How to Make a Memex

Re:How to Make a Memex by cushychicken on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @07:05AM (#22412471)

I love the references to the Memex in Stross's Laundry Files series.

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Re:How to Make a Memex by hprotagonist on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @08:49AM (#22413132)

“you mean he actually built one?!”

“unlike you, mr. howard, i’m concerned about Van Eck interference”

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Re:How to Make a Memex by cushychicken on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @09:46AM (#22413569)

I love that interaction. Angleton is a prick, but also an excellent teacher.

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Re:How to Make a Memex by arethuza on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @10:46AM (#22414051)

I believe the series has been optioned for film/TV so we might get to see a Memex being used on screen by Angleton. Mind you - that does the raise the alarming question of what Teapot would look like....

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Re:How to Make a Memex by cushychicken on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @01:20PM (#22415669)

Didn't know that but I'm very excited about it!

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Re:How to Make a Memex by noir_lord on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @03:44PM (#22417227)

If you like the Laundry Files there is another series of books with a similar premise and setup but slightly more towards the dark humour side of things called Oddjobs.

If you have a kindle prime sub they are included.

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Re:How to Make a Memex by cushychicken on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @06:33PM (#22418716)

I will absolutely look at that. Thank you!

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Re:How to Make a Memex by noir_lord on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @02:11AM (#22421015)

They are great, same authors also did the Clovenhoof series.

Premise of that one is Satan gets sacked so they toss him out and he ends up living in a flat in a converted house in Birmingham getting up to all sorts of mischief.

Beautifully written and very very funny.

Somewhere between Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett style humour.

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