……当今社会。就科幻小说而言，《华氏 451》和《美丽新世界》都相当贴近当下的社会现状。理查德·鲍尔斯在虚拟现实（《耕作黑暗》/Plowing the Dark）和人工智能（《加拉忒亚 2.2》/Galatea 2.2）等题材上的写作大获成功，但比起布拉德伯里或赫胥黎，他的作品与当下的距离还要更近。《基地》系列虽然没完全达到鲍尔斯的水准，但依然是不可多得的神作……
…day society. Fahrenheit 451 and Brave New World are both fairly close to society today, as far as Science Fiction goes. Richard Powers has had great success writing about things like virtual reality (Plowing the Dark) and artificial intelligence (Galatea 2.2), but his works are even closer to present day than Bradbury or Huxley. The Foundation Series, while not quite on Powers's level, are still incredible books…
《雪崩》（Snow Crash）、《编码宝典》（Cryptonomicon），都是尼尔·斯蒂芬森写的。另外理查德·鲍尔斯的《耕作黑暗》（Plowing the Dark）和《加拉忒亚 2.2》（Galatea 2.2）也是一对很棒的小说。有时候你确实需要优秀的小说来给自己找点灵感。
Snow Crash, Cryptonmicon. Both are by Neal Stephenson. Another pair of good fiction novels are Plowing the Dark and Galatea 2.2 by Richard Powers. Sometimes you need good fiction to inspire you.
……我推荐一本适合在咖啡馆读的书，和一本适合在机场读的书。两本都极好，但在咖啡馆读的那本需要读者放慢节奏、花更多脑力才能体会到精髓。咖啡馆之选：理查德·鲍尔斯的《耕作黑暗》（Plowing the Dark）。这本书包含两条平行故事线：一条关于一家发明虚拟现实的公司，另一条讲述一名被恐怖分子劫持为人质的教师。这是一本令人惊艳的书，而且……
…I make a coffee shop recommendation and an airport recommendation. Both books are excellent, but the coffee shop book requires slower reader and more mental effort to get the benefit. Coffee shop: Plowing the Dark by Richard Powers. The book follows to parallel stories: one of a company that invents virtual reality and another of a teacher that gets taken hostage by terrorists. It's an incredible book and the…
……2021 年逛 HN 时看到一条评论，有人提到自己读过《树冠之上》（The Overstory）。理查德·鲍尔斯是我们这个时代最杰出的美国小说家。纵观他的所有作品，HN 这类人群尤其会喜欢《耕作黑暗》（Plowing the Dark）和《加拉忒亚 2.2》（Galatea 2.2）。要想深入探究现代科技对社会的影响，没有比读理查德·鲍尔斯更好的途径了。毫不夸张地说，读鲍尔斯从根本上改变了……
…of HN in 2021 and read a comment about someone who had read The Overstory. Richard Powers is the preeminent American novelist of our time. With respect to all his works, HN types will especially enjoy Plowing the Dark and Galatea 2.2. There is no better way to dig deep into the effects of modern technology on society than to read Richard Powers. It is no exaggeration to say that reading Powers fundamentally changed…
理查德·鲍尔斯的《耕作黑暗》（Plowing the Dark）。这本书我试着读完三次了，但每次都得从头重新看。情节密度太高，在读了大约 150 页、又搁置了一个月之后，我根本接不上剧情……
Plowing the Dark-Richard Powers I have tried to finish this book three times, but I have had to start at the beginning each time. The plot is dense and I can't jump back in after ~150 pages and a month of not reading…
在《耕作黑暗》（Plowing the Dark，2000 年）中，理查德·鲍尔斯提出，如果你能把头伸进基于球体的可视化模型内部，它能呈现的信息就会丰富得多。很棒的拓扑学构想——能建议你们把它加进去吗？
In Plowing the Dark (2000), Richard Powers suggests that a globe-based visualization would give you a lot more if you could put your head inside it. Nice topological idea -- can I suggest you add it?
……当今社会。就科幻小说而言，《华氏 451》和《美丽新世界》都相当贴近当下的社会现状。理查德·鲍尔斯在虚拟现实（《耕作黑暗》/Plowing the Dark）和人工智能（《加拉忒亚 2.2》/Galatea 2.2）等题材上的写作大获成功，但比起布拉德伯里或赫胥黎，他的作品与当下的距离还要更近。《基地》系列虽然没完全达到鲍尔斯的水准，但依然是不可多得的神作……
…day society. Fahrenheit 451 and Brave New World are both fairly close to society today, as far as Science Fiction goes. Richard Powers has had great success writing about things like virtual reality (Plowing the Dark) and artificial intelligence (Galatea 2.2), but his works are even closer to present day than Bradbury or Huxley. The Foundation Series, while not quite on Powers's level, are still incredible books…
《雪崩》（Snow Crash）、《编码宝典》（Cryptonomicon），都是尼尔·斯蒂芬森写的。另外理查德·鲍尔斯的《耕作黑暗》（Plowing the Dark）和《加拉忒亚 2.2》（Galatea 2.2）也是一对很棒的小说。有时候你确实需要优秀的小说来给自己找点灵感。
Snow Crash, Cryptonmicon. Both are by Neal Stephenson. Another pair of good fiction novels are Plowing the Dark and Galatea 2.2 by Richard Powers. Sometimes you need good fiction to inspire you.
……我推荐一本适合在咖啡馆读的书，和一本适合在机场读的书。两本都极好，但在咖啡馆读的那本需要读者放慢节奏、花更多脑力才能体会到精髓。咖啡馆之选：理查德·鲍尔斯的《耕作黑暗》（Plowing the Dark）。这本书包含两条平行故事线：一条关于一家发明虚拟现实的公司，另一条讲述一名被恐怖分子劫持为人质的教师。这是一本令人惊艳的书，而且……
…I make a coffee shop recommendation and an airport recommendation. Both books are excellent, but the coffee shop book requires slower reader and more mental effort to get the benefit. Coffee shop: Plowing the Dark by Richard Powers. The book follows to parallel stories: one of a company that invents virtual reality and another of a teacher that gets taken hostage by terrorists. It's an incredible book and the…
……2021 年逛 HN 时看到一条评论，有人提到自己读过《树冠之上》（The Overstory）。理查德·鲍尔斯是我们这个时代最杰出的美国小说家。纵观他的所有作品，HN 这类人群尤其会喜欢《耕作黑暗》（Plowing the Dark）和《加拉忒亚 2.2》（Galatea 2.2）。要想深入探究现代科技对社会的影响，没有比读理查德·鲍尔斯更好的途径了。毫不夸张地说，读鲍尔斯从根本上改变了……
…of HN in 2021 and read a comment about someone who had read The Overstory. Richard Powers is the preeminent American novelist of our time. With respect to all his works, HN types will especially enjoy Plowing the Dark and Galatea 2.2. There is no better way to dig deep into the effects of modern technology on society than to read Richard Powers. It is no exaggeration to say that reading Powers fundamentally changed…
理查德·鲍尔斯的《耕作黑暗》（Plowing the Dark）。这本书我试着读完三次了，但每次都得从头重新看。情节密度太高，在读了大约 150 页、又搁置了一个月之后，我根本接不上剧情……
Plowing the Dark-Richard Powers I have tried to finish this book three times, but I have had to start at the beginning each time. The plot is dense and I can't jump back in after ~150 pages and a month of not reading…
在《耕作黑暗》（Plowing the Dark，2000 年）中，理查德·鲍尔斯提出，如果你能把头伸进基于球体的可视化模型内部，它能呈现的信息就会丰富得多。很棒的拓扑学构想——能建议你们把它加进去吗？
In Plowing the Dark (2000), Richard Powers suggests that a globe-based visualization would give you a lot more if you could put your head inside it. Nice topological idea -- can I suggest you add it?