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		kubb 10 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tell HN: Announcing tomhow as a public moderator He died, I'm fine with making an exception for it.

milesrout 10 months ago [–]

Why? He isn't relevant to HN at all. Is every celebrity death newsworthy on HN now?

kubb 10 months ago | [–]

Maybe he was significant to a lot of hackers. The death was also untimely, which reminds us to cherish the time we have. Many of us are in our 50s or 60s.

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