Comments on: What is Wetware? http://www.rudyrucker.com/blog/2007/08/25/what-is-wetware/ Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:24:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Michael Swanwick http://www.rudyrucker.com/blog/2007/08/25/what-is-wetware/comment-page-1/#comment-10844 Michael Swanwick Tue, 04 Sep 2007 15:51:51 +0000 http://www.rudyrucker.com/blog/2007/08/25/what-is-wetware/#comment-10844 I can add an odd footnote to the above. Back when VACUUM FLOWERS was in preparation, I was having my usual trouble coming up with a title, and my agent was hot to call the novel WETWARE, which, good title though it was, wouldn't have suited that particular book at all. Then I saw that you were planning to use that title for your next 'Ware book and successfully argued that "We couldn't steal good ol' Rudy's title from him!" So we did each other a favor there. Which means that I wasn't the first to use that term, as I'd always assumed, after all. Bruce was. Oh well. I can add an odd footnote to the above. Back when VACUUM FLOWERS was in preparation, I was having my usual trouble coming up with a title, and my agent was hot to call the novel WETWARE, which, good title though it was, wouldn’t have suited that particular book at all. Then I saw that you were planning to use that title for your next ‘Ware book and successfully argued that “We couldn’t steal good ol’ Rudy’s title from him!” So we did each other a favor there.

Which means that I wasn’t the first to use that term, as I’d always assumed, after all. Bruce was. Oh well.

]]> By: Thirtyseven http://www.rudyrucker.com/blog/2007/08/25/what-is-wetware/comment-page-1/#comment-10610 Thirtyseven Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:11:17 +0000 http://www.rudyrucker.com/blog/2007/08/25/what-is-wetware/#comment-10610 This was a very tasty and thought-provoking read, even for someone who hasn't read your Wetware books. I've really, really, really been enjoying this site, Rudy, thank you for putting all this brainfood out there. This was a very tasty and thought-provoking read, even for someone who hasn’t read your Wetware books. I’ve really, really, really been enjoying this site, Rudy, thank you for putting all this brainfood out there.

]]> By: Alex http://www.rudyrucker.com/blog/2007/08/25/what-is-wetware/comment-page-1/#comment-10595 Alex Tue, 28 Aug 2007 20:49:39 +0000 http://www.rudyrucker.com/blog/2007/08/25/what-is-wetware/#comment-10595 I love re-reading the wares books from time to time. With each reading I notice something I missed before. I'll buy the omnibus with all 4 for sure! It would be great if it was a hardcover edition. I love re-reading the wares books from time to time. With each reading I notice something I missed before. I’ll buy the omnibus with all 4 for sure! It would be great if it was a hardcover edition.

]]> By: Jenn Cross http://www.rudyrucker.com/blog/2007/08/25/what-is-wetware/comment-page-1/#comment-10543 Jenn Cross Sun, 26 Aug 2007 14:01:04 +0000 http://www.rudyrucker.com/blog/2007/08/25/what-is-wetware/#comment-10543 I am currently writing my MSc dissertation on social imaginaries and wetware...you cannot even imagine how excited I was to stumble across this entry!!!! I have the Mondo 2000 volume attributing the concept to Yukawa (whom I recognized from the novel), but this is so much clearer. I thank whatever forces of the universe inspired you to post this a week before my deadline... :-) I am currently writing my MSc dissertation on social imaginaries and wetware…you cannot even imagine how excited I was to stumble across this entry!!!! I have the Mondo 2000 volume attributing the concept to Yukawa (whom I recognized from the novel), but this is so much clearer. I thank whatever forces of the universe inspired you to post this a week before my deadline… :-)

]]> By: Mac Tonnies http://www.rudyrucker.com/blog/2007/08/25/what-is-wetware/comment-page-1/#comment-10533 Mac Tonnies Sun, 26 Aug 2007 04:45:05 +0000 http://www.rudyrucker.com/blog/2007/08/25/what-is-wetware/#comment-10533 Thanks for the clarification -- and the fantastic cover art! I'd never seen a lot of these. Thanks for the clarification — and the fantastic cover art! I’d never seen a lot of these.

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