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I was very lucky to have worked with Doug on multiple projects and see his passion for computer science and humanity. He was one of the most humble people and w
by psaux 4y ago
I was very lucky to have worked with Doug on multiple projects and see his passion for computer science and humanity. He was one of the most humble people and was happy to share all his wisdom. I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to work with him. To be specific, I built out purple numbers for Doug. I remember demoing it to him, it was hacky, and the joy he showed made my soul smile. He was a very special man. I have many other stories, but that is for another day.
- zemvpferreira 4y agoWe will be here to read them when you are willing to to share. It's a treat to hear personal accounts of my idols.
- roeles 4y agoI would be very interested in a post with more stories!
- leobg 4y agoOh yes, please! He must’ve been terribly disappointed with how things evolved. In the 1960s, he envisioned computers to keep track of all human knowledge for us, to help us find contradictions, fill knowledge gaps, and ask better questions. And what did we get instead? Clickbait and spam bots. Did he see it that way?