[TriLUG] OT: Crowdsourcing in fiction

[Neil L. Little]

The only one I can think of right now is Charles Stross. There was a 
book featured a few months back on SciFi Book Club called Wireless. I 
can't find it any more on the site.

73,
Neil, WA4AZL

Tom Eisenmenger wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I'm preparing a presentation on human computation and, to introduce the
> idea, want to present a scenario that sets the tone of the talk.  I seem to
> remember a scene in a "cyberpunk" short story or novel where the author
> speaks of a near future where a popular viral cellphone game is, in fact,
> helping researchers develop a cure or sequence DNA.  Problem is, I read the
> passage years ago and have long forgotten its source.  Could have been
> Gibson, maybe Stephenson, possibly Sterling - who knows?  I suspect a
> sizeable percentage of list members have read some (if not all) of these
> authors' works ;-)  If there's anyone out there who can help me remember,
> I'd appreciate it!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tom
>
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