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Solip:System
"Solip:System" is a 1989 cyberpunk science fiction novelette by American writer Walter Jon Williams. "Solip:System" begins shortly before the ending of Hardwired (1986) and continues beyond that point. The author wrote this book as a link between Hardwired and Voice of the Whirlwind (1987). The main character is the computer personality Reno, a minor character in Hardwired.
Article summary
"Solip:System" is a 1989 cyberpunk science fiction novelette by American writer Walter Jon Williams. "Solip:System" begins shortly before the ending of Hardwired (1986) and continues beyond that point. The author wrote this book as a link between Hardwired and Voice of the Whirlwind (1987). The main character is the computer personality Reno, a minor character in Hardwired.
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- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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