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ndsipa_pomu · 2022-04-11 09:02:37

sharpshoot | karma 2253 | avg karma 4.79 · | 2007-02-21 10:35:07

And Cal Henderson is a Brit too ;)

zokier | karma 17208 | avg karma 2.54 · | 2014-03-19 09:52:59+00:00

chris_wot | karma 14762 | avg karma 1.71 · | 2020-01-09 12:04:36+00:00

Oh man. That’s embarrassing. You are of course right - it was Harry Harrison! Sorry about that.

NoGravitas | karma 4814 | avg karma 2.4 · | 2019-08-20 14:02:52+00:00

I'm not sure what triggered the association for me, but it reminded me of Peter Watts' The Things.

psychoslave | karma 1011 | avg karma 1.16 · | 2024-05-27 07:03:35

Interesting hint on Dennis Ritchie attempt. Here is a related thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39677581

andylynch | karma 1657 | avg karma 2.43 · | 2021-10-15 04:15:23

This is a shame - he’s getting on a bit now but is and always has been a Christchurch institution.

For those who don’t know much about him, there’s a good profile here: https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/eyewitness/audio/2...

therein | karma 2365 | avg karma 1.8 · | 2017-04-08 09:29:19+00:00

Correct but it was David Chalmers.

fsflyer | karma 56 | avg karma 1.0 · | 2021-09-16 16:14:02

nbostar | karma 2 | avg karma 0.4 · | 2017-07-12 17:41:13+00:00

Which fellow?

wbhart | karma 2418 | avg karma 3.84 · | 2012-03-04 16:29:51

I guess that is Norton of Conway and Norton Monstrous Moonshine fame:

I'm glad someone wrote a book about him. Cambridge's loss will be someone else's gain.

animal531 | karma 763 | avg karma 1.12 · | 2017-10-30 14:15:08+00:00

walshemj | karma 4980 | avg karma 0.65 · | 2013-08-09 15:52:14+00:00

hey right I believe you and price philip is realy a lizard man from plant zog

Karl Hans Lody is but one example

rcaught | karma 601 | avg karma 4.93 · | 2020-03-05 22:13:43

Was it Tom Anderson?

warwick | karma 532 | avg karma 2.81 · | 2010-08-10 04:40:21+00:00

Willie Crowther. Worked on ARPANet, wrote colossal cave, caver and climber.

kelas | karma 47 | avg karma 0.75 · | 2024-01-04 12:51:00

(author of the modern port here)

> Arthur Whitney is a mad genius

atw is atw :) our old man is awesome. a bit grumpy at times, but then who isn’t :)

rambambram | karma 1068 | avg karma 1.54 · | 2021-12-29 17:35:25

What a story. Anybody interested in seeing this Alan Pollock, I guess this is him: https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_YhGsknrK8Io/SE-QN8bsQDI/AAAAAAAAC...

eddie_31003 | karma 112 | avg karma 2.73 · | 2017-01-30 10:58:35

I hadn't seen links to these guys.

vram22 | karma 2461 | avg karma 0.61 · | 2017-08-21 23:47:06+00:00

Yes, his name was Robert Tinney:

teamgb | karma 749 | avg karma 9.86 · | 2013-12-12 15:37:11+00:00

Sir Ian, nice try, but we know it's you!