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Jerry Pournelle has passed away.
Posted on 09/09/2017 11:49:25 AM PDT by DiogenesLamp
ALEX POURNELLE TEXTS:
Hi I’m afraid that Jerry passed away We had a great time at DragonCon He did not suffer. Please feel free to post this news.
Rest in peace, Jerry. You will be missed.
TOPICS: Books/Literature; Miscellaneous; Science; Society
KEYWORDS: fiction; jerrypournelle; obituary; pournelle; science; sciencefiction; searchworks
Another great Science Fiction author has passed away. He was also a conservative/libertarian sort of fellow who would offer his opinion on his website "Chaos Manor."
He will indeed be missed.
To: DiogenesLamp
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posted on
09/09/2017 11:50:01 AM PDT
by
DiogenesLamp
("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
To: DiogenesLamp
He wrote one of my favorite lines in all scifi in “Footfall” in reference to the invaders: “Nuke ‘em til they glow and then shoot ‘em in the dark.”
Which would be a good policy against antifa.
RIP Jerry.
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posted on
09/09/2017 11:55:44 AM PDT
by
Seruzawa
(TANSTAAFL!)
To: Seruzawa
He wrote one of my favorite lines in all scifi in “Footfall” in reference to the invaders: “Nuke ‘em til they glow and then shoot ‘em in the dark.” Jerry Pournelle had a lot of good lines. His "Iron law of Bureaucracy" is pretty good.
Which would be a good policy against antifa.
And Iran, and North Korea.
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posted on
09/09/2017 11:58:41 AM PDT
by
DiogenesLamp
("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
To: DiogenesLamp
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posted on
09/09/2017 12:01:29 PM PDT
by
2sheds
To: DiogenesLamp
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posted on
09/09/2017 12:02:16 PM PDT
by
FreedomPoster
(Islam delenda est)
To: DiogenesLamp
From his last blog post on the 7th....the last he will ever post.
“More later I’m experiencing a wave of nausea.
Bye for now.”
https://www.jerrypournelle.com/chaosmanor/dreamers/
He was a very smart fellow! Rest In Peace my friend..say hi to Bob Heinlein.
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posted on
09/09/2017 12:16:20 PM PDT
by
Bobalu
(Don't give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses, yearning to be freeloaders.)
To: DiogenesLamp
I used to read almost everything he wrote. He wrote a column about computers that ran right through the time they became ubiquitous.
He and his partner, Larry Niven, defined a lot of modern science fiction.
An under appreciated series is The Golden Road, a satire based on Los Angeles when magic worked, and followed predictable rules. As usual, the first book, The Burning City, was the best.
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posted on
09/09/2017 12:18:51 PM PDT
by
marktwain
(President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
To: DiogenesLamp
I am very pleased to have a personal email from him.
He was a most wonderful author and man.
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posted on
09/09/2017 12:25:32 PM PDT
by
ConservativeMind
(Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
To: DiogenesLamp
Dang, hate to see the great ones go. Thank you so much Jerry you gave me many pleasant hours.
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posted on
09/09/2017 12:30:56 PM PDT
by
Bayan
To: DiogenesLamp
One of the greats from a time when good "science fiction" meant creativity and writing skills rather than computerized graphics...
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posted on
09/09/2017 1:00:31 PM PDT
by
SuperLuminal
(Where is another agitator for republicanism like Sam Adams when we need him?)
To: Seruzawa
He wrote one of my favorite lines in all scifi in “Footfall” in reference to the invaders: “Nuke ‘em til they glow and then shoot ‘em in the dark.” Not an original line from him. The book came out in 1985 (from looking on the Internet) but that was a common joke line we used in the ICBM business when I joined back in the 1970s.
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posted on
09/09/2017 1:08:52 PM PDT
by
OldMissileer
(Atlas, Titan, Minuteman, PK. Winners of the Cold War)
To: OldMissileer
Well he still gets credit for making it known broadly.
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posted on
09/09/2017 1:21:03 PM PDT
by
Seruzawa
(TANSTAAFL!)
To: DiogenesLamp
Rest In Peace, Jerry, and thank you for hours upon hours of reading pleasure. Our prayers are with your loved ones.
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posted on
09/09/2017 5:51:04 PM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
(#DeplorableMe #BitterClinger #HillNO! #cishet #MyPresident #MAGA #Winning #covfefe)
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