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minus-squareAndrew@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up15·25 days agoI’ll admit to assuming he must be kind of a cool nerd for naming some of his SpaceX things after Culture ships (from Iain M. Banks’ novels), but now I feel sullied by association from having enjoyed the same books.
minus-squareBaggins@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·25 days agoSame with the Hitchhikers stunt.
minus-squareThe_DecryptorlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·24 days agoHis personal LLC is called “Excession”, considering some of the plot points in that book I doubt he enjoyed it at all, it’s just “nerd set dressing”.
I’ll admit to assuming he must be kind of a cool nerd for naming some of his SpaceX things after Culture ships (from Iain M. Banks’ novels), but now I feel sullied by association from having enjoyed the same books.
Same with the Hitchhikers stunt.
His personal LLC is called “Excession”, considering some of the plot points in that book I doubt he enjoyed it at all, it’s just “nerd set dressing”.