20 posts tagged pournelle

I’ve decided it’s time to jettison entirely the words “Left” and “Right” when used with reference to political ideologies. I came to this conclusion after a very interesting discussion with my mother. While we were talking about the military Junta in Burma, she let drop the fact that she believes that all tyrannies come from the political Right.

Looking for a rousing post-apocalyptic yarn (I'm a sucker for that end of the world fiction jazz), I stumbled across various reviews of Lucifer's Hammer. A lot of people recommended it so why not give it a shot? Like most who have reviewed Lucifer's Hammer, the first quarter of the book drags slightly.

I had a nice chat today on the Larry Niven chat  site, which is hosted on The Incompleat Known Space Concordance site.  The concordance pages are maintained by Lensman (which reminds me that I need to talk about Doc Smith sometime in the relatively near future).  KSC is one of the few concordances

Here’s a brief article on SIGMA, the loose group of science fiction authors (including Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, and David Brin) who are offering free advice to government on how to protect the nation. It’s actually rather funny.

The Weekend - The Golden Avenger, a flea market and free comic books - Maine Sunday Telegram I’m still coming down from seeing a sneak preview of “Iron Man” last night over at Cinemagic Grand. I’d say that’s a pretty sweet way to start a weekend.

This kind of brainstorming is now "a fixture at Department of Homeland Security science and technology conferences": Among the group’s approximately 24 members is Larry Niven, the bestselling and award-winning author of such books as “Ringworld” and “Lucifer’s Hammer,” which he co-wrote with SIGMA member Jerry Pournelle.

This kind of brainstorming is now "a fixture at Department of Homeland Security science and technology conferences": Among the group’s approximately 24 members is Larry Niven, the bestselling and award-winning author of such books as “Ringworld” and “Lucifer’s Hammer,” which he co-wrote with SIGMA member Jerry Pournelle.

This is a piece ripped unashamedly from Jerry Pournelle’s blog (http://www.jerrypournelle.com/view/2008/Q2/view515.html#Thursday): Phil Chapman makes Fox News http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,352241,00.html Until recently the Maunder Minimum and the Little Ice Age were thought to have a connection.

This blog is something that I have been batting around in my head for a while now, and me sitting down to write it coincides perfectly with the conclusion of my term papers and Darren’s latest blog. Sci-Fi writers can see the writing on the wall.

This blog is something that I have been batting around in my head for a while now, and me sitting down to write it coincides perfectly with the conclusion of my term papers and Darren’s latest blog. Sci-Fi writers can see the writing on the wall.