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Vernor Vinge, Innovative Science Fiction Novelist, Dies at 79

• dredmorbius 2y ago
  Dupe: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39775304 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39775304>
  • ompogUe 2y ago
    (This ~is~ a link to a separate story about VV, if you want to read it, but there are some lovely sentiments and meaty conversations in the above HN comments)
    • dredmorbius 2y ago
      Trust me, I had my regrets in noting this as a dupe, but HN's guideline is that unless there's "significant new information", submissions substantially similar in theme, regardless of whether they're the same or a different URL (within a year of a prior posting with significant discussion) get buried. See: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9716270 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9716270> A big part of the concern is duplicate discussions: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27028471 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27028471> I'll occasionally gather up related links when a large news story hits and post those to the first / main discussion.