Colorblindness check: I’m not sure how many people would be affected, but your F and E wash out for some forms of colorblindness. I’m thinking about this as “you might care”, not as “you’ve gotta do it”.
Definitely some Vinge on the fiction list—Marooned in Real Time introduced the idea of the Singularity, and leaves it as a Rorschach blot for the reader. A Fire Upon the Deep has somewhat about why you should be nervous about the Singularity.
Colorblindness check: I’m not sure how many people would be affected, but your F and E wash out for some forms of colorblindness. I’m thinking about this as “you might care”, not as “you’ve gotta do it”.
Definitely some Vinge on the fiction list—Marooned in Real Time introduced the idea of the Singularity, and leaves it as a Rorschach blot for the reader. A Fire Upon the Deep has somewhat about why you should be nervous about the Singularity.