Maybe he and _why are in Galt's Gulch? (Any Atlas Shrugged fans?)
I can't imagine _why being an objectivist...
Lol, seconded.
Ask HN: Anyone know where Mark Pilgrim went?
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Re: Ask HN: Anyone know where Mark Pilgrim went?
#72This isn't totally unprecedented.
In October 2004, Mark stopped blogging after a post titled "Every Exit" which read: "It’s time for me to find a new hobby. Preferably one that doesn’t involve angle brackets. Or computers. Or electricity." [1] That post sat at the top of his previously very active weblog for 18 months until he returned in April 2006. Of course, that time he only stopped posting new material; he didn't delete all his existing resources. But he did disappear from online life for a while.
[1]: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:Mqb93dp...
Re: Ask HN: Anyone know where Mark Pilgrim went?
#73Earlier quoted context omitted.
The poor man's HN account delete: change email, change pass to random gibberish, logout. You're free. Until the next account.
That's not necessarily the point. The most important use of a delete account functionality is to protect one's own privacy should you not want to be personally connected to statements you made anonymously.
That's the great thing about the internet and pseudonyms :)
Re: Ask HN: Anyone know where Mark Pilgrim went?
#74Maybe he and _why are in Galt's Gulch? (Any Atlas Shrugged fans?)
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Re: Ask HN: Anyone know where Mark Pilgrim went?
#75He's OK. I don't know how to link a tweet but see textfiles account( https://twitter.com/#!/textfiles ) Mark Pilgrim is alive/annoyed we called the police. Please stand down and give the man privacy and space, and thanks everyone for caring. ... The communication was specifically verified, it was him, and that's that. That was the single hardest decision I've had to make this year.
Mark is annoyed? How about Mark is goddamn lucky and should be both embarrassed and grateful that he's enough of a character that a chunk of the internet cares about him.
Mark is annoyed?
It is Mark Pilgrim's right to disappear, but to disappear in a puff of greasy black smoke and 4̶0̶4̶s̶ 410s is just attention whoring and begging people to look for him and call the police.
There is no reason for Mark to be annoyed that some caring people looked for him. There is every reason for him to count his blessings.
I sincerely wish him the best and hope he recovers from whatever ails him, but please don't tell me how annoyed he is.
Re: Ask HN: Anyone know where Mark Pilgrim went?
#76Perhaps he read this
http://www.freakonomics.com/2011/09/30/the-upside-of-quittin...
(discussion at: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3071854 )
Re: Ask HN: Anyone know where Mark Pilgrim went?
#77His GitHub projects have been mirrored:
https://github.com/diveintomark/
Dive Into Python 3: http://diveintopython3.ep.io/ GitHub: https://github.com/diveintomark/diveintopython3
Dive Into HTML5: http://diveintohtml5.ep.io/ GitHub: https://github.com/diveintomark/diveintohtml5
Re: Ask HN: Anyone know where Mark Pilgrim went?
#78I really hope Mark is okay, and I'm really going to miss Dive Into HTML5. That resource had a truly unique writing style, featured a great design, and was an a absolute treasure trove of valuable information. I was literally on the site just yesterday, reading up on local storage.
His contributions to the community were released under liberal licenses and will undoubtedly be widely available tomorrow. Heck, you can `apt-get install diveintopython` on an Ubuntu system. However, a lot of links just got broken across the internet - and his books are popular entry points for novices. Hopefully when whatever is going on in his life cools down, he can transfer the domain names to a responsible custodian.
Re: Ask HN: Anyone know where Mark Pilgrim went?
#79He's OK. I don't know how to link a tweet but see textfiles account( https://twitter.com/#!/textfiles ) Mark Pilgrim is alive/annoyed we called the police. Please stand down and give the man privacy and space, and thanks everyone for caring. ... The communication was specifically verified, it was him, and that's that. That was the single hardest decision I've had to make this year.
Mark is annoyed? How about Mark is goddamn lucky and should be both embarrassed and grateful that he's enough of a character that a chunk of the internet cares about him. Mark is annoyed? It is Mark Pilgrim's right to disappear, but to disappear in a puff of greasy black smoke and 4̶0̶4̶s̶ 410s is just attention whoring and begging people to look for him and call the police. There is no reason for Mark to be annoyed…
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Re: Ask HN: Anyone know where Mark Pilgrim went?
#80He's OK. I don't know how to link a tweet but see textfiles account( https://twitter.com/#!/textfiles ) Mark Pilgrim is alive/annoyed we called the police. Please stand down and give the man privacy and space, and thanks everyone for caring. ... The communication was specifically verified, it was him, and that's that. That was the single hardest decision I've had to make this year.
Mark is annoyed? How about Mark is goddamn lucky and should be both embarrassed and grateful that he's enough of a character that a chunk of the internet cares about him. Mark is annoyed? It is Mark Pilgrim's right to disappear, but to disappear in a puff of greasy black smoke and 4̶0̶4̶s̶ 410s is just attention whoring and begging people to look for him and call the police. There is no reason for Mark to be annoyed…
> 410s
FTFY.