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		Vaskivo on Jan 23, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: “I paid $25 for an Invisible Boyfriend, and I thin... I'm reading and loving that book. Of all the technological wonders of the setting, "ractors" are what amazed me the most. It's the perfect interactive experience, a full-time "Wizard of Oz"[0]. Maybe we can see something of the kind in the following year with the advancement of VR thechnology.. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wizard_of_Oz_experiment

ashark on Jan 23, 2015 [–]

The first third or so of the Diamond Age is one of my favorite things I've ever read. It's full of great ideas.

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