ready player one

November 28, 2020 by achrilock

“In the middle of all the dancers, a large clear bubble was suspended in space, at the absolute center of the club. This was the ‘booth’ where the DJ stood, surrounded by turntables, mixers, decks, and dials.”

— Ernest Cline, ‘Ready Player One’

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https://achrilock.com/2020/11/28/5351/

November 15, 2020 by achrilock

“Halliday had re-created the Tomb of Horrors, and he’d hidden the Copper Key inside it.”
— Ernest Cline, ‘Ready Player One’

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https://achrilock.com/2020/11/15/5118/

October 27, 2020 by achrilock

“The first was ringed in red metal
The second, in green stone
The third is clearest crystal
and cannot be unlocked alone”
— Ernest Cline, ‘Ready Player One’

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https://achrilock.com/2020/10/27/4643/

August 2, 2020 by achrilock

“The Copper Key awaits explorers
In a tomb filled with horrors”
— Ernest Cline, ‘Ready Player One’

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https://achrilock.com/2020/08/02/2092/

July 27, 2020 by achrilock

“You’re going to turn it into a fascist corporate theme park where the few people who can still afford the price of admission no longer have an ounce of freedom.”
— Ernest Cline, ‘Ready Player One’

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https://achrilock.com/2020/07/27/1942/

July 21, 2020 by achrilock

“‘Thank you, noble Acererak,’ I replied, resisting the urge to jump up and down and shake my ass victoriously in his general direction.”
— Ernest Cline, ‘Ready Player One’

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https://achrilock.com/2020/07/21/1755/

July 17, 2020 by achrilock

“Users could now teleport back and forth between their favorite fictional worlds.”
— Ernest Cline, ‘Ready Player One’

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https://achrilock.com/2020/07/17/1633/

July 15, 2020 by achrilock

“The real public school system, the one run by the government, had been an underfunded, overcrowded train wreck for decades. And now the conditions at many schools had gotten so terrible that every kid with half a brain was being encouraged to stay at home and attend school online.”
— Ernest Cline, ‘Ready Player One’

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https://achrilock.com/2020/07/15/1577/

July 9, 2020 by achrilock

“How does it feel to know you just lost the contest?”
— Ernest Cline, ‘Ready Player One’

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https://achrilock.com/2020/07/09/1400/

July 9, 2020 by achrilock

“A video clip began to play. Handheld camera footage showed a team of federal agents leading Sorrento across the lobby of the IOI corporate headquarters. He was still wearing his haptic suit and was shadowed by a gray-haired man in a suit who I assumed was his attorney. Sorrento looked annoyed more than anything, as if this were all just a mild inconvenience.”
— Ernest Cline, ‘Ready Player One’

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https://achrilock.com/2020/07/09/1389/

May 21, 2020 by achrilock

“He’ll respawn in a few minutes. When the OASIS server clock hits midnight, the whole tomb resets. If you wait right here, you’ll get another shot at beating him, without having to make your way through all of those traps again first.”
— Ernest Cline, ‘Ready Player One’

https://achrilock.com/2020/05/21/45/