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Re:Joe Armstrong has died by elsurudo on Saturday April 20, 2019 @06:28PM (#19709292)
Wow, what a sincere message. That right there is a true encounter. His philosophy – much like Erlang's – is unique and refreshing.
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Re:Joe Armstrong has died by tombert on Saturday April 20, 2019 @06:38PM (#19709349)
Yeah, I'm glad I was able to dig it up. It has an almost-inspirational sentiment to it.

Also, rereading this line genuinely made me laugh:

> I was sat listening to Brian Acton who founded WhatsApp and made 3.5B$ and thought "I invented this crap" - which is a great feeling - and they gave me a tee-shirt.

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