFC	The Road Less Traveled IFC ... and plummy what-the-fuck-is-that-accent, shreds the pretentious William Gibson-Neil Gaiman-Alan Moore-Neal Stephenson pulp demigod into little pieces. ... and more »

SXSW 2010: Rogue Wave Spinner I'd been reading this Neal Stephenson book 'Cryptonomicon.' It's about natural calamities and he mentioned rogue waves. I looked it up, it turns out they ... and more »