@lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org
Post #2983677
2026-05-16 17:24 UTC
@quinn@social.circl.lu Fun Fact: The late sci-fi author and tech writer Jerry Pournelle actually did keep a gun next to his terminal. Many, many years ago I helped him with his CP/M system at his home that he used for his writing, and it was impossible not to notice.
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@wendyg@mastodon.xyz 2026-05-16 17:34
@lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org @quinn@social.circl.lu And he didn't shoot the computer with it?
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@stevewfolds@mastodon.world 2026-05-16 17:37
@lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org @quinn@social.circl.lu Read is scifi and Byte Magazine articles through the ‘80s. Didn’t know about the gun.
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@quinn@social.circl.lu 2026-05-16 17:41
@lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org I was the designated sci-fi nerd at an indie bookshop in santa barbara in the early 90s, i babysat the sci-fi authors as a 20 year old. all of them were some level of skivy, except ray bradbury, who was an old nerdy guy and fucking saint.