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What a smaller place the world is without the man. And yet so much better for his having been here for his 54 years on the planet. Eleanor is now his final age; I'll hit it soon. If all our words and creations, past present and future, count for even a dribble of the love and fun he left behind, we will have done well.
You've seen the Google doodle, I'm sure. Apparently it's still being updated. Moving your mouse, or fiddling with the ctrl, shift and caplock keys, give all of them basic movements. But then there are the ( Easter eggs.... )
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Speaking of Easter Eggs: I'm into Ready Player One. It has some. Also, it has a veritable butt-ton of my late teen-early 20s pop culture. I didn't play any of the home video games or RPG's, but I know from most of the movie/tv/music references, and the arcade games at crucial moments are epic (although how could he cite to Joust without using the words "buzzard bait," I ask you?). All in all, it's a merry mix of everything from The Matrix to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with references to the usual sci-fi legends plus Pratchett, Adams, Gaiman and Card- and, so far, at least one TARDIS.
I only have the book for a week, so I'd better keep at it, or it's gonna be GAME OVER PLAYER ONE.
You've seen the Google doodle, I'm sure. Apparently it's still being updated. Moving your mouse, or fiddling with the ctrl, shift and caplock keys, give all of them basic movements. But then there are the ( Easter eggs.... )
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Speaking of Easter Eggs: I'm into Ready Player One. It has some. Also, it has a veritable butt-ton of my late teen-early 20s pop culture. I didn't play any of the home video games or RPG's, but I know from most of the movie/tv/music references, and the arcade games at crucial moments are epic (although how could he cite to Joust without using the words "buzzard bait," I ask you?). All in all, it's a merry mix of everything from The Matrix to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with references to the usual sci-fi legends plus Pratchett, Adams, Gaiman and Card- and, so far, at least one TARDIS.
I only have the book for a week, so I'd better keep at it, or it's gonna be GAME OVER PLAYER ONE.