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Vernor Vinge, 1944-2024 (file770.com)

submitted 8 months ago by ikidd to c/sciencefiction

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Thank you for the great work, Vernor. You'll be missed.

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[–] Hugin 2 points 8 months ago

He used to go to library conferences somewhat regulary. I meet him a few times and he was always extremely nice. Laste time I saw him was pre covid. He was looking pretty frail even then but still signing books for a line of fans.