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Am Sat, 15 Oct 2011 13:26:40 +0100 |
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schrieb Matt Harrison <iwasinnamuknow@×××××××××.com>: |
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> On 15/10/2011 12:33, luis jure wrote: |
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> > hello boys [1], |
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> > i know i don't participate much on this list, but this does not |
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> > mean that i don't try to follow most of the threads (not all of |
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> > them, i admit). |
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> > i realized just now that no one has commented on the news of the |
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> > recent death of dennis ritchie. considering that his contributions |
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> > to the development of computational technologies were not only |
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> > paramount, but affect all of us in a very direct way, i think we |
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> > could somehow compensate for the lack of echo of these news in the |
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> > media, by dedicating some time to celebrate his memory and express |
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> > our gratitude. |
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> I agree, |
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> I have spent the last few hours trying to explain his work to the |
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> folks here who were so saddened by Steve Jobs passing. While it is |
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> very sad on both counts, I am getting annoyed by the opinion that |
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> "Richie might have helped popularise C, but SJ invented the |
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> iPhone...which is 10x more useful". |
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> I swear I'm dealing with a bunch of cretins here :P |
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haha wow. i admire your self-control :P |
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im sure, by everyone who counts, dennis ritchie will be remembered for |
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his work. |
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