Folks, I just began re-reading Thomas Pynchon's Bleeding Edge, and the novel features a game/program/portal to deep web pages called DeepArcher (playing on the word "departure"). Just thought I'd share this here, what with this being a gaming forum. I think some of you might find the novel very interesting to say the least (if you don't, no biggie).
If you've read the novel and would like to discuss it, I'd be in.
If you'd like to know more before reading, this would be a good place to start:
https://thewastedworld.wordpress.com/20 ... yberspace/ (this is not a review/introduction, but it does present a decent account of the book's nuances and concerns).
Also, if anyone has similar books/podcasts to recommend, please do share. Anything with a discussion of transhumanism, the nature of cyberspace, human-machine mutuality or interfacing would be great. Thanks!