Posts tagged “obituary”

Possibly newsworthy...Dec 31, 2006

I jinxed it. James Brown, Gerald Ford, and Saddam Hussein all died while I was away, plus Saddam's execution was a rushed mess. And it's only 11am on New Year's Eve.

R.I.P., Simon HobartOct 23, 2005

Simon Hobart built spaces where people could be themselves, find community, and lose themselves in music and joy. That's not a small thing. The man who kept Popstarz open the night after 7/7, just because people needed somewhere to go, was genuinely great. He'll be missed.

Somehow unreported until today, Edsger Wybe Dijkstra died two days ago on August 6th 2002. Although...Aug 8, 2002

Dijkstra, one of computing's Newtons, died August 6th largely unreported. Also: people are implanting devices to stop overeating while millions starve in Africa. Eat less. Don't need a gadget for that.

Depressing. Douglas Adams has died of a heart attack, suddenly. He was only 49.May 13, 2001

Douglas Adams is dead at 49. Devastating.