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> Even William Gibson and Bruce Sterling are approaching retirement age these days...

Iain Banks has died.

Oh dear, my apologies. Feels wrong to"up"-vote that, but thank you for pointing out my too hasty check of birthdates (only).

I think he was pretty constructive about it, by HN standards.

Hm, I was actually rather worried about ruining your day. No need to apologize.