Cecilia Berdichevsky, Clementina expert (1961)(en.wikipedia.org)

31 points by fedecaccia 5 days ago | 2 comments

Wikipedia biography of Cecilia Berdichevsky, an Argentine computer scientist who programmed the Ferranti Mercury computer "Clementina" from 1961.

Alan Yentob Has Died(en.wikipedia.org)

8 points by edward 1 year ago | 4 comments

RIP Usenix ATC(bcantrill.dtrace.org)

189 points by joecobb 1 year ago | 37 comments

Lynn Conway has died(en.wikipedia.org)

1600 points by kevvok 2 years ago | 308 comments

Wikipedia biography of Lynn Conway, American computer scientist and electrical engineer behind the Mead–Conway VLSI revolution, who died June 9, 2024.

Dan Simmons, author of Hyperion, has died(dignitymemorial.com)

401 points by throw0101a 8 months ago | 169 comments

Obituary for Dan Simmons, American science fiction and horror author of the Hyperion Cantos, who died February 21, 2026; screenshot shows his Wikipedia page.

When something that was working, suddenly doesn't work when demoing to others(en.wiktionary.org)

35 points by atarian 2 years ago | 39 comments

Jake Seliger has died(marginalrevolution.com)

908 points by A_D_E_P_T 2 years ago | 189 comments

Alex Tabarrok's Marginal Revolution post remembering writer Jake Seliger after his death from cancer, noting his advocacy for faster drug development.

FBI raids home of prominent computer scientist who has gone incommunicado(arstechnica.com)

825 points by JaimeThompson 1 year ago | 332 comments

Ars Technica article reporting that the FBI raided the home of an Indiana University computer scientist whose profile was quietly removed and who has gone silent.

I skipped to the ending(danangell.com)

520 points by BHSPitMonkey 3 years ago | 322 comments

A personal blog essay by Dan Angell reflecting on starting to make websites as a child in 2003 and how his path into a software career turned out.

If buying isn't owning, piracy isn't stealing(pluralistic.net)

1007 points by jay_kyburz 2 years ago | 473 comments

Cory Doctorow's Pluralistic blog post arguing that if buying digital media isn't owning it, then piracy isn't stealing.

In Memory of My Wife, Elise Cawley, with Thanks for 36 Wonderful Years(writings.stephenwolfram.com)

1521 points by jdcampolargo 2 months ago | 90 comments

Stephen Wolfram's memorial blog post for his wife Elise Cawley (1961–2026), reflecting on their 36 years together.

Kris Nóva has died(nivenly.org)

776 points by chrkl 3 years ago | 110 comments

Nivenly Foundation blog post announcing the death of its founder Kris Nóva, who inspired the creation of Hachyderm and Nivenly.