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Title: Earthweb by Marc Stiegler - MUST READ
Post by: rini17 on October 26, 2012, 10:33:51 AM
I've wondered how life of our species will look after p2p internet takes over.. till I found this book.

  • Cryptographically secured web of trust between online identities? Check.
  • Non-government issued e-currencies? Check. (but, we've got even better one now)
  • Best solution to any problem(in this case, alien invasion) determined by online betting? W00t.
  • Traditional institutions/governments crashed in early 21st century cause of obsolescence? Check.

And...the ebook is free: http://www.baenebooks.com/p-833-earthweb.aspx

Incidentally, it also proves my sig false...but I'm glad.


Title: Re: Earthweb by Marc Stiegler - MUST READ
Post by: myrkul on October 26, 2012, 03:08:57 PM
I don't know how I missed this one. I thought I'd read all the Baen free library titles. (FYI, I've completed at least two series that I started with the free library, so it's doing it's job quite well.)

Thanks for the heads-up!


Title: Re: Earthweb by Marc Stiegler - MUST READ
Post by: Arto on October 28, 2012, 12:42:09 PM
Thanks for the tip, just started reading it 8)

Here's the obligatory Amazon.com link for purchasing a used paperback copy of the book:

http://www.amazon.com/Earthweb-Marc-Stiegler/dp/067157809X