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Vernor Vinge, first author to describe cyberspace and 'The Singularity,' dies at 79 (www.theregister.com)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I really liked how he envisioned space travel and the culture that came with it. A small but rich detail was how all the time measurements where given using kiloseconds and mega seconds to describe months and years since a nomadic space tribe would have little use for calendars associated to orbits. It's creative and thought out.

His books and short stories set in a sooner future where society and our education system is vastly different because of AR are a lot of fun as well.

Also, space spiders.