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Re:Joe Armstrong has died by wyatwerp on Sunday April 21, 2019 @12:26AM (#19710542)
He sounded like a wonderful person in terms of ideas, communication & empathy. I feel sadder than on the day Alan Kay passed.

To those with whom I share the morbid curiosity about how it happened, I'd like to mention a movie ending that came to mind. Griever: Tell me how he died. Friend: I will tell you how he lived.

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Re:Joe Armstrong has died by alankay on Sunday April 21, 2019 @02:33PM (#19713692)
Rumors of my passing have been greatly exaggerated!
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Re:Joe Armstrong has died by alankay on Sunday April 21, 2019 @02:35PM (#19713709)
P.S. Joe and I have had the most wonderful conversations, right up to a few months ago. We'll miss him terribly and remember him vividly!
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Re:Joe Armstrong has died by wyatwerp on Monday April 22, 2019 @02:08AM (#19716896)
Foot in mouth there! For that, I apologize as profusely as possible online.

P.S: FWIW, I was thinking of John McCarthy there, must have gotten confused by recalling Joe Armstrong's interview with Alan Kay. I am also a big fan of Alan Kay, landing up at Erlang's doorstep after playing a little with Squeak.

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