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To register contempt for the arbitrary assignment of status and recognition from a community I thought cared about greater things.
by oraphalous 6y ago
To register contempt for the arbitrary assignment of status and recognition from a community I thought cared about greater things.
- 1_player 6y agoSorry we do not meet your quality standard.
- oraphalous 6y agoC'mon - give me a good explanation why this deserves to be on hacker news. Is this information why you are here?
- tomhoward 6y agoHe was a significant public figure. His appearance here is not an unanimous endorsement, nor an anti-endorsement, just an acknowledgement that he was a significant figure. See this search for the many other figures whose deaths have made the front page here: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&query=%22has%20died%22&sort=byPopularity&type=story https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu...
- oraphalous 6y agoEvery single one of those names is more awesome than this guy and contributed more...