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Re:Steve Albini has died by amarcozzi on Wednesday May 08, 2024 @04:59PM (#40302655)
I paused at the name because there was a great scientist and engineer named Frank Albini in the field of wildfire science. Lo and behold Steve Albini was the son of said Frank Albini. I haven't heard of Steve Albini before, and I'm not familiar with his music, but he clearly had an enormous impact. I just thought that it was interesting that both father and son could leave behind such a large legacy in their respective endeavors.
Re:Steve Albini has died by fogbeak on Wednesday May 08, 2024 @05:16PM (#40302784)
If you're interested, Steve (Albini) goes into detail about his father and his contributions to wildfire science during an interview on the Marc Maron podcast. It's fascinating listening.
Re:Steve Albini has died by krollick on Thursday May 09, 2024 @11:13AM (#40309052)
An obituary from the US Forest Service for Frank Albini, for anyone interested (pdf): https://www.fs.usda.gov/rm/pubs_other/rmrs_2006_andrews_p001...

The father of film director David Lynch also worked for the US Forest service in Montana funnily enough: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/pressenterprise/name/do...

I wonder if they ever crossed paths.