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u/Thorium233 · 227 pointsr/technology

Elon did say he was a fan of the scifi thriller Daemon, which is essentially about a billionaire tech genius taking over the world...?

u/Jerzeem · 19 pointsr/todayilearned

Well, he could also turn his mansion into a deathtrap to try to get lots of publicity for his video game company. Have his daemon short buy his own video game company right before issuing a press release indicating that that company has a backdoor in it, tanking the stock and giving the daemon a tremendous amount of money to enact the rest of his plan.
If that story sounds exciting, I suggest reading the novel it's from, Daniel Suarez's Daemon.

u/Kumorigoe · 11 pointsr/sysadmin

Daemon and its sequel Freedom, by Daniel Suarez

Suarez is one of us.

u/theslyda71 · 7 pointsr/technology

Reminds me of the book Daemon by Daniel Suarez. Great read.

u/magnus007 · 5 pointsr/sysadmin

Reminds me of my favorite book in the last 5 yrs http://www.amazon.com/Daemon-Daniel-Suarez/dp/0451228731/

The follow up is even better http://www.amazon.com/Freedom-TM-Daniel-Suarez/dp/0451231899/

u/BUTTS_L0L · 4 pointsr/todayilearned

Not trying to be a pedant but for anyone trying to find the book the title is spelled Daemon. Definitely second the recommendation though, I loved the book. I'd also recommend the sequel, Freedom^^TM.

u/kevinlamonte · 4 pointsr/linux

I both agree and disagree.

I agree that it is unlikely to happen, certainly nowhere near the scale of the BBS scene. But I disagree that all of the conveniences you outline (which BTW are fictionalized quite well in Daniel Suarez' Daemon and Freedom novels) are absolutely necessary to make it big enough to make a difference.

Indra Sinha's book Cybergypsies is an interesting read from the era of the late 80's. Most of it revolves around MUDs, viruses, and the interesting people online at the time, but Indra's BBS connections were very important in supporting his political activism, leading to some influence on real events related to the Kurds in Iraq War I.

> An alternative network like that won't going to matter much if only the technically inclined can use it.

Depends on what you value. If you just want a few dozen people to talk to on a regular basis, the "technically inclined" is still a pretty big pool to find friends in. If you are involved in real journalism or political activism, you only need about a hundred thousand people in the network to make a very strong impact. Look at TOR and I2P today: almost no one relative to the total population use them, yet they are in the news pretty frequently.

u/funkybside · 4 pointsr/booksuggestions

I enjoyed Daemon by Daniel Saurez. Freedom was worth the follow up as well. Might not be exactly the VR world you have in mind, but I thought it fun.

u/archont · 3 pointsr/Planetside

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Welcome to the darknet, operative

u/JaseDroid · 3 pointsr/suggestmeabook

So, an interesting take on this is the book Daemon, by Daniel Suarez. (link to the series if you want them all)

It's about an AI program that goes live after the death of a developer. It is able to blackmail, seduce (non-sexual), and manipulate people to do its bidding.

I think this is right in the neighborhood of what you want.

u/-eddy · 3 pointsr/sysadmin

Daemon is awesome. One of the few books I've read multiple times.

u/agent_of_entropy · 2 pointsr/suggestmeabook

Daemon and Freedom™. They're techno thrillers.

u/Herxheim · 2 pointsr/WTF
u/eliazar · 2 pointsr/Bitcoin

I fully share your interest in trying to find stories, narrative or scenarios featuring cryptocurrency. My personal conclusion is that the future got bigger and different after bitcoin, in ways that were considered practically impossible before, and we will need a new generation of science fiction.

While Neal Stephenson's Cryptonomicon, which I have only skimmed, deals with crypto-currency it is NOT the descentralized kind, which is in my opinion the truly revolutionary aspect of bitcoin.

The more suggestive work I can think of is Daniel Suarez's Daemon and the sequel, Freedom, which don't deal directly with cryptocurrency, but the whole conceit of the books --a self-sustaining civilization-altering program unleashed after the death of its author-- is curiously homomorphic to bitcoin.

It's not fiction, but I like David Friedman e-money scenarios in his 2008 Future Imperfect: Technology and Freedom in an Uncertain World. He writes just before bitcoin was unleashed unto the world!

Cory Doctorow's Down and out in the magic kingdom deals with Whuffie, a reputation-based "ambient" currency for a post-scarcity economy. The interesting part is that with colored coins, it could be very much implemented with bitcoins.

u/fletch407 · 2 pointsr/booksuggestions

[Daniel Suarez] (http://www.amazon.com/Daemon-Daniel-Suarez/dp/0451228731) is considered the heir apparent right now.

u/faloompa · 2 pointsr/blackmagicfuckery

This is how the motorcycles with katanas from Daemon are created.

u/JakeFrmStateFarm · 2 pointsr/WritingPrompts

Daemon is also very similar.

u/gary1994 · 2 pointsr/JordanPeterson

I think you missed my point.

I'm not worried about AI becoming independent. I'm worried about how people will use it as a weapon against other people.

I don't know if you've ever read Dune but that is why Machine Intelligence was outlawed in that Universe. The prequels (Butlerian Jihad) were written by someone else, but based on Frank Herbert's notes. The writing isn't near as good as Herbert's but the outline of the story is what he intended.

Basically human civilization allowed itself to become dependent on AI, and then a group of about 20 people used that dependence, hacked the systems and turned them against everyone, using them to conquer all the dependent worlds.

These two books are science fiction, but they give an idea of how AI controlled cars could be used as weapons.

https://www.amazon.com/DAEMON-Daniel-Suarez/dp/0451228731/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1491424210&sr=8-3&keywords=daniel+suarez

https://www.amazon.com/Freedom-TM-Daniel-Suarez/dp/0451231899/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1491424210&sr=8-5&keywords=daniel+suarez

u/Liquidretro · 2 pointsr/AutoDetailing

Haha well it's more than that. I have listened to more of the best sellers or other series I am interested in. I recommend this one for a tech thriller http://www.amazon.com/Daemon-Daniel-Suarez/dp/0451228731

u/SpagNMeatball · 2 pointsr/AskMen

Daemon and Freedom. Great books about a game developer that dies and leaves behind a Daemon that does some cool stuff (no spoilers).

Highly Recommended if you are a tech/geek/science/internet fan. It is based in the real world, current time and technology so it is really believable.

u/adnanrk2175 · 2 pointsr/audiobooks

Daemon by daniel suarez. An excellent techno thriller.

https://www.amazon.com/DAEMON-Daemon-Daniel-Suarez/dp/0451228731

u/greatAlexander · 2 pointsr/transhumanism

http://www.amazon.com/Daemon-Daniel-Suarez/dp/0451228731

That two part series has a lot of things like this. Virtual objects interacting with the real world etc... Definitely a neat idea and a good read.

u/searstream · 2 pointsr/Bitcoin

You should read Daemon. Those are some glasses I could get behind.

u/gheradel · 2 pointsr/xboxone

I was never really interested in AR and then I read these two books. Freed is the sequel and is when you really get into a lot of really cool AR stuff.

http://www.amazon.com/Daemon-Daniel-Suarez/dp/0451228731

http://www.amazon.com/Freedom-TM-Daniel-Suarez/dp/0451231899

u/metamirror · 1 pointr/Monero

DAEMON
by Daniel Suarez
Link: http://amzn.com/0451228731

u/didyouwoof · 1 pointr/booksuggestions

I just finished Daemon and Freedom (TM), a two-part series by Daniel Suarez. I liked them a lot, and I suspect I would have liked them even more if I were into online gaming.

u/Zoomerdog · 1 pointr/AskReddit

Daemon

and

Freedom by Daniel Suarez

u/Cagn · 1 pointr/booksuggestions

Daemon and it's sequel Freedom by Daniel Suarez would probably be a good recommendation if you like those two books you mentioned in the title.

u/SpinningPissingRabbi · 1 pointr/technology

Sounds like some malware writer has had a good read of Daniel Suarez's Daemon (http://www.amazon.com/Daemon-Daniel-Suarez/dp/0451228731).

So the thing is horrendously complicated, hides in other components firmware (network card was mentioned) and can communicate over ultrasound.

But what can/will it do? How prevalent is it and what's it for? Apart from sending shivers down my spine of course.

u/anim8 · 1 pointr/AskReddit

I just read Daemon, and the sequel Freedom(TM) by daniel Suarez and they are both excellent. The deal with corporate control in the government and the future of the internet. It also makes heroes out of WoW players.

u/hst_samurai · 1 pointr/IAmA

Have your read Daniel Saurez's Daemon?

If so, do you think we could mistake a 'higher' intelligence for a rogue computer 'virus/system'?

u/jigglebilly · 1 pointr/Bitcoin
u/Spats_McGee · 1 pointr/Bitcoin

ZOMG YOU HAVE TO READ THIS BOOK:

http://www.amazon.com/Daemon-Daniel-Suarez/dp/0451228731/

The plot is essentially what you're describing (but without the blockchain); a computer virus that is able to utilize a distributed command & control network and respond to real-world events.

u/seraph77 · 1 pointr/books

I never had this problem until I read "The Passage". If it were just a long, boring book, I could simply put it down. The problem was that I loved it. However, Cronin seemed to go into far too much detail over small things, or too much backstory for insignificant characters, etc. I definitely got the "rambling" feeling quite often in this book, but I was afraid to skim/skip anything, thinking I might miss something important.

When it was all said and done, even though I absolutely loved the book overall, I almost felt cheated at the time spent on what I considered "rambling". It's like I could have read another book entirely with that time, and still not missed any of what made The Passage as good as it was.

So, yeah- Definitely do your research into the author's style first, but there are certainly numerous >400 books you should be enjoying. Suarez's Daemon was 650 pages and I never wanted to put it down for a second.

u/gglebq · 1 pointr/booksuggestions

Daemon by Daniel Saurez

Might interest you in that case , It's a scifi thriller about a computer software which goes out of control , If I'm not wrong it's 400 pages long with a nice twist punch at the end.

u/aveygt · 1 pointr/videos

reminds me of something out of the book, Daemon by Daniel Suarez

http://www.amazon.com/Daemon-Daniel-Suarez/dp/0451228731

u/bonusdays · 1 pointr/AskReddit
u/cheeseburger_humper · 1 pointr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

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u/kostiak · 1 pointr/Games

The more I read/watch about Watch Dogs the more I want a Daemon movie.

u/mzieg · 1 pointr/guineapigs

You've probably heard this before, but you may enjoy the Loki character explored in Daniel Suarez's Daemon books (he evolves a lot in the sequel).

u/KaroshiNakamoto · 1 pointr/Monero

This sounds a lot like Daemon, by Daniel Suarez, a read that I fully recommend. The book was published before even Bitcoin was a thing (late 2006), so the AI had to be a bit more creative about the incentives.

u/fierywords · 1 pointr/booksuggestions

You might like Daemon by Daniel Suarez.

u/wserd · 1 pointr/Android

Yup, you should read daemon. That's all I can think about with all the hype of PoGo.

https://www.amazon.com/DAEMON-Daniel-Suarez/dp/0451228731

u/Chaosmusic · 1 pointr/PersonOfInterest

If you are into novels, try Daemon by Daniel Suarez.

https://www.amazon.com/DAEMON-Daniel-Suarez/dp/0451228731

u/FranciumGoesBoom · 1 pointr/todayilearned

Freedom^TM is actually a pretty decent book. Make sure to read Daemon first.

u/Ursium · -3 pointsr/ethereum

Good point, for accuracy I should probably have written "Cyberpunk" however a) I was being a bit facetious/lose b) I see both cypher and cyber punk as one movement these days, probably because i'm getting old c) my preference goes to Daemon by Daniel Suarez.

Littérature Bonus points: Karl Schroeder from "I am the mighty brick" fame is an Ethereum fan.