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Posted on 01/24/2016 2:57:47 AM PST by Fhios
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To: Fhios
Lucifer's Hammer and The Mote in God's Eye are favorites.
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posted on
01/24/2016 5:14:34 AM PST
by
Smokin' Joe
(How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
To: gop4lyf
That book got me started accumulating knowledge e.g. hoarding books ;-)
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posted on
01/24/2016 5:27:57 AM PST
by
bigbob
("Victorious warriors win first ande then go to war" Sun Tzu.)
To: Fhios
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posted on
01/24/2016 5:41:09 AM PST
by
Sirius Lee
(Cruz or Lose 2016)
To: Fhios
Big fan of his fiction and computer articles back in the day. Sorry to hear about his stroke, I did not know he suffered one.
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01/24/2016 5:41:50 AM PST
by
Rebel_Ace
(HITLER! There, Zero to Godwin in 5.2 seconds.)
To: Fhios
In addition to his well-known (and terrific) novels, I highly recommend the following, which contain strong libertarian/conservative themes:
"Oath of Fealty" (with Larry Niven) -- about the conflicts between a privately financed and built "arcology" (city in a building) and nearby Los Angles.
"High Justice" -- a collection of pro-big-business science fiction stories.
To: Fhios
Mr Pournelle has been a favorite of mine for years. He has been an advocate against the liberal socialists since the 1960s. Much of his writings reflect this viewpoint.
Yes, he has had significant health issues and I wish him the best!
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posted on
01/24/2016 7:14:44 AM PST
by
SES1066
(Quality, Speed or Economical - Any 2 of 3 except in government - 1 at best but never #3!)
To: Fhios
Footfall, fantastic!
BTW, met him and Larry Niven at con in Memphis years ago, like a sci-fi version of The Odd Couple, one in suit and tie and the other looking like a convention attendee, but Lord! what they wrote...
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posted on
01/24/2016 7:28:56 AM PST
by
Exeter
(Hillary Clinton's new campaign slogan-"Gimme that crown! It's MINE!")
To: Fhios
I met Jerry once at Comdex in '85. We had a lengthy
discussion about the Atari 1040ST. I was flattered when he
gave me his phone# and said "feel free to call me, but don't call me frivolously".
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posted on
01/24/2016 8:06:01 AM PST
by
Duke C.
To: sauropod; Fhios
Thanks for posting those. Ironically, after I did so I reread Check out the Wiki, he s a must read for Conservatives.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Pournelle Fhios
. . . and followed that link. Which, after reciting Pournelle's Iron Law, commented
This can be compared to the Iron law of oligarchy (same wiki link as cited in my post).
(chuckle)
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posted on
01/24/2016 8:10:41 AM PST
by
conservatism_IS_compassion
('Liberalism' is a conspiracy against the public by wire-service journalism.)
To: clearcarbon
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posted on
01/24/2016 8:19:23 AM PST
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SuperLuminal
(Where is another agitator for republicanism like Sam Adams when we need him?)
To: Fhios
I was a big fan in the early 80's. I had a week long correspondence with him in the mid 90's.
Read him long ago. Actually, when he first started publishing, in Analog.
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posted on
01/24/2016 2:29:31 PM PST
by
Lee N. Field
("I don't care if there's a billion of you. You're in a cult.")
To: Fhios
Jerry and Larry (Niven) for the win! Best sci-fi team up in the history of the written word.
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posted on
01/24/2016 8:36:26 PM PST
by
America_Right
(Time to play your Trump card, America. Use it or lose it.)
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