Vernor Vinge, the SF author who popularized the Singularity, passed away yesterday, March 20, 2024.See, for example, his Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernor_Vinge
Oh damn. I liked his stuff - particularly some of his aliens.I;m adding A Fire Upon the Deep to my re-read plan right now. That's a book that genuinely deserves its Hugo Award imo.
Bummer.
