Comments on: Rainbow’s End http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/11/29/rainbows-end/ Ramblings on law school in New York, free software, and the spaces in between. Fri, 16 May 2008 02:17:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Matt Sayler http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/11/29/rainbows-end/#comment-25805 Matt Sayler Sun, 02 Dec 2007 00:42:44 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/11/29/rainbows-end/#comment-25805 "Past novels of his have featured unix epoch time as a plot device" I'm forgetting this (and I think I've read all his novels).. “Past novels of his have featured unix epoch time as a plot device”

I’m forgetting this (and I think I’ve read all his novels)..

]]> By: Luis http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/11/29/rainbows-end/#comment-25755 Luis Fri, 30 Nov 2007 01:06:25 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/11/29/rainbows-end/#comment-25755 Whoa, I had no idea about that. That rocks! Whoa, I had no idea about that. That rocks!

]]> By: Raphaël Quinet http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/11/29/rainbows-end/#comment-25751 Raphaël Quinet Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:06:46 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/11/29/rainbows-end/#comment-25751 Luis: Of course he knows about Unix and Linux. As I just noted in my blog, he is even a member of the award committee for the FSF Free Software Awards (it's a pity that he didn't come or I didn't see him when the awards were given at FOSDEM). But seeing an explicit reference to GIMP was very nice. Luis: Of course he knows about Unix and Linux. As I just noted in my blog, he is even a member of the award committee for the FSF Free Software Awards (it’s a pity that he didn’t come or I didn’t see him when the awards were given at FOSDEM). But seeing an explicit reference to GIMP was very nice.

]]> By: Raphaël’s Last Minutes » Blog Archive » Vernor Vinge using GIMP http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/11/29/rainbows-end/#comment-25748 Raphaël’s Last Minutes » Blog Archive » Vernor Vinge using GIMP Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:57:22 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/11/29/rainbows-end/#comment-25748 [...] the link from Luis’ blog, I discovered the mini-site about Vernor Vinge’s novel “Rainbows End” (winner of [...] [...] the link from Luis’ blog, I discovered the mini-site about Vernor Vinge’s novel “Rainbows End” (winner of [...]

]]> By: Luis http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/11/29/rainbows-end/#comment-25747 Luis Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:41:56 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/11/29/rainbows-end/#comment-25747 MG: ah, yeah, I was in a hurry this morning. Raphael: the book features Linux prominently. Past novels of his have featured unix epoch time as a plot device. And Second Life cites a short story of his as a major inspiration. Not surprisingly, he was a computer science professor before his books started to pay off. So... that he's a gimp user doesn't surprise me. I'd bet the book was written in emacs, actually ;) MG: ah, yeah, I was in a hurry this morning.

Raphael: the book features Linux prominently. Past novels of his have featured unix epoch time as a plot device. And Second Life cites a short story of his as a major inspiration. Not surprisingly, he was a computer science professor before his books started to pay off. So… that he’s a gimp user doesn’t surprise me. I’d bet the book was written in emacs, actually ;)

]]> By: Raphaël Quinet http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/11/29/rainbows-end/#comment-25746 Raphaël Quinet Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:24:32 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/11/29/rainbows-end/#comment-25746 Very nice book, even if it received mixed reviews at Amazon. But thanks for linking to the site containing the full text version and some illustrations made by Vernor Vinge. Did you notice the copyright statement at the bottom of the "Outer" image (http://vrinimi.org/front9uns.jpg), which says: "Vernor Vinge, 2006 (Using the GIMP)". A GIMP user! Now I have to buy more of his books! (Although to be honest, he should have used Inkscape instead of GIMP for the line drawings and for the text) Very nice book, even if it received mixed reviews at Amazon.

But thanks for linking to the site containing the full text version and some illustrations made by Vernor Vinge. Did you notice the copyright statement at the bottom of the “Outer” image (http://vrinimi.org/front9uns.jpg), which says: “Vernor Vinge, 2006 (Using the GIMP)”.

A GIMP user! Now I have to buy more of his books!

(Although to be honest, he should have used Inkscape instead of GIMP for the line drawings and for the text)

]]> By: Marius Gedminas http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/11/29/rainbows-end/#comment-25745 Marius Gedminas Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:05:26 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/11/29/rainbows-end/#comment-25745 I second the recommendation. FWIW the book is called Rainbows End (without an apostrophe). I second the recommendation.

FWIW the book is called Rainbows End (without an apostrophe).

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