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That's fine, but I don't recall seeing any of the recent Jobs anniversary posts worded in the present tense. The title is just confusing. I was well aware of it
by Thrymr 14y ago
That's fine, but I don't recall seeing any of the recent Jobs anniversary posts worded in the present tense. The title is just confusing. I was well aware of it at the time, but I had to think for a second because something in my brain was telling me that someone else had died, since Ritchie had passed away a year ago. I feared for Ken Thompson for a moment there.
[Edit: the date was not in the title originally as it is now.]
- mherdeg 14y agoI think people occasionally submit present-tense articles for past events to try to make some very specific kind of point, sort of like a "have you forgotten?". It's a bit bewildering and I'm not totally sure I understand the point. The one that comes to mind recently was a 6 September 2012 submission with headline "Swedish rape warrant for Wikileaks' Assange cancelled" linking to the article http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11049316 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11049316 from 2010.
- rhizome 14y agoIt's lazy and passive-aggressive, the implication being, "figure out why this is relevant."
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