Donjuanme@lemmy.world
on 29 Sep 2024 18:06
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Thanks! Came to say the same thing but I wouldn’t have found the link. You’re a benefit to the Internet.
Lacanoodle@literature.cafe
on 29 Sep 2024 18:41
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So sorry, fixed that.
Dagwood222@lemm.ee
on 29 Sep 2024 19:00
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When the story came out, 9 billion was an unimaginably large number. These days, ‘a billion’ is part of our everyday conversation.
jbrains@sh.itjust.works
on 29 Sep 2024 21:16
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As a young person with an interest in languages and an eye towards working professionally as a computer programmer, I found this story especially delightful. It was one of the ones that led me to read more Clarke.
And the parenthetical near the end hit me even harder than the last line did.
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Link isn’t working, here’s one that does:
The Nine Billion Names of God: Arthur C. Clarke
Thanks! Came to say the same thing but I wouldn’t have found the link. You’re a benefit to the Internet.
So sorry, fixed that.
When the story came out, 9 billion was an unimaginably large number. These days, ‘a billion’ is part of our everyday conversation.
As a young person with an interest in languages and an eye towards working professionally as a computer programmer, I found this story especially delightful. It was one of the ones that led me to read more Clarke.
And the parenthetical near the end hit me even harder than the last line did.