On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 4:36 AM Dave Long <dave.l...@bluewin.ch> wrote:
> * oddly enough, the soviets, who should have been really into pushing > computer technology to aid in central planning, seem to have been > drastically behind ARPA in this department. Predictions are > difficult, especially about the future. > Speaking of the Soviets and Cybernetics... I highly recommend Spufford's Red Plenty <http://www.amazon.com/dp/1555976042/>. A beautiful mixture of fact, imagination and fiction set in the Khruschev era. Thaths
