With sadness and deep appreciation I must report the passing of Vernor Vinge, a titan in the literature that explores a limitless range of potential destinies, Vernor gave millions vivid tales of plausible tomorrows. My tribute to him can be found here:
@davidbrin I return to "Across Realtime", a set of his two linked novellas and a short story about the Singularity (and stasis bubbles) probably at least often as any other SF work.