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Arthur C. Clarke Is Dead At 90

Posted by kdawson on from the pod-bay-doors-are-open dept.

Many readers are sending in word that Arthur C. Clarke has died in Sri Lanka. He wrote over 100 books including 2001: A Space Odyssey and Rendezvous With Rama, and popularized the ideas of geosynchronous communications satellites and space elevators.

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  1. Mortality by SIGALRM · · Score: 4, Funny

    It can only be attributable to human error.

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  2. Farewell by The+Dobber · · Score: 5, Funny

    Off to that big old Monolith in the Sky, I suppose

  3. All These Novels... by cybrpnk2 · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...Are Yours. Except for 2001 - attempt no more sequels there.

    RIP, ACC.

  4. Don't worry by Tanman · · Score: 5, Funny

    in a few years, perhaps longer, he will be reborn to lead the xenu empire on its glorious crusade.

    sorry, couldn't resist.

  5. He's not dead you earthing fools by 0.693 · · Score: 5, Funny

    He's just been absorbed by the monolith.

  6. He was really a futurist... by Zaatxe · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... he even died tomorrow!

    The article states he died on wednesday, but it's still tuesday!
    (I know, I know... it's due to the time zones...)

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  7. Re:shame. by Metasquares · · Score: 4, Funny

    Wow, literary publishing is exactly like scientific publishing.

  8. Re:shame. by JustOK · · Score: 4, Funny

    If I saw Gentry Lee I would have thought about the guy from Rush, who it isn't, but who wrote 2112 and Hyperspace, and then the other guy from Rush who wrote the theme for the first season or two of Andromeda.

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