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Hi Michael, |
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On Saturday, 15. October 2011 08:10:13 Michael Mol wrote: |
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> On Sat, Oct 15, 2011 at 7:33 AM, luis jure <ljc@××××××××××××.uy> wrote: |
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> > hello boys [1], |
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> > |
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> > i know i don't participate much on this list, but this does not mean |
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> > that |
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> > i don't try to follow most of the threads (not all of them, i admit). |
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> > |
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> > i realized just now that no one has commented on the news of the recent |
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> > death of dennis ritchie. considering that his contributions to the |
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> > development of computational technologies were not only paramount, but |
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> > affect all of us in a very direct way, i think we could somehow |
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> > compensate for the lack of echo of these news in the media, by |
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> > dedicating some time to celebrate his memory and express our gratitude. |
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> > |
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> > [1] sorry if there are any girls out there, but i think i have never |
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> > seen |
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> > any female names on this list... |
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> |
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> Well, if it helps, the reason I have a huge beard and long hair is |
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welcome to the club, although my beard isn't huge most of the time :D My wife |
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doesn't like it that much. I'm compensating this with the hair on my head |
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(close to 1m now *g*) |
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> because I idolized Thompson and Ritchie as far back as my early teen |
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> years. |
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> My very conservative grandparents were less than amused that I was |
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> actively seeking a 60s Berkeley look. |
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Sounds familiar too. |
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Best, |
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Michael |
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