Comments on: Keep Flying, Lux Lucre http://www.sciscoop.com/2004-1-10-101226-903.html Scooping up science news and dropping it on your desk Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:03:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: rickyjames http://www.sciscoop.com/2004-1-10-101226-903.html/comment-page-1#comment-4560 rickyjames Wed, 14 Jan 2004 07:09:08 +0000 http://localhost/~arielschwartz/wordpress/sciscoop/?p=675#comment-4560 Out of terrible things comes good things. I received yesterday an email from a very dear friend in college I hadn't heard from in over 25 years. She came across this eulogy because she's a die-hard Firefly fan just like me (I am not at all surprised), only over on one of the Yahoo Firefly sites where I've never been. She writes: <p> "Hi Rick...I was following a link about the death of LuxLucre which led me to your eulogy in SciScoop. What an eerie and sad synergy! I was recently reshelving books and came across my copy of Universe Ahead. I gave it to my daughter to read and told her that I knew you when you were writing/editing it. Since then, I had been reminiscing about those days at UT and wondering where all those people, including you, had gotten to. With all the sadness, I wanted to touch base long enough to tell you that I remember you. It is good, I think, at times like these to reaffirm our connections with others, however tenuous." <p> Thanks, janietta. You're right. Out of terrible things comes good things. I received yesterday an email from a very dear friend in college I hadn’t heard from in over 25 years. She came across this eulogy because she’s a die-hard Firefly fan just like me (I am not at all surprised), only over on one of the Yahoo Firefly sites where I’ve never been. She writes:

“Hi Rick…I was following a link about the death of LuxLucre which led me to your eulogy in SciScoop. What an eerie and sad synergy! I was recently reshelving books and came across my copy of Universe Ahead. I gave it to my daughter to read and told her that I knew you when you were writing/editing it. Since then, I had been reminiscing about those days at UT and wondering where all those people, including you, had gotten to. With all the sadness, I wanted to touch base long enough to tell you that I remember you. It is good, I think, at times like these to reaffirm our connections with others, however tenuous.”

Thanks, janietta. You’re right.

]]> By: Pro Libertate http://www.sciscoop.com/2004-1-10-101226-903.html/comment-page-1#comment-4273 Pro Libertate Tue, 13 Jan 2004 18:03:42 +0000 http://localhost/~arielschwartz/wordpress/sciscoop/?p=675#comment-4273 Hi there, I just found your site via the Orbituary for Lux Lucre. Terrible, he was just my age and waaay too young to die. Let me give condolences to all other Anarcho-Capitalists out there who were his friends. Lux was a great guy, should have been with us for much longer. Pro Libertate Hi there,

I just found your site via the Orbituary for Lux Lucre. Terrible, he was just my age and waaay too young to die.

Let me give condolences to all other Anarcho-Capitalists out there who were his friends. Lux was a great guy, should have been with us for much longer.

Pro Libertate

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.sciscoop.com/2004-1-10-101226-903.html/comment-page-1#comment-3929 Anonymous Mon, 12 Jan 2004 14:53:21 +0000 http://localhost/~arielschwartz/wordpress/sciscoop/?p=675#comment-3929 No worries about the mistake.  Was just surprised to see the link, and, of course, Lux shouldn't be sullied by connection with the rampant flamefest that I am.<p> I'm still in shock that he's dead.  And pissed at myself. <p> I will stick around, though. <p> Geek No worries about the mistake.  Was just surprised to see the link, and, of course, Lux shouldn’t be sullied by connection with the rampant flamefest that I am.

I’m still in shock that he’s dead.  And pissed at myself.

I will stick around, though.

Geek

]]> By: rickyjames http://www.sciscoop.com/2004-1-10-101226-903.html/comment-page-1#comment-3479 rickyjames Mon, 12 Jan 2004 12:20:18 +0000 http://localhost/~arielschwartz/wordpress/sciscoop/?p=675#comment-3479 In writing the article, I did a search for LuxLucre on Google and came up with several of your postings on Slashdot on the hit list, and I just assumed the postings were by him. Bad, bad assumption. Of course, it was only responding to the fact you had listed his site as your primary site, which as you note doesn't make you Lux. I am mortified and thank you for letting me know about my error, which I have of course corrected. <p> Say, as long as you're here, check out SciScoop and stick around a while! Consider becoming a member! Not all of the articles here have stupid errors in them. The law of averages says that I write so many that some are right. In writing the article, I did a search for LuxLucre on Google and came up with several of your postings on Slashdot on the hit list, and I just assumed the postings were by him. Bad, bad assumption. Of course, it was only responding to the fact you had listed his site as your primary site, which as you note doesn’t make you Lux. I am mortified and thank you for letting me know about my error, which I have of course corrected.

Say, as long as you’re here, check out SciScoop and stick around a while! Consider becoming a member! Not all of the articles here have stupid errors in them. The law of averages says that I write so many that some are right.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.sciscoop.com/2004-1-10-101226-903.html/comment-page-1#comment-2894 Anonymous Mon, 12 Jan 2004 12:00:45 +0000 http://localhost/~arielschwartz/wordpress/sciscoop/?p=675#comment-2894 Sorry, there's been a mistake. I am BitGeek. I used the link to his flash as my "homepage" because I loved it so much. Lux Lucre didn't work at Microsoft, isn't primarily a software developer, etc, things that are true about me, but not about Lux. On the other hand, I DID have the pleasure getting to know Lux Lucre online. We have many things in common, including our support of libertarianianism and anarcho-capitalism. And I think its safe to say we were friends, though I had not known him long. ITs very unfortunate that I did not make it up to visit him in Vancouver-- it is so close, but other things kept me. I'm a bit shocked to find out he's dead, and a bit paranoid about the causes. I can understand the confusion, but I hope that anyone reading this will correct others who might repeat this error. IF proof is needed, send me a message on Slashdot, and I will respond, whereas, unfortunately, Lux cannot. BitGeek Sorry, there’s been a mistake. I am BitGeek. I used the link to his flash as my “homepage” because I loved it so much.

Lux Lucre didn’t work at Microsoft, isn’t primarily a software developer, etc, things that are true about me, but not about Lux.

On the other hand, I DID have the pleasure getting to know Lux Lucre online. We have many things in common, including our support of libertarianianism and anarcho-capitalism. And I think its safe to say we were friends, though I had not known him long.

ITs very unfortunate that I did not make it up to visit him in Vancouver– it is so close, but other things kept me.

I’m a bit shocked to find out he’s dead, and a bit paranoid about the causes.

I can understand the confusion, but I hope that anyone reading this will correct others who might repeat this error. IF proof is needed, send me a message on Slashdot, and I will respond, whereas, unfortunately, Lux cannot.

BitGeek

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.sciscoop.com/2004-1-10-101226-903.html/comment-page-1#comment-2087 Anonymous Sun, 11 Jan 2004 02:19:16 +0000 http://localhost/~arielschwartz/wordpress/sciscoop/?p=675#comment-2087 I met Kerry (Lux) on the L. Neil Smith Yahoo board. What a terrific guy. A proud Canadian, a native of Vancouver, (my favorite city) a lover of Freedom, a true gentleman. Intelligent, witty, good natured. I miss you Kerry. A light has truly gone out of my life. Ken Valentine I met Kerry (Lux) on the L. Neil Smith Yahoo board. What a terrific guy. A proud Canadian, a native of Vancouver, (my favorite city) a lover of Freedom, a true gentleman. Intelligent, witty, good natured. I miss you Kerry. A light has truly gone out of my life.

Ken Valentine

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.sciscoop.com/2004-1-10-101226-903.html/comment-page-1#comment-991 Anonymous Sat, 10 Jan 2004 11:53:09 +0000 http://localhost/~arielschwartz/wordpress/sciscoop/?p=675#comment-991 Kerry was a prolific poster for the last couple of years on the <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smith2004-discuss">Yahoo! Groups mailing list for friends of science fiction novelist L. Neil Smith</a>, which is how I knew him first, before having been turned on to the Firefly community that Ricky mentions above. I'll really miss the guy. <p> <a href="http://www.survivalarts.com/">Russell Whitaker</a> Kerry was a prolific poster for the last couple of years on the Yahoo! Groups mailing list for friends of science fiction novelist L. Neil Smith, which is how I knew him first, before having been turned on to the Firefly community that Ricky mentions above. I’ll really miss the guy.

Russell Whitaker

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