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Wouter Bjerg is 10% done with The Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology
It's a massive tome, but I don't know how much more of this I'll be reading. As speculative science-fiction, it would be a great read. But the insistence that this is all about the actual universe we live in makes Ray's ideas bonkers at times.

I am convinced he has great insights into technological progress. However, when he mixes this with misunderstandings and generalizations about nature and biology, I'm out.
Feb 26, 2026 03:32AM Add a comment
The Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology

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Wouter Bjerg is reading Cold as Ice (Cold as Ice #1)
Surprisingly wel-written characters, in a science fiction story by an author who is not very well known. I quite like this kind of grounded solar system scifi, where you get a classic lineup of Earth as the big powerhouse, Mars a highly developed world, with "the belt" as the third world, literally and figuratively. The story is set after a big war, which actually equalizes those relationships a bit more, which is a
May 07, 2025 06:54PM Add a comment
Cold as Ice  (Cold as Ice #1)

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