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True Names

Known as: Finger of God (True Names) 
True Names is a 1981 science fiction novella by Vernor Vinge, considered a seminal work of the cyberpunk genre. It is one of the earliest stories to… 
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2015
2015
‘Till the world is mended : constructed universes and the subversion of modernity
Review
2015
Review
2015
Cognitive Fingerprints
Ever since “True Names” by Vernor Vinge, identity has been recognized as our most valued possession in cyberspace. At-tribution… 
2013
2013
Nommage non-supervisé des personnes dans les émissions de télévision : une revue du potentiel de chaque modalité
L'identification de personnes dans les emissions de television est un outil precieux pour l'indexation de ce type de videos. Mais… 
2009
2009
FOULMOUTHED SHEPHERDS : SEXUAL OVERTONES AS A SIGN OF URBANITAS IN
This article argues that Virgil introduced sexual overtones, an urbane motif par excellence, in Bucolica 2 and 3 – the oldest of… 
2008
2008
Peace in Oneself, Peace in the World: The Real Heart of Engaged Buddhism: A Response to Lisa Kemmerer
Ms. Kemmerer says she came to the retreat at Estes Park "to enhance [her] ability to teach about Thay, about contemporary Zen… 
2007
2007
EXEGI MONUMENTUM: ARCHITECTURE IN LATIN EPIC
2006
2006
Building the Honeycomb : the true names of God (Vincent Buckley)
Contains a script for the poetry reading performance entitled ‘Building the Honeycomb : the true names of God’ - a meditation on… 
2005
2005
What Is the Singularity?
Within thirty years, we will have the technological means to create superhuman intelligence. Shortly after, the human era will be… 
2001
2001
True names by Vernor Vinge and the opening of the cyberspace frontier
Once in a great while a science fiction story is so visionary, yet so close to impending scientific developments that it becomes… 
1957
1957
On the nature of human language
Reflecting on Noam Chomsky's ideas on the innateness of the fundamentals of grammar in the human mind, I saw that any innate… 
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