Jan. 11, 2001
10:11 a.m.
p.s., how is Red Mars? I just finished reading Antarctica, by the same author, and was very impressed. It was among the better science fiction, the kind which changes the way you look at the real and present world.
Satisfying. Haven't found a Python angle yet, as I did for 'Cryptonomicon' (that clubhouse page recently improved with 'cyclic permutations' I swipped from a group theory book). Except to say, I think if humans want to go to Mars then they'll need CP4E to kick in more than it has. Kirby