![]() ![]() Durham bases his apparently impossible claim on his theory that the universe is constructed of random bits of information drawn from different times and places and put into a recognizable order by an observer. This city will exist independent of the world's limited computing resources and will never be in danger of shutting down. ![]() In 2050, Durham begins quietly promising virtual immortality to several wealthy copies in a virtual world called Permutation City. Paul Durham is an insurance salesman who offers protection plans to these wealthy copies. Because of the great expense, the process is mostly limited to those who can afford to pay for indefinite computing resources. Computer and medical technology have advanced to the point that it is possible to scan a person's brain and create a computer program that runs a complete copy of that person on a computer server, giving them something close to life after death. Permutation City is a science fiction novel that takes place in the middle of the 21st century. ![]()
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