Tuesday, March 18, 2008

He knew science fiction didn't have to be an oxymoron.

17 comments:

MHAithaca said...

Thank you. Very nicely done.

Anonymous said...

A nice requiem.

Anonymous said...

Sweet. I'm happy he didn't form a cult.

Steven S. said...

Excellent. The world is poorer without him.

Unknown said...

Thank you for this. Clarke was a hero of my childhood--I guess I thought, like a child, that he'd live forever. What a life!

Anonymous said...

Mixing high tech and magic? More like "definition of awesome."

Mr. Pseudonym said...

Re: Baxter

Arthur C. Clarke's third law is thus:
Sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

Antoine Vekris said...

I do propose a light correction to make things clear ; just to avoid magicians quotemining Sir Arthur and your drawing.

Serr8d said...

Very nice.

I've a monolith in place...

Antonio said...

Risking a lengthy discussion, I'd like to replace "Advanced technology" with "Applied knowledge" in this Venn diagram AND in the actual law.

cube said...

Very nice.

Anonymous said...

Fantastic..that law is in my email sig at work and it has always summed up my feelings about technology.

Thanks for a brilliant (again) index!

Unknown said...

What a great way to pay tribute! Nicely done!

Anonymous said...

Jessica, This is my first time at your blog, I found it through a link on the web and just wanted to say that you are doing some wonderfully funny things with venn diagrams. I love them, you are a very creative individual, nice work. You have gained another reader.

Anonymous said...

Thank you so much. I find this site generally wonderful, and this tribute very touching.

Anonymous said...

Well-stated. One of your best.

A said...

Thanks for the reminder--and tribute!

 
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