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Jerry Pournelle has passed away
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| 9/8/2017
| Buwaya
Posted on 09/08/2017 5:01:44 PM PDT by buwaya
Being reported in several places, Jerry Pournelle has passed away. Noted Science Fiction author, strategic analyst, early popularizer of personal computers, one of the original bloggers.
In his own way he was one of the more influential Americans of the 20th century.
As per Instapundit in a comment to his own post, "I just talked to Alex. Basically, Jerry just laid down for a nap and passed in his sleep this afternoon. It was nice that he, Alex, and Larry Niven got to hang out and have such a good time at DragonCon. It's as easy a death as one could ask for, but it's still a death. I've known Jerry and Alex for a long time, and this feels like losing family."
TOPICS: Books/Literature; Computers/Internet; Science; Society
KEYWORDS: authors; byte; jerrypournelle; literature; obituary; pournelle; sciencefiction; scifi
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posted on
09/08/2017 5:01:44 PM PDT
by
buwaya
To: buwaya
Being reported in several places, Jerry Pournelle has passed away.
Ah...dang. RIP, Jerry - you gave me many an enjoyable hour of reading, and you gave me a lot to think about.
To: buwaya
Well, I had no idea he was still alive, but RIP.
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posted on
09/08/2017 5:04:01 PM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("Freedom is freedom, and not another thing."~Theodore Dalrymple)
To: buwaya
RIP
Quite a significant figure, I think.
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posted on
09/08/2017 5:04:13 PM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(Benedict McCain is the worst traitor ever to wear the uniform of the US military.)
To: buwaya
RIP for a truly great talent.
To: buwaya
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posted on
09/08/2017 5:05:36 PM PDT
by
Fiddlstix
(Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
To: buwaya
So many.
Is this the rapture?
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posted on
09/08/2017 5:07:39 PM PDT
by
dsc
(Any attempt to move a government to the left is a crime against humanity.)
To: buwaya
Prayers for his soul and for his family. Maybe Moties will be in heaven too.
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posted on
09/08/2017 5:07:45 PM PDT
by
buckalfa
(Slip sliding away towards senility.)
To: buwaya
That is a major loss to the SF world. One of the last of the great ones, and a conservative.
RIP Jerry.
To: buwaya
Wow. Very sad day for me now. He was one of my favorites. Brilliant writer and thinker.
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posted on
09/08/2017 5:09:53 PM PDT
by
Tailback
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To: buwaya
That is a major loss to the SF world. One of the last of the great ones, and a conservative.
RIP Jerry.
To: buwaya
RIP! I enjoyed his books!
To: buwaya
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posted on
09/08/2017 5:11:56 PM PDT
by
TChad
To: buwaya
Sad news. I’ve read some Niven/Pournelle novels and enjoyed them. RIP.
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posted on
09/08/2017 5:13:37 PM PDT
by
Artemis Webb
(Maxine Waters for House Minority Leader!!)
To: buwaya
Ah, man. He was great writer.
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posted on
09/08/2017 5:14:38 PM PDT
by
Malsua
To: buwaya
Sad news, he was a visionary who leaves the world a better place.
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posted on
09/08/2017 5:16:39 PM PDT
by
bigbob
(People say believe half of what you see son and none of what you hear - M. Gaye)
To: doorgunner69
I liked his columns in Byte Magazine better than his books though. He was at his best there.
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posted on
09/08/2017 5:18:52 PM PDT
by
MrEdd
(Caveat Emptor)
To: buwaya
“Lucifer’s Hammer” (With Larry Niven), Falkenberg’s Legion stories and novels are my favorites.
Rest easy Mr. Pournelle.
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posted on
09/08/2017 5:19:44 PM PDT
by
dynachrome
(When an empire dies, you are left with vast monuments in front of which peasants squat to defecate)
To: buwaya
I saw this on Vox Day’s site.
So I went and dug up my password so I post it here but I was too slow.
To: buwaya
RIP, sir. You did well.
L
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posted on
09/08/2017 5:22:51 PM PDT
by
Lurker
(President Trump isn't our last chance. President Trump is THEIR last chance.)
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