I came here to to vote and post my respects to an essential part of geek, computer and hacker culture. However, that this isn't on the front page already if a

I came here to to vote and post my respects to an essential part of geek, computer and hacker culture. However, that this isn't on the front page already if a significant sign of the bias of hackernews. I could imagine an alternate reality hackernews where women dominated the computer industry, the moment her death happened, this would become front page. Ultimately, it's not hackernews's fault - the community drives the dynamics of the site.