Nielsen credits his long, healthy life to the great love and bonds in his family and his passions for his career and outdoor adventure. 'Course, I never smoked or drinked.

The communes are still very real, of course, but their organs serve primarily as communications conduits and allocations redividers.

Lord Cobham honoured him with a cenotaphy.

Jon Konrath (2003) Tell Me a Story about the Devil ― Selected Journals, 1997—1999, page 137: “It'll be nice to travel with a MiniDisc, too. A MiniDisc, a GameBoy, a camcorder, a cellphone—I think RoboCop hauled around less gear.”