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Writer Jerry Pournelle has died. He is likely best known for his collaborations with Larry Niven, as well as his military sci fi anthologies. He was a genuinely nice man who always took time to talk with his fans.
BobtheInquisitor wrote: Writer Jerry Pournelle has died. He is likely best known for his collaborations with Larry Niven, as well as his military sci fi anthologies. He was a genuinely nice man who always took time to talk with his fans.
Aw man, this sucks. I've read some of his work as well as some stuff that he wrote with Larry Niven. Lucifer's Hammer was one I particularly liked, as well as the WarWorld series that was created by Pournelle (but written by many different authors). Very sad to hear about Pournelle dying.
My armies (re-counted and updated on 11/1/23, including modeled wargear options):
Dark Angels: ~15000 Astra Militarum: ~1200 | Adeptus Custodes: ~1900 | Imperial Knights: ~2000 | Sisters of Battle: ~3500 | Leagues of Votann: ~1200 | Tyranids: ~2600 | Stormcast Eternals: ~5000
Check out my P&M Blogs: ZergSmasher's P&M Blog | Imperial Knights blog | Board Games blog | Total models painted in 2023: 40 | Total models painted in 2024: 12 | Current main painting project: Dark Angels
Mr_Rose wrote: Who doesn’t love crazy mutant squawk-puppies? Eh? Nobody, that’s who.
WarWorld was the one set in his Codominium universe, right? That was a great shared universe series. I also read a shameful number of Pournelle's There Will Be War anthologies back in high school. They introduced me to a lot of the big names in 80's milSF.
Speaking of Lucifer's Hammer, he used to talk quite a bit at conventions about how to make mustard gas and nitro glycerine, but couldn't put the exact recipes into the book because he didn't want one of his readers to blow himself up. Apparently he spent a lot of his leisure time mixing up nitro glycerine and blowing stuff up.
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My armies (re-counted and updated on 11/1/23, including modeled wargear options):
Dark Angels: ~15000 Astra Militarum: ~1200 | Adeptus Custodes: ~1900 | Imperial Knights: ~2000 | Sisters of Battle: ~3500 | Leagues of Votann: ~1200 | Tyranids: ~2600 | Stormcast Eternals: ~5000
Check out my P&M Blogs: ZergSmasher's P&M Blog | Imperial Knights blog | Board Games blog | Total models painted in 2023: 40 | Total models painted in 2024: 12 | Current main painting project: Dark Angels
Mr_Rose wrote: Who doesn’t love crazy mutant squawk-puppies? Eh? Nobody, that’s who.
RIP Hef. The world has lost a true renaissance man. His contributions to the arts, the breaking down of puritanical, social mores and his support for minorities during a time of racial tensions will speak volumes for his character as a human being. This guy is a lesson in courage for everyone.
One of the greats of classic rock, with a truly fantastic catalogue across the Heartbreakers, his solo work and The Travelling Wilburys. Only 66 as well. RIP.
One of the greats of classic rock, with a truly fantastic catalogue across the Heartbreakers, his solo work and The Travelling Wilburys. Only 66 as well. RIP.
Goddamn. He is consistently great. Now I double regret passing on the chance to see him live.
We were once so close to heaven, St. Peter came out and gave us medals; declaring us "The nicest of the damned".
“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'”
Seeing on Twitter that there's some unconfirmed reports in the last few minutes that he's still hanging on... LAPD have said they have no information but it also wasn't something they were investigating, so can't say for certain either way. There seems to be a general consensus that at best he's in critical condition on life support, but I guess there's at least a modicum of hope that he'll pull through.
Automatically Appended Next Post: Latest reports have retracted earlier claims that he is dead, but it seems confirmed that he is on life support and in critical condition.
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Paradigm wrote: Seeing on Twitter that there's some unconfirmed reports in the last few minutes that he's still hanging on... LAPD have said they have no information but it also wasn't something they were investigating, so can't say for certain either way. There seems to be a general consensus that at best he's in critical condition on life support, but I guess there's at least a modicum of hope that he'll pull through.
Automatically Appended Next Post: Latest reports have retracted earlier claims that he is dead, but it seems confirmed that he is on life support and in critical condition.
Yeah, sad news to wake up to. One of the best and most influential artists of the last half a century, and one that had a big impact on me both in terms of my musical taste and in basically being the soundtrack to the better part of my teen years.
He'll be sorely missed, but he leaves behind one hell of a musical legacy.
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Man, hearing about Petty broke my heart. I saw him with Joe Walsh just a few months ago.
His music was pretty heavily influencing to me through my high school / college years, and one that I never grew out of, unlike some of the other stuff.
I never listened to Hypnotic Eye. Maybe I'll give that a spin today.
Evidently he finished his last concert of his last tour, and then passed the next day. As the Wife said, thats the way to go.
-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
-TBone the Magnificent 1999-2014, Long Live the King!
I was a click away from buying tickets for Ms. SlavetoDorkness and I last year to see him with his band. My ass is sore from kicking myself now. The $300 doesn't seem that bad now.
"Holy Sh*&, you've opened my eyes and changed my mind about this topic, thanks Dakka OT!"
daedalus wrote: It was kind of a small part, but he was pretty funny playing himself in The Postman.
Have an exalt for mentioning that! One of the best movie cameos ever!
For those who may be curious, here's the clip:
My armies (re-counted and updated on 11/1/23, including modeled wargear options):
Dark Angels: ~15000 Astra Militarum: ~1200 | Adeptus Custodes: ~1900 | Imperial Knights: ~2000 | Sisters of Battle: ~3500 | Leagues of Votann: ~1200 | Tyranids: ~2600 | Stormcast Eternals: ~5000
Check out my P&M Blogs: ZergSmasher's P&M Blog | Imperial Knights blog | Board Games blog | Total models painted in 2023: 40 | Total models painted in 2024: 12 | Current main painting project: Dark Angels
Mr_Rose wrote: Who doesn’t love crazy mutant squawk-puppies? Eh? Nobody, that’s who.
Young, but he was a big boy for quite a long time.
A sample:
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"Sometimes the only victory possible is to keep your opponent from winning." - The Emperor, from The Outcast Dead.
"Tell your gods we are coming for them, and that their realms will burn as ours did." -Thostos Bladestorm
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~1200 | Adeptus Custodes: 
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Ultramarines, 3rd Co. and friends, 16k+ 
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