Neal Stephenson and the Sci-Fi Ghetto
“Can you make a Unix administrator into a character people will find compelling?
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Now the nerds are running everything, and I think that has made changes in science fiction.
Damm straight, we are running everything and are staring characters. I’m waiting for FOX network to come up with SiliconValley.com, Melrose Place/Beaverly Hills meets the uber geeky webshops of the valley. It will happen, the question is who will do it first.