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Better eulogies will follow, to be sure, but in the mean time, much of what can be said about him is captured in a touching talk he gave called "How to Get a Jo
by antics 14y ago
Better eulogies will follow, to be sure, but in the mean time, much of what can be said about him is captured in a touching talk he gave called "How to Get a Job Like Mine" [1]. What I think is especially touching about this is how he gently deconstructs his success, demystifying his own legend by pulling back the curtain on what would have otherwise appeared to be a string of miraculous accomplishments. In the process, he reveals himself to be a sensitive, seemingly grateful, and thoughtful person.
May he be remembered well; he seems to deserve it.
[1] https://aaronsw.jottit.com/howtoget https://aaronsw.jottit.com/howtoget
- cezary 14y ago'I thought of suicide.' I winced when I got to that. It's sad to think this isn't the first time he's had these thoughts and how long he must have had them. Rest in peace.
- e40 14y agoI ran from the police. I wonder what that meant (appears just after the sentence you quote).
- nanook 14y ago> he reveals himself to be a sensitive, seemingly grateful, and thoughtful person. Definitely. He wrote a bunch of blogposts last year on improving life, called "Raw Nerve": http://www.aaronsw.com/weblog/rawnerve http://www.aaronsw.com/weblog/rawnerve Wonderful writing.
- mailshanx 14y agoThis. I first saw a raw_nerve post here on HN, and that's how i got to know of Aaron. Such writing requires an ability for introspection, among many other things. I find it hard to contemplate how someone with such a mind could possibly commit suicide. Sad day, indeed :(.
- pretoriusB 14y agoNicely written, yes, but today's news is not a testament to those writings' effectiveness.