steven_noble
Cryptonomicon
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Cryptonomicon
Neal Stephenson
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Cryptonomicon
Neal Stephenson
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bichiliad
Cryptonomicon feels like a great balance between heady reading (it goes into WWII-era crypto thinking) and pulpy humor. I loved reading it.
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ashtavakra
- *Cryptonomicon* — Techno-thriller, Cyber-history
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- The Bug
- Galatea 2.2
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djinnrutger
also Snow Crash or Cryptonomicon both by Neal Stephenson
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bediger4000
Cryptonomicon and Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson
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novia
Cypronomicon is a pretty fun read
nicbou
Cryptonomicon, another very entertaining read that every geek loves.
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ianyanusko
3) Cryptonomicon
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d1str0
I enjoyed various sections of Cryptonomicon’s prose, it was just sooooo boring in the end.
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singlow
Cryptonomicon was my reintroduction to Neal Stevenson as an adult and it got me hooked.
Zanni
I'd suggest Cryptonomicon over Diamond Age.
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abower
would also suggest Cryptonomicon
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chrismatheson
Neal Stephenson - Cryptonomicon
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ajstiles
Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson, every three years or so.
barnabee
Stepehnson’s Diamond Age, Cryptonomicon, Seveneves, Anathem
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