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LMingrone
03-18-2008, 07:33 PM
http://go.fark.com/cgi/fark/go.pl?i=3476646&l=http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/books/03/18/obit.clarke/index.html

Quoting someone on Fark: "Nahhh. He's just evolved."
Some Rogue
03-18-2008, 08:31 PM
That sucks, the man was a visionary and a genius. :(
LMingrone
03-18-2008, 08:33 PM
I want that crystal skull that used to be at the beginning of his TV show.
Asha
03-18-2008, 09:03 PM
Didn't he...
Nah I'd better look that shit up before I post it as qft.
Revalos
03-18-2008, 10:04 PM
He was the ideal science visionary...inventing the concept of geosynchronous satellites and writing kick ass Sci-Fi to keep the kids dreaming. I just watched 2001 in HD for the first time ever...that movie will stand the test of time until we match it with real technology. Hopefully that first spacestation will be named the Clarke.
LMingrone
03-18-2008, 10:07 PM
He was the ideal science visionary...inventing the concept of geosynchronous satellites and writing kick ass Sci-Fi to keep the kids dreaming. I just watched 2001 in HD for the first time ever...that movie will stand the test of time until we match it with real technology. Hopefully that first spacestation will be named the Clarke.

^= Stanley Kubrick.


Clarke is still a visionary though.


edit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfgoVZswC4k 2001 & Echoes
Revalos
03-18-2008, 10:42 PM
Stanley Kubrick may have produced the movie, but Arthur C. Clarke wrote the book.

SK + ACC = Win

Both were visionaries and will never be forgotten.
LMingrone
03-18-2008, 10:43 PM
Stanley Kubrick may have produced the movie, but Arthur C. Clarke wrote the book.

SK + ACC = Win

Both were visionaries and will never be forgotten.

DOn't make me agree with someone on the internet!!!! Damn you.
Stanley Burrell
03-18-2008, 11:04 PM
Lmingrone is cool, because he lives like half a minute from my place of residence, and is going to hook my minivan up with vinyl wood siding.

In other news, R.I.P. Arthur Clarke.
LMingrone
03-18-2008, 11:08 PM
In other news, ESPN was just talking about Stanley Burrell. Hook me up if you make it to the NBA, K?
Stanley Burrell
03-18-2008, 11:09 PM
Like totally for sure.
Whimsi
03-19-2008, 12:33 AM
I thought Clarke died like 20 years ago. Seriously.
Back
03-19-2008, 12:52 AM
I’ll bet he and Carl Seagan are having one heck of a conversation about now...

RIP Clarke.
Gan
03-19-2008, 01:00 AM
RIP Clarke.

Thanks for many an entertaining story.