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Company, fellowship. For me "group" is still best

Community, College, Collective, Companionship, Camaraderie, Team, Kibbutz, Komsomol, Conspirators. It all depends on the touch you want...

I think you're looking for "troop", not "troupe", by the way. Troop can be monkeys or soldiers, but troupe is performers or actors. If...

Gang? Doesn't have to be criminal. Like lets go gang.

We are. We were able to confirm his real name and obituaries are all over the net. He wasn't highly valued and respected just on the PF.

Very sorry to hear about his passing. His posts were definitely awesome with his breadth of knowledge and sense of wit. We all need...

Ouch... This news hurts very badly. I remember I had opened a thread just to "interview" him, as he was one of the few mods that were...

So sad to hear this. I'm glad the mentors were able to share this much. Often with online communities, people will fade away. You never...

Sounds like they need to send a lab to that rock instead of bringing it back, then we'll see if it needs to come back.

There is no reason, that I can see, that requires an urgent answer to the question of life-or-just-mineral on Mars. True. Once there...

He was one of the smarter ones on here. We will miss him.

From a nutty OP in an SF thread: Choosing a Session: A Physicist from the Future Drinks Rum During Q&A A, B, C were lecture hours to...

Yep. At the same time it was always a learning experience (especially for someone - like me - coming from a science that allows/needs...