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Re: Burn the Programmer

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Post by mLuby » Tue, Nov 14, 2017, 6:20 PM UTC

loup-vaillant wrote: post #211

mLuby wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Better to read the review/summary as HPatMoR is extremely long and really more of an Ender's Game fanfic than an exploration of magic by rational means. (It does happen briefly but is quickly forgotten.) http://danluu.com/su3su2u1/hpmor/#bad-plotting >At the start of the story he has a legitimate positive agenda--he wants to use science to uncover the secrets of magic. As the story develops, however, he completely lo…

I gather you didn't like HPMoR, like the author of the review? Here's my advice: do not read that review, even the introduction is full of spoilers. I personally loved HPMoR, even more so than the original series. I also disagree with most of the review, either factually (I believe most of the science is sound), or because I have a different interpretation (how Harry lacking agency is even a problem?).

Correct. (and good point about spoilers) :) I just had high hopes for a story of scientific inquiry into magic. (Still do) Switched from source to review after it became clear that the story was more of a power fantasy/soapbox for the author.

Re: Burn the Programmer

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Post by carapace » Wed, Nov 15, 2017, 12:56 AM UTC

b0rsuk wrote: post #30

Another analogy that I can't shake off is True Name and search engines. Since the dawn of time folk tales placed emphasis on true name of people and objects. Knowing the true name grants one power over something or someone. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_name Knowing the true name of someone lets you put it in a search engine and find out about him/her. There are some sleazy smartphone apps which let you do even…

No one mentioned Vinge!?

> True Names is a 1981 science fiction novella by Vernor Vinge, considered a seminal work of the cyberpunk genre. It is one of the earliest stories to present a fully fleshed-out concept of cyberspace, which would later be central to cyberpunk. The story also contains elements of transhumanism, anarchism, and even hints about The Singularity.

~ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_Names

Re: Burn the Programmer

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Post by marvy » Wed, Nov 15, 2017, 3:47 AM UTC

throwanem wrote: post #248

marvy wrote: post #175

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Agree on both counts.

How else would you have it end?

Fair question. I could not have done better. But still.

Re: Burn the Programmer

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