After On

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The definitive novel of today s Silicon Valley,After On flash captures our cultural and technological moment with up to the instant savvy Matters of privacy and government intrusion, post Tinder romance, nihilistic terrorism, artificial consciousness, synthetic biology, and much are tackled with authority and brash playfulness by New York Times bestselling author Rob Reid.Meet Phluttr a diabolically addictive new social network and a villainess, heroine, enemy, and or bestie to millions Phluttr has ingested every fact and message ever sent to, from, and about her innumerable users Her capabilities astound her makers and they don t even know the tenth of it.But what s the purpose of this stunning creation Is it a front for something even darker and powerful than the NSA A bid to create a trillion dollar market by becoming The UberX of Sex Or a reckless experiment that could spawn the digital equivalent of a middle school mean girl with enough charisma, dirt, and cunning to bend the entire planet to her will Phluttr has it in her to become the greatest gossip, flirt, or matchmaker in history Or she could cure cancer, bring back Seinfeld, then start a nuclear war Whatever she does, it s not up to us But a motley band of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and engineers might be able to influence her.After On achieves the literary singularity fusing speculative satire and astonishing reality into a sharp witted, ferociously believable, IMAX wide view of our digital age. Free Read [ After On ] By [ Rob Reid ] – kino-fada.fr I almost DNFed this several times If I had it to do over again, I would not only not finish it, I would not start it It took me over a month to slog through it.I really enjoyed Rob Reid s other book, Year Zero, and I m fascinated by fiction about artificial intelligence and the Turing Test But this bloated book in the end doesn t have enough interesting to say about either to justify ove...This is going to be one of THE must read sci fi books of 2017 wonderful blend of humor and thought provoking implications of AI, in a style that s poised to make this the next Hitchhiker s Guide to the GalaxyA fun, humorous, fast paced, and fascinating take on what happens when an AI awakens In order to tell this story, Reid invents a fictional Silicon Valley company called Pluttr, which seems sort of like a mashup of Snapchat Facebook WeChat but withbig data about us all, so it s able to really personalize it s experience Frankly it seems like a good idea and where the afore mentioned companies are likely going And this is one of my favorite things about good science fiction it predicts A fun, humorous, fast paced, and fascinating take on what happens when an AI awakens In order to tell this story, Reid invents a fictional Silicon Valley company called Pluttr, which seems sort of like a mashup of Snapchat Facebook WeChat but withbig data about us all, so it s able to really personalize it s experience Frankly it seems like a good idea and where the afore mentioned companies are likely going And this is one of my favorite things about good science fiction it predicts the future While not everything about this novel will come true, it is clear that Reid who is ...You almost beat me, After On You were almost the first book I DNF d for the first time in like three years There were a few times where I was super close But you know what pushed me forward You told me I couldn t finish you So I did, damnit You can t tell me what I can or can t finish reading There are heaps and heaps of pages that are just unnecessary Long, drawn out explanations about various Silicon Valley start ups and established entities Explanations about logistics Our main chara You almost beat me, After On You were almost the first book I DNF d for the first time in like three years There were a few times where I was super close But you know what pushed me forward You told me I couldn t finish you So I did, damnit You can t tell me what I can or can t finish reading There are heaps and heaps of pages that a...Another rock star performance by one of my favorite writers This novel reads like a shockingly familiar nightmare daydream of an imaginary near future, while at the same time bringing us twinges of a shared pastvery Meta From a stylistic stand...This review is based on an advanced reading copy I received while at the ALA Midwinter Conference in January 2017 Honestly I didn t get very far in this book I tried, but there were so many chopped up sentences and rough grammar and squawking doorbells I ve never heard a doorbell squawk Ding flatly, yes, but not squawk Come on that I just couldn t stomach the thought of continuing to slog through 500 s...Rob Reid s Forever On is SO GOOD It s a must read.Imagine if Joseph Heller, Michael Crichton, Andy Weir, the writers behind Silicon Valley, and Audrey II from Little Shop of Horrors had an orgy Their love child would be this book.Brilliant, witty, energetic could not put this book down Forever On got me to look beyond typical black and white attitudes toward technology, AI, media consumption, global politics, gender and even spirituality, and to explore the various thought...This is a Goodreads First Reads review.There is a lot of information to parse through throughout this novel and all of it becomes relevant during the course of the story, you just have to try and keep up The best part comes when the ...This book alternates between terrifying and hilarious so fast I m pretty sure I got whiplash several times One of my favorite aspects of the book is trying to figure out who the narrator is, which I m proud to say I did I m definitely going to becareful about reading the EULA when I sign up for stuff OK, let s be honest, no I won t, because who has that kind of time Anyway, lots of fun to be had in this book, and I definitely recommend it to all and sundry For those who have read Ye This book alternates between terrifying and hilarious so fast I m pretty sure I got whiplash several times One of my favorite aspects of the book is trying to figure out who the narrator is, which I m proud to say I did I m definitely going to b...

After On
  • 19 May 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 576 pages
  • 1524798053
  • Rob Reid
  • After On