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What a shame...

I came to his computer work quite late (mid-2000s), learning of him via his appearances in the This Week in Tech podcast. But then I realised he was the author of Lucifer's Hammer and other classic sci-fi.

He was a great writer and seemed like a great person. Amazing anecdotes. I'm completely opposed to him politically, but I still read his blog every day even as it veered more and more towards politics. He helped me break out of my filter bubble, and showed me the variety of conservative thought.

RIP Dr Pournelle.




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