Or All the Seas with Oysters
"Or All the Seas with Oysters" is a science fiction short story by American writer Avram Davidson. It first appeared in the May 1958 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction and won the Hugo Award for Best Short Story in 1958.[1] One of Davidson's best-known stories, it has been anthologized or collected more than a dozen times.
| "Or All the Seas with Oysters" | |
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| Author | Avram Davidson |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction |
| Publication date | 1958 |
Plot summary
Struck by the fact that there are never enough pins yet always too many coat-hangers, a bicycle shop owner begins to speculate about the possible parallels between natural and man-made objects.
gollark: Tech companies are interesting because they can service tons of people with few workers.
gollark: Google just has to keep services up for them and mine their data.
gollark: They don't have to manage every detail of the stuff that goes to them, though.
gollark: I'm not sure about that, most of them deal with less stuff and fewer people.
gollark: I think the biggest problem, though, is how to decide on what to optimize for.
References
External links
- Or All the Seas with Oysters title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- "Or All the Seas with Oysters" at the Internet Archive
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