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David Brin
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David Brin
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Surveillance. It is used by every tyranny to lock in place an uneven arrangement of power. When the mighty know all about you but common folk know little in reverse, then without accountability you can only have despotism, as shown by 6,000 years of recorded history.
But new technologies do not have to lock in perpetual Big Brother. The spread of tools like cheap cameras and instant sharing might lead to the antidote against Big Brother. That is, if we learn the lessons taught by both history and science. The answer is not to hide from elites but to hold them accountable with light.
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He was a survivor - a wanderer who traded tales for food and shelter in the dark and savage aftermath of a devastating war. Fate touches him one chill winter’s day when he borrows the jacket of a long-dead postal worker to protect himself from the cold. The old, worn uniform still has power as a symbol of hope, and with it he begins to weave his greatest tale, of a nation on the road to recovery. This is the story of a lie that became the most powerful kind of truth.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night
- De Ed Pegg Jr en 12-09-20
De: David Brin
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Existence
- De: David Brin
- Narrado por: Kevin T. Collins, Robin Miles, L. J. Ganser
- Duración: 32 h y 25 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,201
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 1,072
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,064
Gerald Livingston is an orbital garbage collector. For a hundred years, people have been abandoning things in space, and someone has to clean it up. But there’s something spinning a little bit higher than he expects, something that isn’t on the decades’ old orbital maps. An hour after he grabs it and brings it in, rumors fill Earth’s infomesh about an "alien artifact".
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5 out of 5 stars
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Will its universe envelop you?
- De Andreas Henriksson en 07-20-13
De: David Brin
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Heart of the Comet
- De: Gregory Benford, David Brin
- Narrado por: P. J. Ochlan, Stefan Rudnicki, Gabrielle de Cuir
- Duración: 21 h y 24 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 76
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 69
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 70
Prescient and scientifically accurate, Heart of the Comet is known as one of the great hard SF novels of the 1980s. First published in 1986, it tells the story of an ambitious manned mission to visit Halley's Comet, alter its orbit, and mine it for resources. But all too soon, native cells - that might once have brought life to Earth - begin colonizing the colonists. As factions battle over the comet's future - and that of Earth - only love, courage, and ingenuity can avert disaster and spark a new human destiny.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Challenging hard sci-fi with some characterization
- De William Tanksley, Jr. en 08-06-18
De: Gregory Benford, y otros
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Otherness
- De: David Brin
- Narrado por: Stephen Mendel
- Duración: 11 h y 13 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 25
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 21
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 21
From Hugo- and Nebula-winning author David Brin comes this extraordinary collection of tales and essays about the near and distant future, as humans and other intelligences encounter the secrets of the cosmos - and of their own existence. What happens when an urban archaeologist discovers a terrible secret under the landfills of Los Angeles? Will there still be a purpose for "biologicals" when cybernetic humans become mighty and smart? Come explore these and another dozen startling and provocative tomorrows with a modern master of science fiction.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Feh..
- De Chris en 12-17-18
De: David Brin
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Sundiver
- The Uplift Saga, Book 1
- De: David Brin
- Narrado por: George Wilson
- Duración: 12 h y 32 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,264
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 970
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 980
For nearly a billion years, every known sentient species in the universe has been the result of genetic and cultural guidance - or "uplifting" - by a previously uplifted patron race. Then humans are discovered. Having already uplifted chimps and dolphins, humanity clearly qualifies as an intelligent species, but did they actually evolve their own intelligence, or did some mysterious patron race begin the process, then suddenly abandon Earth?
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3 out of 5 stars
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good, but flawed
- De J Michael en 04-16-08
De: David Brin
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Brightness Reef
- The Uplift Trilogy, Book 1
- De: David Brin
- Narrado por: George Wilson
- Duración: 25 h y 48 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 487
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 355
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 362
Persecuted refugees from six separate alien races have migrated to the idyllic planet Jijo. And despite their incredible diversity, the inhabitants live together in blissful harmony. However, settlement on Jijo is illegal - and it's only a matter of time before the residents of this forbidden paradise are discovered by the galactic powers-that-be.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Hard Core Sci-Fi at it's best!
- De Chas en 05-14-10
De: David Brin
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The Postman
- De: David Brin
- Narrado por: Kevin Kenerly
- Duración: 9 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,872
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,677
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,670
He was a survivor - a wanderer who traded tales for food and shelter in the dark and savage aftermath of a devastating war. Fate touches him one chill winter’s day when he borrows the jacket of a long-dead postal worker to protect himself from the cold. The old, worn uniform still has power as a symbol of hope, and with it he begins to weave his greatest tale, of a nation on the road to recovery. This is the story of a lie that became the most powerful kind of truth.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night
- De Ed Pegg Jr en 12-09-20
De: David Brin
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Existence
- De: David Brin
- Narrado por: Kevin T. Collins, Robin Miles, L. J. Ganser
- Duración: 32 h y 25 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,201
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 1,072
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,064
Gerald Livingston is an orbital garbage collector. For a hundred years, people have been abandoning things in space, and someone has to clean it up. But there’s something spinning a little bit higher than he expects, something that isn’t on the decades’ old orbital maps. An hour after he grabs it and brings it in, rumors fill Earth’s infomesh about an "alien artifact".
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5 out of 5 stars
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Will its universe envelop you?
- De Andreas Henriksson en 07-20-13
De: David Brin
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Heart of the Comet
- De: Gregory Benford, David Brin
- Narrado por: P. J. Ochlan, Stefan Rudnicki, Gabrielle de Cuir
- Duración: 21 h y 24 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 76
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 69
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 70
Prescient and scientifically accurate, Heart of the Comet is known as one of the great hard SF novels of the 1980s. First published in 1986, it tells the story of an ambitious manned mission to visit Halley's Comet, alter its orbit, and mine it for resources. But all too soon, native cells - that might once have brought life to Earth - begin colonizing the colonists. As factions battle over the comet's future - and that of Earth - only love, courage, and ingenuity can avert disaster and spark a new human destiny.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Challenging hard sci-fi with some characterization
- De William Tanksley, Jr. en 08-06-18
De: Gregory Benford, y otros
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Otherness
- De: David Brin
- Narrado por: Stephen Mendel
- Duración: 11 h y 13 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 25
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 21
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 21
From Hugo- and Nebula-winning author David Brin comes this extraordinary collection of tales and essays about the near and distant future, as humans and other intelligences encounter the secrets of the cosmos - and of their own existence. What happens when an urban archaeologist discovers a terrible secret under the landfills of Los Angeles? Will there still be a purpose for "biologicals" when cybernetic humans become mighty and smart? Come explore these and another dozen startling and provocative tomorrows with a modern master of science fiction.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Feh..
- De Chris en 12-17-18
De: David Brin
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Three Cheers for the Surveillance Society
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Total5 out of 5 stars
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Ejecución5 out of 5 stars
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Historia5 out of 5 stars
- T. Anderson
- 08-05-18
An essay by the man who wrote "Earth" decades ago
I read "Earth" decades ago, and as I remember it, there were no secrets; everything on the internet was available everywhere. Cyberwars were constant; the "bad guys" were always trying to hack the internet while the "good guys" were always trying to stop them. Well, this essay reminds me of how prescient Brin is, and I'm glad to hear he pushes the potential good that can come of having no secrets. He also points out: you have no choice where loss of privacy is concerned. What you can do is take advantage of the good things that brings us (e.g., the "bad guys" don't have any privacy either -- so good luck marketing your kiddie porn online!) and hold government and corporations accountable for what they DO with the information they garner. It's short and quick and rich in information, and we need people like David Brin to make the future less frightening by shining a light forward. He does that. Good job.
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