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RIP Near Here are some threads from last month, when it happened https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27652814 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27652814 N

RIP Near Here are some threads from last month, when it happened https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27652814 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27652814 Near, the emulator developer of bsnes, higan, and more, has died https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27657610 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27657610 Bsnes author Byuu bullied to suicide by KiwiFarms Some more links https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/06/tributes_pour_in_for_near_the_developer_behind_one_of_the_worlds_best_snes_emulators https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/06/tributes_pour_in_f... https://www.libretro.com/index.php/obituary-near/ https://www.libretro.com/index.php/obituary-near/

marcan_42 5y ago
As for that last link, it's worth noting that certain libretro developers were actually part of the mob bullying Near (and KiwiFarmers themselves): https://retroarchleaks.wordpress.com/2017/05/23/byuu/ https://retroarchleaks.wordpress.com/2017/05/23/byuu/ And in fact the person who posted the dox list that was one of the major causes of distress for Near was, by alleged self-admission, a libretro developer, and bragging about it after the death: https://www.reddit.com/r/iamatotalpieceofshit/comments/o9x4r8/near_byuu_is_a_programmer_who_was_bullied_to_the/ https://www.reddit.com/r/iamatotalpieceofshit/comments/o9x4r... So I personally find it rather insulting that they posted an obituary, when they were a big part of the problem themselves.