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Once upon a time I was such a good liar I could talk the fish right into my mouths.

Vernor Vinge

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Vernor Vinge
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: October 2
Computer Scientist
Mathematician
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Waukesha
Wisconsin
Vernor Steffen Vinge
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I argue in this paper that we are on the edge of change comparable to the rise of human life on Earth.
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We’re long on high principles and short on simple human understanding.
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Well, what do you know, Pham said. Butterflies in jackboots.
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Poor humans they will all die.Poor us we will not.
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The voice was gentle, like a scalpel petting the short hairs of your throat.
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