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		Outdoorsman on Feb 7, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ways David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest Predicte... Very interesting novel...brilliant stream-of-consciousness style that reminded me much of Joyce... While reading it I sorted the tech he described in his own invented terms and compared them to what's available now... there are many parallels... I recommend reading it... If you need priming listen to his 2013 commencement speech--This is Water--delivered at Kenyon College... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CrOL-ydFMI

fratellobigio on Feb 7, 2016 | [–]

The speech was delivered in 2005, and published as a book in 2009. Also, David Foster Wallace committed suicide in 2008.

Outdoorsman on Feb 7, 2016 | | [–]

Noted...thanks...note to self: slow down and verify details when you're enthused...

lomnakkus on Feb 7, 2016 | [–]

Just listened to that and... wow. I'm soooo stoked to be about to read Infinite Jest now.

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