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[โ€“] PsychedSy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Am I misremembering or does it have a lot of made up terms?

[โ€“] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

I always describe Stephenson this way; some college professors will just answer your question; some will tell you what page of the book to read; some will answer the question in Latin, making a pun. Stephenson loves his little enigmas.