Each story has a synopsis. I try, but not very hard, to avoid spoilers.
- After Life by Simon Funk follows the story of the first upload (who is also one of the scientists that invents uploading), and the society that results from it.
- Crystal Nights by Greg Egan is about a man who creates a computer powerful enough to simulate a world and develop intelligent beings within it, so they can help him achieve the singularity. Or so he hopes.
Stuff I really can't find:
Notes on things I need to find/add:
- Neal Asher, in general
- MoPI
- three worlds
- the infinitely nested simulations story — http://qntm.org/responsibility
- the Vinge researchers that don't know they're uploads story
- http://qntm.org/transit
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