Dan

#1

Post by swombat » Thu, Jan 28, 2010, 10:35 PM UTC

Dan
blog.dislocatedday.com

Re: Dan

#2

Post by Shamiq » Thu, Jan 28, 2010, 10:42 PM UTC

:(

Re: Dan

#3

Post by swombat » Thu, Jan 28, 2010, 10:45 PM UTC

In November, recovery was a mere hope; now, it is a growing reality.

I'm glad to hear it. Welcome back.

Re: Dan

#4

Post by JacobAldridge » Thu, Jan 28, 2010, 10:58 PM UTC

For those not aware of the connection, Dan was known and respected around here as fallentimes - http://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=fallentimes

Re: Dan

#5

Post by edw519 » Thu, Jan 28, 2010, 11:00 PM UTC

Even if I can't bring him back or comprehend why he left, I can take solace in keeping his spirit alive.

which you do beautifully by inspiring the rest of us with...

Brick walls were mere speed bumps to him.

Thank you, Tom. Best wishes on your continuing recovery.

Re: Dan

#6

Post by hack_edu » Thu, Jan 28, 2010, 11:50 PM UTC

Take care of your friends and loved ones, everyone. Mental illness takes on all forms, and plagues so many people without ever showing to the outside world.

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#7

Post by mhartl » Fri, Jan 29, 2010, 12:27 AM UTC

The timing of this is eerily appropriate for me. Some of you may be aware that Andrew Lange, a professor of physics at Caltech, committed suicide last week. (His NY Times obituary is here: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/28/science/space/28lange.html) I taught Physics 1 with Andrew for three years when I was just starting grad school, and knew him not only as a brilliant scientist and excellent teacher but also as an incredibly warm, supportive, and positive person. I would never, in a million years, have guessed that he would someday take his own life.

I was nowhere near as close to Andrew as Tom was to Dan, but for the first time I understand, in a small way, the pain and confusion Tom must have endured (and, in diminished form, must still be enduring). Thank you, Tom, for sharing Dan with us.

Re: Dan

#8

Post by kiba » Fri, Jan 29, 2010, 12:32 AM UTC

Who is Dan and where can I learn more about him?

Re: Dan

#9

Post by dcurtis » Fri, Jan 29, 2010, 12:36 AM UTC

kiba wrote: post #8

Who is Dan and where can I learn more about him?

* http://ticketstumbler.com/blogs/new-stuff/2009/10/03/a-terri...

* http://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=fallentimes

* http://ycombinator.com/dan.html

Re: Dan

#10

Post by Timothee » Fri, Jan 29, 2010, 12:48 AM UTC

Thanks for sharing and glad to hear you're dealing better with your loss. It actually makes me want to work on a loss I haven't been able to deal with after many years.

I'll keep treating life as the game it is

And I find that we should all remember this. We easily get caught up in whatever we're doing, discussing why the iPad is great or a disaster, while, maybe, we should just relax a bit and have people over this week-end…