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this post was submitted on 09 Feb 2026
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Big brain tech dude got yet another clueless take over at HackerNews etc? Here's the place to vent. Orange site, VC foolishness, all welcome.
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Enjoy these pics of some very British SF/F authors celebrating a book launch:
https://unlikelyworlds.blogspot.com/2026/02/on-being-launched.html
I absolutely adore Paul McAuley's writing, it's some of the best there is. And it's fun to see his peers turn up to support the launch. China Meiville looks exactly how I imagined him, as does Peter Hamilton.
I hope people are aware of the allegations against him, and how he managed to get them all scrubbed from the internet.
Oh no not him too 😡
Yeah, but it is odd, as he managed to scrub all the accusations, which is quite rare for somebody to manage.
Unrelated to that im always reminded of how I didnt like Perdido Street Station, has a few interesting ideas and so much that doesnt work (and a very unlikeable main character).
I managed to get through Perdido and Embassytown, but not much else...
i expected alastair reynolds to look different but i'm not sure what i actually expected him to look like