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I used to be the founder, programmer, and editor of the ISFDB. Now I'm the founder, programmer, and occasional editor ([[User:Ahasuerus|Ahasuerus]] keeps me busy fixing program bugs, which leaves little time to actually modify data). In a few months I hope to merely be founder and programmer of the ISFDB.  
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Founder of the ISFDB.  
  
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== Large Projects ==
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* 2022: Update LAMP stack to latest version (except Python) and enable HTTPS. [https://isfdb.org/wiki/index.php/User:Alvonruff#System_Upgrade_Notes DONE]
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* 2023: Update site to Python3. [[User/Alvonruff/Python3_Conversion]]
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* 2024: Update charset to UTF-8.
  
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==Schedule==
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== Python3 Status Trackers ==
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Since I'm prone to disappearing for lengthy periods of time, I'll start putting some schedule information online, so you'll know when I'm completely unavailable:
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* [[User:Alvonruff/Debugging_Remarks|Debugging Remarks]]
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* Per-File Status: [[User:Alvonruff/Python3_Files|Python3 File Status]]
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* ISFDB2 Status: [[User:Alvonruff/Python3_ISFDB2|ISFDB2 Per-Script Status]]
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* Mod script test plans and status: [[User:Alvonruff/Python3 ModTests]]
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* Formal Tests: [[User:Alvonruff/ISFDB_Tests|Formal ISFDB Test Status]]
  
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== System Upgrade Notes ==
  
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==Biography==
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Details on how to bring up a LAMP stack (on two different OSs), and how to setup https:
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I was born in California in 1956. My father was in the Air Force, so we lived in various places like Texas, Minnesota, Illinois, Washington D.C., Turkey, Oklahoma, and Alaska. I was in the US Navy for 9 years, and I had the pleasure of working in places like New Jersey, Diego Garcia (launching weather balloons), San Diego, Texas, Illinois, and Guam (doing top secret weather forecasts. No, really - Top Secret ''codeword'' weather forecasts).
 
  
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I went back to college in 1985, and obtained a BS in Computer Science from the University of Illinois. I worked as a slave laborer for a small startup for one year, then started working at Motorola in 1990 as part of the Motorola Computer Group. I worked on networking stacks for the first couple of years, and I used to have daily arguments with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Bina Eric Bina] about whether certain bugs were in his X-Windows implementation or my socket interface - until he left for the NCSA and co-wrote Mosaic. We were running Mosaic and httpd locally back when there were no web sites to visit but our own internal ones, and there were no books on how to write HTML (it's okay - I put the HTML manual on part of a Postit note).
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* [[User:Alvonruff/ISFDB_Move]] - Our old hosting service was bought out by a larger hosting service, and they are pushing off our ancient server onto something up to date. We've already been staging such a move at isfdb2.org for a few months, and have most things operational on the new server. The actual move will start sometime after Labor Day.
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* [[User:Alvonruff/ISFDB On Ubuntu 20.04]]
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* [[User:Alvonruff/ISFDB2_Notes]] - Another Fedora Core variant.
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* [[User:Alvonruff/HTTPS Notes]] - Notes on moving to https on isfdb2
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* [[User:Alvonruff/Link Tests]] - Combinations of http/https www/no www links.
  
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I started building simulators in 1994 to monitor system performance. In 1997 they moved our site into the Cellular division, and we started building simulators of cell phones. In 1998 I was turned to the dark side and began to manage the Platform Simulation team. I'm a Motorola Science Advisory Board Associate and a Dan Noble Fellow. I work in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin%2C_texas Austin, Texas] and live on 14 acres about 5 miles east of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgetown%2C_Texas Georgetown, Texas].
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[[User:Alvonruff/Test Page]]
  
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LinkedIn Profile: [http://www.linkedin.com/in/alvonruff www.linkedin.com/in/alvonruff]
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== Other Loose Notes ==
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* [[Development/HTTPS]] - Discussion area.
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* [[User:Alvonruff/The_Charset_Problem]]
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* [[User:Alvonruff/Notes on MySQLdb]]
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* [[User:Alvonruff/Test_Pages]]
  
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==Things to do - Programming==
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== Articles Concerning Lee Mandelo ==
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* [[User:Alvonruff/A_Post-Mortem_on_the_Lee_Mandelo_Name_Change]]
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* [[User:Alvonruff/An_Open_Letter_To_The_SF_Community]]
  
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# Editing history, diffs
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== Obituary Sources ==
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# Serial linkage
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* https://sf-encyclopedia.com/timeline.php?rip
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# Translator support
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* https://ansible.uk/ - (R.I.P. section)
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# Tool to find publication content merge candidates
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* https://www.sfwa.org/category/excluded-categories/in-memoriam/
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# Advanced search
 
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# Publisher imprints.
 
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# Publication enhancements: editions, printings, roles, dimensions
 
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# Purge storylen field overloading
 
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# Error detection
 
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# Make award editing generally available
 
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# Complete viewers so users see tables instead of XML when submitting data.
 
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# De-genre-cize ISFDB code (for instance make awards support SQL driven, not code driven)
 
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# Unit tests, Regression tests
 
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# Refactor code: cleanup, simplify, use more object classes
 
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==Things to do - Awards==
 
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* Apollo: Up to date with [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ay.cgi?Ap1990 1990].
 
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* Analog: Up to date with [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ay.cgi?An2006 2006].
 
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** (Locus shows a nomination for Dominic Harmon for the Oct 2003 cover, and we show that cover as by Broeck Steadman).
 
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* Arthur C. Clarke: Up to date with [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ay.cgi?Cl2008 2008].
 
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* Asimov's Reader Poll: Up to date with [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ay.cgi?Ar2007 2007].
 
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* Bram Stoker
 
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** [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ay.cgi?St2003 2003]: Long Fiction, Short Fiction, Fiction Collection, Anthology, Nonfiction, Illustrated Narrative, Screenplay, Work for Younger Readers, Poetry Collections, Alternative Forms, Specialty Press Award, Life Achievement, Trustee Award, President's Award.
 
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** [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ay.cgi?St2004 2004]: Long Fiction, Short Fiction, Fiction Collection, Anthology, Nonfiction, Illustrated Narrative, Screenplay, Work for Younger Readers, Poetry Collections, Alternative Forms, Specialty Press Award, Life Achievement, Trustee Award, President's Award.
 
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** [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ay.cgi?St2005 2005]: Long Fiction, Short Fiction, Fiction Collection, Anthology, Nonfiction, Illustrated Narrative, Screenplay, Work for Younger Readers, Poetry Collections, Alternative Forms, Specialty Press Award, Life Achievement, Trustee Award, President's Award.
 
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** [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ay.cgi?St2006 2006]: Long Fiction, Short Fiction, Fiction Collection, Anthology, Nonfiction, Illustrated Narrative, Screenplay, Work for Younger Readers, Poetry Collections, Alternative Forms, Specialty Press Award, Life Achievement, Trustee Award, President's Award.
 
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** [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ay.cgi?St2007 2007]: Long Fiction, Short Fiction, Fiction Collection, Anthology, Nonfiction, Poetry Collections. 
 
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* British Science Fiction Awards - Up to date with [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ay.cgi?Bs2007 2007]
 
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* Hugos: Up to date with [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ay.cgi?Hu2008 2008]
 
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* John W. Campbell Award for Best New Science Fiction Writer: Up to date with [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ay.cgi?Jc2008 2008]
 
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* Locus Poll
 
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** [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ay.cgi?Lc2005 2005]: Short Story, Collection, Anthology, Nonfiction, Art Book, Editor, Magazine, Publisher, Artist.
 
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** [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ay.cgi?Lc2006 2006]: Novella, Novelette, Short Story, Collection, Anthology, Nonfiction, Art Book, Editor, Magazine, Publisher, Artist.
 
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** [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ay.cgi?Lc2007 2007]: Novella, Novelette, Short Story, Collection, Anthology, Nonfiction, Art Book, Editor, Magazine, Publisher, Artist.
 
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** [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ay.cgi?Lc2008 2008]: Voting now in progress.
 
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* Nebulas: Up to date with [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ay.cgi?Ne2007 2007]
 
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* Philip K. Dick: Up to date with [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ay.cgi?Pk2007 2007]
 
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* World Fantasy Award
 
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** 2003: Life Achievement
 
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** 2004: Life Achievement, Novella, Novelette, Short Fiction, Anthology, Collection, Artist, Special Award (Pro and non-Pro)
 
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** 2005: Life Achievement, Novella, Novelette, Short Fiction, Anthology, Collection, Artist, Special Award (Pro and non-Pro)
 
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** 2006: Life Achievement, Novella, Novelette, Short Fiction, Anthology, Collection, Artist, Special Award (Pro and non-Pro)
 
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==Regular Places I Need to Visit==
 
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* [[Awards]]
 
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* [[ISFDB:Moderator_noticeboard]]
 
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* [[ISFDB:Data_Consistency]]
 
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* [[ISFDB:Beta]]
 
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* [[Bibliographic Projects in Progress]]
 
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* [[ISFDB Bug List]]
 
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* [[ISFDB Feature List]]
 
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* [[Bibliographic Rules]]
 
  
 
==Reading List==
 
==Reading List==
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===2010===
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* [[User:Alvonruff/ReadingLists]]
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* {{a|Charlaine Harris}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?221621 All Together Dead]
 
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===2009===
 
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* 12/31 {{a|Charlaine Harris}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?185666 Definitely Dead]
 
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* 10/31 {{a|Charlaine Harris}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?168001 Dead as a Doornail]
 
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* 07/10 {{a|Charlaine Harris}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?155475 Dead to the World]
 
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* 04/26 {{a|Charlaine Harris}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?23798 Club Dead]
 
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* 04/22 {{a|Charlaine Harris}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?22767 Living Dead in Dallas]
 
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* 04/16 {{a|Charlaine Harris}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?21381 Dead Until Dark]
 
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* 04/10 {{a|Philip Pullman}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?186525 The Golden Compass]
 
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===2008===
 
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* 11/03 - {{a|Richard Morgan}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?829562 The Steel Remains].
 
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* 08/29 - {{a|Mike Brotherton}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?714845 Spider Star].
 
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* 08/13 - {{a|Charles Stross}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?829343 Saturn's Children].
 
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* 07/30 - {{a|John Meaney}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?21051 Context].
 
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* 07/18 - {{a|John Meaney}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?21520 Paradox].
 
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* 07/11 - {{a|John_Meaney}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?596525 Bone Song].
 
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* 07/03 - {{a|Joel_Shepherd}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?33118 Crossover].
 
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* 06/03 - {{a|David_Gunn}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?785377 Maximum Offense].
 
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* 04/23 - {{a|Richard_Morgan}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?223581 Thirteen].
 
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* 04/11 - {{a|Peter_F._Hamilton}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?694213 The Dreaming Void].
 
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* 03/27 - {{a|Charles_Stross}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?659009 Halting State].
 
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* 03/23 - {{a|Ken_MacLeod}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?373891 The Execution Channel].
 
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* 03/18 - {{a|Iain_M._Banks}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?640181 Matter].
 
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* 03/03 - {{a|Peter_F._Hamilton}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?19989 The Naked God].
 
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* 02/12 - {{a|Peter_F._Hamilton}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?11678 The Neutronium Alchemist, Part Two: Conflict].
 
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* 02/05 - {{a|Peter_F._Hamilton}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?11677 The Neutronium Alchemist, Part One: Consolidation].
 
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* 01/29 - {{a|Greg_Egan}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?3349 Distress].
 
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* 01/26 - {{a|Robert_Charles_Wilson}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?389901 Axis].
 
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* 01/21 - {{a|Peter_F._Hamilton}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?5788 The Reality Dysfunction, Part Two: Expansion].
 
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* 01/14 - {{a|Peter_F._Hamilton}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?5787 The Reality Dysfunction, Part One: Emergence].
 
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* 01/07 - {{a|Robert_A._Heinlein}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?1867 Glory Road].
 
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===2007===
 
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* 12/30 - {{a|Greg_Bear}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?1910 The Forge of God].
 
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* 12/23 - {{a|Arthur_C._Clarke}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?180477 Childhood’s End].
 
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* 12/21 - {{a|Peter_F._Hamilton}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?180477 Judas Unchained].
 
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* 12/09 - {{a|Peter_F._Hamilton}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?154552 Pandora's Star].
 
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* 11/26 - {{a|David_Gunn}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?221441 Death's Head].
 
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* 11/23 - {{a|Richard_Morgan}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?158032 Woken Furies].
 
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* 08/18 - {{a|Neal_Asher}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?172132 Africa Zero].
 
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* 08/11 - {{a|J._K._Rowling}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?231461 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows].
 
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* 07/31 - {{a|Neal_Asher}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?198469 Hilldiggers].
 
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* 07/01 - {{a|Richard_Morgan}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?23374 Broken Angels].
 
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* 06/25 - {{a|Michael_F._Flynn}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?208301 Eifelheim].
 
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* 04/20 - {{a|Peter_Watts}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?186521 Blindsight].
 
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* 02/04 - {{a|John_C._Wright}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?171874 Orphans of Chaos].
 
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* 01/28 - {{a|John_C._Wright}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?155221 The Golden Transcendence].
 
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* 01/21 - {{a|John_C._Wright}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?23833 The Phoenix Exultant].
 
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* 01/13 - {{a|John_C._Wright}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?33273 The Golden Age].
 
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===2006===
 
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* 12/24 - {{a|Charles_Stross}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?23623 Singularity Sky].
 
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* 12/10 - {{a|Richard_Morgan}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?23041 Altered Carbon].
 
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* 11/19 - {{a|Neal_Asher}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?181706 Prador Moon].
 
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* 11/11 - {{a|Neal_Asher}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?186461 Polity Agent].
 
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* 11/05 - {{a|Neal_Asher}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?186256 The Voyage of the Sable Keech].
 
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* 10/21 - {{a|Neal_Asher}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?186257 Brass Man].
 
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* 09/29 - {{a|Neal_Asher}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?23373 The Line of Polity].
 
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* 09/12 - {{a|Neal_Asher}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?167798 Cowl].
 
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* 08/27 - {{a|Neal_Asher}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?23061 The Skinner].
 
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* 08/06 - {{a|Neal_Asher}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?23591 Gridlinked].
 
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* 07/09 - {{a|Ken_MacLeod}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?12233 The Cassini Division].
 
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* 07/01 - {{a|Ken_MacLeod}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?171778 Learning the World].
 
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* 06/17 - {{a|Robert_Charles_Wilson}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?158099 Spin].
 
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* 06/01 - {{a|John_Scalzi}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?157782 Old Man's War].
 
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* 05/30 - {{a|Ken_MacLeod}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?5802 The Stone Canal].
 
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* 05/14 - {{a|Vernor_Vinge}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?181278 Rainbow's End].
 
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* 05/07 - {{a|Vernor_Vinge}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?19493 A Deepness Upon the Sky].
 
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* 03/21 - {{a|Stephen_King}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?180458 Cell].
 
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* 01/02 - {{a|Iain_M._Banks}} - [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?12636 Inversions].
 

Latest revision as of 11:02, 16 September 2023

Founder of the ISFDB.

Large Projects

Python3 Status Trackers

System Upgrade Notes

Details on how to bring up a LAMP stack (on two different OSs), and how to setup https:

User:Alvonruff/Test Page

Other Loose Notes

Articles Concerning Lee Mandelo

Obituary Sources

Reading List

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