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Re:Erich Bloch, Who Helped Develop IBM Mainframe, Has Died by nsxwolf on Saturday December 03, 2016 @11:33PM (#13098800)
It's been a running joke for 2016 in particular though. I see it all over the place. Every time some musician or actor dies, people personify 2016 in particular as a murderer or such.
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Re:Erich Bloch, Who Helped Develop IBM Mainframe, Has Died by marviel on Saturday December 03, 2016 @11:39PM (#13098813)
I wonder if this is just due to the contentz of this year's zeitgeist, rather than to the particular events of this year.
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Re:Erich Bloch, Who Helped Develop IBM Mainframe, Has Died by protomyth on Saturday December 03, 2016 @11:46PM (#13098822)
I think it started with a lot famous, beloved people dying and we are way more sensitive to it now.
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Re:Erich Bloch, Who Helped Develop IBM Mainframe, Has Died by flamedoge on Sunday December 04, 2016 @03:29AM (#13099283)
but it's so weird, why 2016, and why so many famous ppl dying this year.
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