________________________________________ From: cctalk [[email protected]] on behalf of Geoffrey Oltmans via cctalk [[email protected]] Sent: Friday, September 15, 2017 2:27 PM To: Jim Brain; General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Re: RIP Jerry Pournelle - Firsts
On Fri, Sep 15, 2017 at 12:50 PM, Jim Brain via cctalk < [email protected]> wrote: > On 9/15/2017 10:49 AM, Geoffrey Oltmans via cctalk wrote: > >> Wow... that really doesn't make him look good at all! >> >> >>> It does not surprise me. Not that I knew the man, but it seems in > general, our heroes are more blemished and our villains more redeemable > than we want to remember or admit. > > On a more practical note. If I were a writer, had an audience, and > managed to snag an account on the coolest network around, I'd probably have > flaunted it as well, with the same end. > > I didn't either. He answered a couple of questions or posts on one of the RoundTables on GEnie for me when I was on there ages ago, but that's the only interaction I've had with him. He seemed fairly likable on there as I recall. _______________________________ I used to read his column for its humor value but I always thought of him as an idiot as far as comuters were concerned. Never understood why Byte kept him around, unless for his humor value. And, even being a long time SciFi fan I didn't like his books either. bill
