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The architect of BRL-CAD, a substantial third-generation CSG solid modeling system available free of charge, and the author of ping and ttcp.
http://brlcad.org/
Constructive Solid Geometry (CSG) 3D modelling system originally developed by the US Army, now an open-source project. Package includes an interactive geometry editor, ray tracing support for rendering and geometric analysis, network distributed framebuffer support, image-processing and signal-processing tools.
http://ftp.arl.mil/~mike/
Details of his research interests.
http://www.poppyfields.net/filks/00162.html
Parody song written by Mike Muuss to the tune of "Yesterday", bemoaning broken game software.
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/11/23/1616201
Discussion thread of people reacting to news of his death. Includes possibly tasteless technical jokes such as "RIP: 100% packet loss."
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2000/11/22/ping_author_killed_in_car/
Kieren McCarthy's article about Muuss' death.
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