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Dolly Parton Has Died

• toomuchtodo 1mo ago
  Dolly Parton Has Died - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49438052 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49438052 - August 2026
• ColinWright 1mo ago
  I first saw the announcement here: https://people.com/dolly-parton-dead-7565853 https://people.com/dolly-parton-dead-7565853 I submitted that, but it was DOA. I suspect the domain is on the HN block-list.
• phtrivier 1mo ago
  I must be missing some context : why is this news considered worthy of HN ? Is there an inside joke with dolly parton and tech ? (The loss is sad, don't get me wrong, but it's the second submission I see..)
  • willaaam 1mo ago
    I guess it's not only AI that hints at the end of working 9 to 5...
  • vessenes 1mo ago
    She was a founder, influential and one of the most liked people in the world. Seems fine to me.
    • phtrivier 1mo ago
      Ok, I learned something. I mean, her name ringed a bell, but it does not seem like her popularity crossed the Atlantic (not as much as other artist, I mean.) Again, I have nothing against her, but I was surprised.
      • mcphage 1mo ago
        She’s one of the few people in the US who was loved across the political spectrum.
  • Sabinus 1mo ago
    For some weird reason HN really likes to talk about US celebrities after they die. Hulk Hogan got a big discussion thread too. Also idk why your polite question has been downvoted.
    • phtrivier 1mo ago
      Yeah, but at least I could "get" the Hogan discussion on HN, because of the Peter Thiel connection. But I also understand how the comment might have rubbed many people the wrong way, given how she seems to be one of the last few "generally" liked people in the USA.
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• domh 1mo ago
  BBC Radio 2 tribute just happened: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00309f7 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00309f7
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