Of course I am 6 Mar 2010 I am: Isaac Asimov One of the most prolific writers in history, on any imaginable subject. Cared little for art but created lasting and memorable tales. Which science fiction writer are you? Humor
Education *Real* doctor?! 14 Apr 2010 Real doctor!? You just keep on thinking that mate. I took the equivalent of 11 years to get my doctorate… Yeah, I know you can prescribe drugs! But can you understand Kant? Read More
Humor Marcel Marceau passes away, quietly 23 Sep 2007 It is unclear if he had any last words. Read More
Humor My life as a book 8 Oct 2010 Here’s a page [H/T @BoraZ] that suggests we do personal development and therapy by imagining our lives as books. Oh, yeah, I can see it now: Chapter 1: In which I learned geek stuff Chapter 2: In which I used geek stuff to get money, and raised little geeks Chapter… Read More
I am: Olaf Stapledon Standing outside the science fiction “field”, he wrote fictional explorations of the futures of whole species and galaxies. Which science fiction writer are you?
First eve SF novel I read, at 8, was Stapledon’s First and Last Men, very much in the Wellsian tradition. His Sirius remains a favourite.
Hal Clement – who I have not read as far as I can remember although, when it comes to SF, I prefer the hard stuff.
Well, that’s weird. I just retook the quiz, and I’m not aware of answering anything differently, but suddenly I’m some dude known as “John Brunner.” Apparently, he writes science fiction. This is what I get for deciding, circa 1982, that I didn’t have time to read Snow Crash. Which is why, for me, SF ended in the late 70s.
This is what I get for deciding, circa 1982, that I didn’t have time to read Snow Crash. Which is why, for me, SF ended in the late 70s. Brunner is one of the 60s greats. If you haven’t read Stand on Zanzibar (1969) then you should. Brunner also invented the ‘Internet worm’ before the Internet even existed!
Hal Clement, also never heard of him. Now, if I were to read him, would I like him? Would it imply self-love if I did ?
I’m Asimov as well. Fine by me, he’s perhaps not my favorite SF writer, but he’s probably the one I admire the most.
Gregory Benford. The irony was I just pulled Heart of the Comet (Benford/Brin) out of a storage box for re-reading…
William Gibson, which makes no sense. Did we take the same poll? John, did you notice me wearing a shirt that says Cyberpunk? Okay, maybe I shouldn’t have said that I am the opposite sex; I just liked the answer.
I thought I was the opposite sex. Oh well… Yes, when I first met you I immediately thought to myself, “Cyberpunk”. A clear child of the 70s (2070s, that is)…