A passage of sorts...
Sep. 9th, 2017 10:38 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
thetimesink...although I suspect just the use of a different conveyance: Jerry Pournelle moved into yet another universe on Friday at the age of 84. Jerry is perhaps best known for his Science Fiction, but he also contributed regularly to Byte Magazine and was one of the first people in the late nineties to publish regular posts online via a private web site.
His online work at Chaos Manor became a cornerstone of a group of similar tech-minded people who called themselves "The Daynotes Gang". I was a member there since early on and carry some very good memories of times together sussing out tech questions, proofreading member's books and occasionally generating some genuine Internet horseplay.
Enjoy your next journey, Dr. Pournelle; check back in then you've found the comm path...
His online work at Chaos Manor became a cornerstone of a group of similar tech-minded people who called themselves "The Daynotes Gang". I was a member there since early on and carry some very good memories of times together sussing out tech questions, proofreading member's books and occasionally generating some genuine Internet horseplay.
Enjoy your next journey, Dr. Pournelle; check back in then you've found the comm path...
