Reddit reviews Machine Man (Vintage Contemporaries)

Have you read the book Machine Man?

That's kind of how the book starts

That is one of the most inspiring videos I've watched. Why are companies and governments not throwing money at this guy !??!

(Also, reminds me vary much of a book called Machine Man - which is worth a read http://www.amazon.com/Machine-Man-Vintage-Contemporaries-Original/dp/0307476898)

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• The Songs of Distant Earth by Arthur C. Clarke [Songs]. Began August 6th.
  
  
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• Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke [childhood]. Began December 1st.
  
  
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• Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny [lord]. Began December 5th.
  
  
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• Surface Detail by Iain M. Banks [surface]. Began December 3rd.
  
  
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• The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect by Roger Williams [MoPI]. Began July 15th.

You should read Machine Man by Max Barry.

MFE,

I did like Train Job. I would have still liked the series if it had started with that one, but Serenity seemed to provide the perfect delivery.

>You'd think I would have gotten that down pat over the years.

I think you’re an excellent communicator. I feel like you have a good sense of yourself and are balanced between challenging and accepting yourself. I feel that you are very accepting of me and want the best for me but also understand when I don’t always hit the high notes. If that’s all correct, then I think we’re good. : ) I will generally take you at your word, but if I notice you say something that seems to contradict in any way how I see you being (most especially if you ever express falling short in an area where I see you shine), there’s a good chance I’ll speak up, although I’ll always give you the benefit of the doubt since you know yourself best.

I’m not sure why Take on Me isn’t high on my list. I’m thinking perhaps that it doesn’t have a strong enough hook for me and that I like a more distinctive drum line. I can tell that Vitas is very good, but if we’re going strictly by preferences, I do prefer what I’ve heard of Inva Mula over Vitas. However, I don’t know that I can distinguish my enjoyment of the song and composition from that of the voice. My sense is that for everyday listening, I prefer voices that do not abide in pure notes. Like candlelight, the flickering light thrown is as much or more a part of the ambiance than the flame itself.

I’ll add Gibson in behind Vinge. : ) Reading about cyberpunk made me think of Machine Man by Max Barry. Have you read it? It isn’t cyberpunk, but I liked it for its take on the line between optimizing our use of and actually becoming tools.

I’d never seen that pirating incident. Funny that the line after it goes back to the show is “As far as I can tell, a massive electric shock. He died instantly.” When I first saw pirating I thought of this and then this.

My love for Chicago is solely from my experiences there from business and tourist trips. It is a city I would brave tough winters to live in if called upon, although I prefer to be in the Bay Area and just visit it when I have the opportunity.

As far as what’s safe to share, I’m of the same perspective as you are as far as not divulging all my gnome’s secrets, and I’m also very careful to be respectful of the privacy of those who aren’t a part of the conversation. I’m guessing, though, that it’s fairly safe to say that I came to the Bay Area by way of stork.

Charles Schulz. Hmmm. I was about to wax eloquent about what I’ve heard of his character and went a-searching for some little tidbit about it to share and ran across this instead. : /

Not going to things in our own neighborhoods or extended areas is not that uncommon for Californians, I’ve found. I don’t think I went to Yosemite until I was almost thirty.

>Have I told you that your words make me happy? Well, and laugh a bit too?

I so much like that those things happen. I try very hard to just let what I’m going to say bubble up and flow out and not make any effort at creating a particular effect. I just know that I enjoy talking to you so much, and I want always to be open to having that show.

Were you ahead or behind the spider during the cup-and-paper operation, or did it use a duck-and-weave pattern that was virtually impossible to anticipate?

One word of advice. If you see cougar scat in the web, move.

I’ll send this and then write to your next part. : )

Edit: dusting and vacuuming

Have you read Machine Man, by Max Barry?

It's that. And so much more.

There is a a book called Machine Man that explores this idea.

You guys should read Machine Man by Max barry.

Looks at bionic limbs & enhancements etc in a very Black Mirror way. When I see this gif I feel uneasy...

You should probably read Max Barry's "Machine Man"

http://www.amazon.com/Machine-Man-Vintage-Contemporaries-Original/dp/0307476898

So long as it doesn't end up as badly as it did here.

Have you read Machine Man? :)

Machine Man by Max Barry.

This book may be relevant to your interests

http://www.amazon.com/Machine-Man-Vintage-Contemporaries-Original/dp/0307476898

Pretty short read.

Machine Man, by Max Barry? Max Barry's awesome.

Have you read Machine Man by Max Barry?