I am also a 4 digit uid slashdot user and I liked halting state.

His other novels are FANTASTIC as well but I'm a big fan of singularity related novels.

Their early work was a little too new wave for my tastes, but when Sports came out in '83, I think they really came into their own, commercial and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost. He's been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far much more bitter, cynical sense of humour.

I have to return some video tapes.