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RIP to the legend. He has a lot of really fun ideas spread across his books.
by AlwaysRock 1y ago
RIP to the legend. He has a lot of really fun ideas spread across his books.
- beambot 1y agoI didn't realize Vernor Vinge had passed away... Sad TIL
- gnabgib 1y agoThere was a nice discussion & nostalgia at the time (1151 points, 2024, 320 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39775304 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39775304
- swayvil 1y agoCookie monster is his strongest work. It has a VIBE. Reminds me of permutation city
- dekhn 1y agoI got to meet him and person and tell him that his books (along with The Coming Technological Singularity) had a huge influence on my decision to go into ML. He seemed pleased. I just wish he had wrapped up the Fire Upon the Deep series.
- varenc 1y agoI got to meet him once too! Unexpectedly met him at a Media Lab demo day. I was trying to play it cool though and didn't gush to him around how he's one of my favorite authors. I regret not doing so now.
- aeon_ai 1y agoOne of my favorites