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Tim Bradshaw  
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 More options Oct 24 2011, 7:46 pm
Newsgroups: comp.lang.lisp
From: Tim Bradshaw <t...@tfeb.org>
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:46:23 +0100
Local: Mon, Oct 24 2011 7:46 pm
Subject: John McCarthy
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Has died.

--tim

(no doubt many other people are posting similar articles, but I can't
see any here)


 
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Kaz Kylheku  
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 More options Oct 24 2011, 8:41 pm
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From: Kaz Kylheku <k...@kylheku.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:41:41 +0000 (UTC)
Local: Mon, Oct 24 2011 8:41 pm
Subject: Re: John McCarthy
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On 2011-10-24, Tim Bradshaw <t...@tfeb.org> wrote:

> Has died.

Wow. Earlier this month we lost Dennis Ritchie.

  ;; Invention!
  (if cond then else)

  /* Perversion! */
  cond ? then : else


 
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Barry Margolin  
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 More options Oct 24 2011, 9:57 pm
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From: Barry Margolin <bar...@alum.mit.edu>
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 21:57:39 -0400
Local: Mon, Oct 24 2011 9:57 pm
Subject: Re: John McCarthy
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In article <20111024203957....@kylheku.com>,
 Kaz Kylheku <k...@kylheku.com> wrote:

> On 2011-10-24, Tim Bradshaw <t...@tfeb.org> wrote:
> > Has died.

> Wow. Earlier this month we lost Dennis Ritchie.

Two Turing Award winners in one month.

And if you include Steve Jobs, it's 3 significant figures from 3
different generations of computer development -- JMcC from the mainframe
days, Ritchie from minicomputers, and Jobs from microcomputers.

--
Barry Margolin, bar...@alum.mit.edu
Arlington, MA
*** PLEASE post questions in newsgroups, not directly to me ***


 
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arnuld  
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 More options Oct 25 2011, 1:09 am
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From: arnuld <sunr...@invalid.address>
Date: 25 Oct 2011 05:09:49 GMT
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Subject: Re: John McCarthy
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> On Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:46:23 +0100, Tim Bradshaw wrote:
> Has died.

I am so sad, it hurts. Earlier DMR and now Uncle John :(

--
 arnuld
http://LispMachine.Wordpress.com


 
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Alberto  
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 More options Oct 25 2011, 3:16 am
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From: Alberto <afm.w...@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:16:52 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Tues, Oct 25 2011 3:16 am
Subject: Re: John McCarthy
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On Oct 25, 1:46 am, Tim Bradshaw <t...@tfeb.org> wrote:

> Has died.

> --tim

> (no doubt many other people are posting similar articles, but I can't
> see any here)

rip

 
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István Lakatos  
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 More options Oct 25 2011, 4:22 am
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From: István Lakatos <lakatos.i...@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 01:22:26 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Tues, Oct 25 2011 4:22 am
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This is a bad year for computer science...

 
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Juanjo Garcia  
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 More options Oct 25 2011, 6:41 am
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From: Juanjo Garcia <kodi...@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 03:41:45 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Tues, Oct 25 2011 6:41 am
Subject: Re: John McCarthy
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On Oct 25, 1:46 am, Tim Bradshaw <t...@tfeb.org> wrote:

> Has died.

> --tim

> (no doubt many other people are posting similar articles, but I can't
> see any here)

Sad.
I remember reading an interview in which Josip Broz Tito said the
worst thing about getting old is seeing your children grow old.
(He was around 90 at the time, so his children were around 60-70).
At least, Uncle John was fortunate in seeing his child Lisp being
rejuvenated lately.

 
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Timo Grodzinski  
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 More options Oct 25 2011, 7:02 am
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From: Timo Grodzinski <timo.grodzin...@googlemail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 04:02:57 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Tues, Oct 25 2011 7:02 am
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(save-lisp-and-die)

 
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Les Harris  
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 More options Oct 25 2011, 2:38 pm
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From: Les Harris <bro...@foo.com.invalid>
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:38:11 -0700
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Subject: Re: John McCarthy
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Found this on Hacker News and found it touching:

Here lies a Lisper
Uninterned from this mortal package
Yet not gc'd
While we retain pointers to his memory

--
Do they only stand
By ignorance, is that their happy state,
The proof of their obedience and their faith?


 
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Mirko Vukovic  
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 More options Oct 25 2011, 3:32 pm
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From: Mirko Vukovic <mirko.vuko...@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:32:54 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: Re: John McCarthy
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On Tuesday, October 25, 2011 2:38:11 PM UTC-4, Les Harris wrote:
> Found this on Hacker News and found it touching:

> Here lies a Lisper
> Uninterned from this mortal package
> Yet not gc'd
> While we retain pointers to his memory

Brilliant

 
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Tony  
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 More options Oct 26 2011, 3:00 pm
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From: Tony <anthony.sterr...@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:00:25 -0700 (PDT)
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On Oct 24, 9:57 pm, Barry Margolin <bar...@alum.mit.edu> wrote:

Lisp machine, Unix or Apple who has the best development environment
the battle rage on a higher plane now

 
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Xah Lee  
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 More options Oct 28 2011, 5:56 pm
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From: Xah Lee <xah...@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:56:47 -0700 (PDT)
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> ... John McCarthy Has died.

do good things when people are alive, not post lament quips when
people are dead. McCarthy died of old age, at 84. During his life, he
had his share of fame and awards. It's natural.

as of today, you could help out Qi Lisp Mark Tarver, or even help out
newLisp and few others by a donation. The ones who are not famous and
could use some help. Many of these geeks live on pennies.

 Xah


 
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