Answer the following question: What key details about charles stross can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: charles david george '' charlie '' stross -lrb- born 18 october 1964 -rrb- is a british writer of science fiction , lovecraftian horror and fantasy . stross specialises in hard science fiction and space opera . his contemporaries include alastair reynolds , ken macleod , liz williams , neal asher and richard morgan . between 1994 and 2004 , he was also an active writer for the magazine '' computer shopper '' and was responsible for the monthly linux column . due to time constraints , he eventually had to stop writing for '' computer shopper '' so that he could devote more time to his novels . subsequently , he published all his articles on the internet .
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- imagesize is 200px- period is 1990s -- present- caption is stross at eastercon 2012- influences is isaac , robert a. heinlein , h. p. lovecraft , neal asimov stephenson , bruce sterling , john le carre , william gibson- genre is science fiction , fantasy , horror- birth date is 18 october 1964- name is charles stross- nationality is british- image is charles stross at eastercon 2012.jpg- birth place is leeds , england- alma mater is university of bradford- occupation is writer , former programmer and pharmacist