Spock is DEAD!

[Mega]

[shiny!]

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This really came as a shock! Star Trek was a big part of my life when I was young. Spock was a giant of a character. Now it feels as if he died. Silly, I know, but there it is.

Nimoy tried to distance himself from Spock for many years before finally embracing the fact that they would always be inseparable in the public eye. He was also a writer, painter, poet and stage actor. He left a large, empty space behind.

There are some pretty nice comments over at /. including this one:

Seriously - Leonard Nimoy's Mr. Spock probably inspired more people to enter science, engineering, and intellectualism in general than any other figure in pop culture. He turned anti-intellectualism on its ear by making being a "nerd" not just cool, but even sexy.

Look at any major technology or research company making the world a better place, and I guarantee it was built by people who grew up aspiring to be more like Spock.

[jpatter666]

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"He's dead, Jim."

[lektrode]

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somehow... just knew that one was comin...

[thriftyandboringinohio]

Re: Spock is DEAD!

This really came as a shock! Star Trek was a big part of my life when I was young. Spock was a giant of a character. Now it feels as if he died. Silly, I know, but there it is.

Nimoy tried to distance himself from Spock for many years before finally embracing the fact that they would always be inseparable in the public eye. He was also a writer, painter, poet and stage actor. He left a large, empty space behind.

There are some pretty nice comments over at /. including this one:

+1

[lakedaemonian]

Re: Spock is DEAD!

This really came as a shock! Star Trek was a big part of my life when I was young. Spock was a giant of a character. Now it feels as if he died. Silly, I know, but there it is.

Nimoy tried to distance himself from Spock for many years before finally embracing the fact that they would always be inseparable in the public eye. He was also a writer, painter, poet and stage actor. He left a large, empty space behind.

There are some pretty nice comments over at /. including this one:

+2

Huge Star Trek fan.

Met Leonard Nimoy briefly at an airport lounge about 10 years ago. Very nice guy.

[verdo]

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as a huge sci fi fan, this was a sad bit of news to hear. Seems like the smoking he did 30 years ago ended up killing him. But I took the news as a reminder that we've all go to live long and prosper like he did

[lektrode]

Re: Spock is DEAD!

as a huge sci fi fan, this was a sad bit of news to hear. Seems like the smoking he did 30 years ago ended up killing him. But I took the news as a reminder that we've all go to live long and prosper like he did

methinks ole spock will live on quite a bit longer, yet:

Canada’s Central Bank Requests End To Defacing of Debasing Canadian Dollar



The death of Leonard Nimoy inspired a wonderful outpouring of affection across the world, and possibly beyond. Nimoy was best known for playing the role of Spock in Star Trek, possibly the most beloved character in the sci-fi genre for several generations.
From our point of view, with our interest in the nature and history of money, the most interesting of these expressions is the resurgence of the phenomenon of “Spocking” in Canada.
“Spocking” is the act of defacing the Canadian $5 note by superimposing the likeness of the half-Vulcan doctor onto the image of former prime minister, Sir Wilfred Laurier. There is quite a resemblance and therefore not much art is required to transform the former prime minister into the beloved Spock.