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* [[Next Sunday AD]]: In Xiamen, a celebration/diplomatic meeting is said to be held on the 350th anniversary of Zheng Chenggong driving away the Dutch. [[The Other Wiki]] says this happened between 1661-1662, placing the events of the novel somewhere between 2011-2012. They also mention that [[Love Actually]] (2003) was released almost ten years ago. The book was published late September of 2011. |
* [[Next Sunday AD]]: In Xiamen, a celebration/diplomatic meeting is said to be held on the 350th anniversary of Zheng Chenggong driving away the Dutch. [[The Other Wiki]] says this happened between 1661-1662, placing the events of the novel somewhere between 2011-2012. They also mention that [[Love Actually]] (2003) was released almost ten years ago. The book was published late September of 2011. |
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* [[Only One Name]]: Sokolov, which is lampshaded at the end. |
* [[Only One Name]]: Sokolov, which is lampshaded at the end. |
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* [[Orphan's Ordeal]]: Richard's recounting of Zula's history reads like this. |
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* [[Playful Hacker]]: Marlon |
* [[Playful Hacker]]: Marlon |
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* [[Plot Shields]]: Jones believes that God is on his side, and there's a decent case to be made that he's right with the amount of times he cheated death. |
* [[Plot Shields]]: Jones believes that God is on his side, and there's a decent case to be made that he's right with the amount of times he cheated death. |
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* [[Sdrawkcab Name]]: Richard's character in ''T'Rain'' is called Egdod, which is his nickname "Dodge" spelled backwards. |
* [[Sdrawkcab Name]]: Richard's character in ''T'Rain'' is called Egdod, which is his nickname "Dodge" spelled backwards. |
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* [[Serious Business]]: The colors you use on your avatar in ''T'Rain''. The entire gamer population spontaneously divided into two warring factions based on whether you use bright or earthtone colors. |
* [[Serious Business]]: The colors you use on your avatar in ''T'Rain''. The entire gamer population spontaneously divided into two warring factions based on whether you use bright or earthtone colors. |
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** At one point, the opening sequence of T'Rain is described as being ripped off from the opening sequence of [[Google Earth]], which is in turn (accurately) described as being ripped off from some old science fiction novel. The novel in question is one of Stephenson's earlier books, ''[[Snow Crash]]''. |
** At one point, the opening sequence of T'Rain is described as being ripped off from the opening sequence of [[Google Earth]], which is in turn (accurately) described as being ripped off from some old science fiction novel. The novel in question is one of Stephenson's earlier books, ''[[Snow Crash]]''. |
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** The book mentions ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' a few times as ''T'Rain'''s chief competition. |
** The book mentions ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' a few times as ''T'Rain'''s chief competition. |
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