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Arthur C. Clarke has died.
on: March 18, 2008, 06:41:11 pm
« Last Edit: March 18, 2008, 06:57:15 pm by Swantz »
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Re: Arthur C. Clarke has died.
Reply #1 on: March 18, 2008, 06:49:21 pm
That's not sure, anyway...
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Re: Arthur C. Clarke has died.
Reply #2 on: March 18, 2008, 06:54:06 pm
He's with Hal now :( rip arty........? <queue orchestral score>
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Re: Arthur C. Clarke has died.
Reply #3 on: March 18, 2008, 06:56:01 pm
Quote from: Mobius on March 18, 2008, 06:49:21 pm
That's not sure, anyway...

Did you bother clicking the link in the article?

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Re: Arthur C. Clarke has died.
Reply #4 on: March 18, 2008, 06:57:00 pm
Ops...touché :(
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Re: Arthur C. Clarke has died.
Reply #5 on: March 18, 2008, 07:18:13 pm
Oh no... :(

He was my favorite science fiction writer :sigh:
 

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Reply #6 on: March 18, 2008, 09:09:03 pm
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Reply #7 on: March 18, 2008, 09:16:24 pm
Nooooooooo

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Re: Arthur C. Clarke has died.
Reply #8 on: March 18, 2008, 10:20:40 pm
What I like about the guy, aside from the obvious, is that he was 80+ and still scuba diving. That's one bald badass.

Hey, quick question: since there are a few hundred Clarke books to choose from, which one would you folks recommend if you had to pick only one.
 

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Reply #9 on: March 19, 2008, 12:08:32 am
Damn :(

Rictor: That's hard to answer. I'm thinking Rendezvous with Rama or Childhood's End might be good choices, but there are so many.
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Re: Arthur C. Clarke has died.
Reply #10 on: March 19, 2008, 01:16:22 am
Quote from: Rictor on March 18, 2008, 10:20:40 pm
Hey, quick question: since there are a few hundred Clarke books to choose from, which one would you folks recommend if you had to pick only one.
Personal favorite was Light of Other Days, about wormholes and privacy issues and soforth, very interesting. Probably better to stick to his great works, though. Childhood's End would be a good choice.
 

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Reply #11 on: March 19, 2008, 01:27:20 am
Oooh, I had to read Childhood's End for my high school english class. One of the few books I enjoyed in that class. Good stuff. :yes:
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Re: Arthur C. Clarke has died.
Reply #12 on: March 19, 2008, 04:11:10 am
A very talented writer
but wasnt there rumours he was a bit of a gary glitter ?


 

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Re: Arthur C. Clarke has died.
Reply #13 on: March 19, 2008, 04:37:24 am
Rest in peace, Clarke.  :(
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Re: Arthur C. Clarke has died.
Reply #14 on: March 19, 2008, 05:17:53 am
Quote from: Davros on March 19, 2008, 04:11:10 am
but wasnt there rumours he was a bit of a gary glitter ?

If you're saying he was rumored to be a homosexual, why would that matter?

If I'm misunderstanding, sorry.  I've never heard of someone calling someone else a Garry Glitter, and Google gave me some Glam Rock pop singer.
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Re: Arthur C. Clarke has died.
Reply #15 on: March 19, 2008, 06:08:55 am
GG was a bit of a kiddy fiddler actually. Although his name is slang for ars* too. I don't know which is implied by the prior post though.
Btw: childhoods end :yes:
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Re: Arthur C. Clarke has died.
Reply #16 on: March 19, 2008, 06:25:58 am
Not read Childhood's end but Rendezvous with Rama comes highly recommended. I wouldn't touch the sequels with a 10' bargepole though.
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Re: Arthur C. Clarke has died.
Reply #17 on: March 19, 2008, 06:47:25 am
Gary Glitter can be rhyming slang for ****ter, which can either be your arse or the toilet. He was also convicted in a couple of countries of molesting children.

As for favourite book, I rather liked Bicentennial man. Film wasn't bad either, but the book was way better.
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Re: Arthur C. Clarke has died.
Reply #18 on: March 19, 2008, 06:51:46 am
Yep, the sh*tter.
I didn't know ACC wast one of the above though. . . When was this ?
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Re: Arthur C. Clarke has died.
Reply #19 on: March 19, 2008, 06:54:35 am
It's news to me too!  :wtf:
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