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kubb on April 2, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: Tell HN: Announcing tomhow as a public moderator

He died, I'm fine with making an exception for it.

milesrout on April 2, 2025 [–]

Why? He isn't relevant to HN at all. Is every celebrity death newsworthy on HN now?

kubb on April 2, 2025 | [–]

Maybe he was significant to a lot of hackers. The death was also untimely, which reminds us to cherish the time we have. Many of us are in our 50s or 60s.

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