I agree. I think it's because he's the quintessential hacker. Many many years ago, Aaron answered some of my questions on Khashmir, which was then used in the o

I agree. I think it's because he's the quintessential hacker. Many many years ago, Aaron answered some of my questions on Khashmir, which was then used in the only bit torrent program. I don't recall much of it, but I do recall that he was patient with my questions. I use a lot of his stuff: web.py, reddit, markdown. I read a lot of aaronsw.com. He was a quiet hacker, I think - someone who quietly influenced the world at large