2/24    re-read-cryptonomicon-because-i-am-a-big-nerd-guy here.
        - Do Rudy and Bischoff die at the end, or is their escape another
          drug hallucination?
          \_ Pretty sure they die due to being too far down to make it out
             and survive the pressure differential.
        - Does Sergeant Shaftoe actually receive a mission from Douglas
          MacArthur, or is that another drug hallucination?
          \_ He actually receives the mission from MacArthur.
        - Where does all that gold sitting out in the open, in the
          Filipino jungle (not underground) come from?  There was a 50
          page different font chapter in the book about that probably,
          but I skipped it.
          \_ you forgot
              - How can you read such a shitty ass book TWICE!
              \_ I just started reading this book for the first time after
                 reading big nerd guy's first post about it. The book is
                 actually not that bad. I could see how one might want to
                 re-read it once a decade or so.
                 I will say that I think the book should probably have
                 been edited to make it a bit shorter. There are long
                 dry sections that are quite tempting to skip, e.g. the
                 chapter that consists of a single long email.
                 \_ Dude, it is that bad.