Unsong
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Unsong
David Z. Albert
12 people recommended it in 7 threads, 2019–2024.
What people on Hacker News said
“I AM BUSY. I AM TRYING TO FIX CONTINENTAL DRIFT.” “I…didn’t know it was broken.” Uriel’s face became more animated, his speech faster. “IT HAS BEEN BROKEN FOR FIVE WEEKS AND FIVE DAYS. I THINK IT BROKE WHEN I RELOADED NEW ZEALAND FROM A BACKUP COPY, BUT I DO NOT KNOW WHY.
Exodus 15:3 says “The LORD is a man of war; the LORD is His Name.” But this verse is ambiguous: “man of war” can mean either a type of Portuguese jellyfish or a type of British warship. Which one is the LORD? I suggest that He is the latter.
The funnest and funniest sci-fi yarn since Douglas Adams, amidst tantalizing explorations of theodicy and existential absurdicy.
A delightful, completed serial that tells an alternate story of the world since 1968, when Apollo 8 crashed into the crystal fabric of the sky and fundamentally broke the machinery of the universe.
He has knowledge of modern physics, of Jung psychology, ethics, biblical stories, and he intertwines everything in this book. Also, he is witty man!
it's the perfect marriage of religion nerdiness with computer nerdiness.
Where it comes up
- Ask HN: What's the best book you read in 2021? 2021 · 6 recommendations
- Ask HN: What were the best books you read this year? 2024 · 1 recommendation
- Gödel, Escher, Bach is the most influential book in my life (2022) 2024 · 1 recommendation
- Show HN: 40k HN comments mentioning books, extracted using deep learning 2021 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: Which books have you read more than once? 2020 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: Best books you read in the past decade? 2019 · 1 recommendation
- Hard comp-fi reading list 2019 · 1 recommendation