{"id":1501,"date":"2026-01-03T21:33:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T21:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/epub-book.com\/download\/strikes-spares-bear-greg\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T21:33:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T21:33:22","slug":"strikes-spares-bear-greg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epub-book.com\/download\/strikes-spares-bear-greg\/","title":{"rendered":"Strikes & Spares – Bear, Greg"},"content":{"rendered":"
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STRIKES AND SPARES<\/b><\/p>\n

This entire article \u00a9 1996 by Greg Bear. <\/b><\/p>\n

“You’re a science fiction writer, huh? What have you predicted?” I’ve been asked this many times-and my usual reply is, “I’m not a prophet and I don’t predict…” But in a way, the question is legitimate. <\/p>\n

Science fiction is often charged with the task of modeling the future, or a variety of futures. If a writer never scores a few strikes, why bother bowling at all? <\/p>\n

So… a few strikes, and some spares:<\/p>\n

QUANTUM LOGIC COMPUTERS: “HEADS” UP! <\/b><\/p>\n

In my novella “Heads” (1991) (published as a separate volume by Random House U.K. under their Legends imprint, and by Tor in the U.S.) I described Quantum Logic Thinkers in some detail. In the future explored by Queen of Angels (1990), “Heads,” Moving Mars (1993), and my next novel, Slant (~1997), computers are differentiated from “thinkers,” which use neural net processes and are sentient. <\/p>\n

Quantum Logic thinkers, like quantum logic computers, utilize quantum processes and logic to perform their work, bringing in unusual and sometimes spooky results. (There’s actually a hint of this in my earlier novel, “Blood Music” (1985) where I touch on using quantum processes to speed biological computers.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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