A Protocol for Dying • Hacker News Board

Re: A Protocol for Dying

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Post by emirozer » Fri, Apr 22, 2016, 7:52 AM UTC

johnbaum1968 wrote: post #5

emirozer wrote: post #2

Pieter, in the article you wrote "Think of the Children" and wanted readers to write stories, which is a really nice idea.. How about we think of the children and donate some money? Is it possible to share a donation address/endpoint ?

From another post: Well this is really kind. Yes, I'm pretty broke and have three young children who will be semi orphans. Cue violins. Happy to receive on PayPal at ph@imatix.com. I will give my family the keys to that so they can put it aside for ma wee bairns... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11528967

Thank you for the info! But I also think that this will not get a lot of coverage, if I need to learn this address from a comment in HN.. Hope it does somehow..

Re: A Protocol for Dying

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Post by blackflame7000 » Fri, Apr 22, 2016, 7:56 AM UTC

Wow. Powerful stuff... Really makes you consider your own mortality.

Re: A Protocol for Dying

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Post by jimduk » Fri, Apr 22, 2016, 8:07 AM UTC

aleksi wrote: post #20

jimduk wrote: post #19

Some Hintjens' quotes - i) "One tactic I used was to take the cult techniques and reverse them" ii) "We create culture by sharing" (extends to a successful project being a culture, a share-alike licence, and a name/domain which of course can be forked) There are many others - his writing introduced me to Conway's law (was b) - "A software system mimics the structure of the organization that produces it ") - I've only…

b) That's Conway's law: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_law

Thanks - updated

Re: A Protocol for Dying

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Post by paulsutter » Fri, Apr 22, 2016, 8:09 AM UTC

Pieter came to work with us on a project in San Francisco and I'm so happy that I could find this post through hacker news so soon after he posted it. I don't know if he will get my email but I'm glad I had a chance to send it.

Re: A Protocol for Dying

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Post by jsharf » Fri, Apr 22, 2016, 8:10 AM UTC

Pieter, after reading your article I feel connected to you, despite us never having met.

Thank you for everything you've done as a blog writer and as a member of the open source community.

Re: A Protocol for Dying

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Post by isnullorempty » Fri, Apr 22, 2016, 8:11 AM UTC

I didn't know Pieter but contributed to CZMQ which was a excellent example of how C can be well written. ZMQ was like having lego blocks for me had so much fun playing with it, he is a profound thinker.

Re: A Protocol for Dying

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Post by augustl » Fri, Apr 22, 2016, 8:32 AM UTC

It would be interesting to see how many of us that has had conversations with Pieter Hintjens. I suspect a sizable chunk of the HN crowd has interacted with him. I've enjoyed his company on many conferences, and while he presents himself in a very direct manner, he is also friendly and enjoyable to talk with.

Re: A Protocol for Dying

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Post by yoodenvranx » Fri, Apr 22, 2016, 8:33 AM UTC

And this is exactly why euthanasia should be made legal everywhere.

If I ever have to die of some horrible disease I want to go on my terms and do exactly like op.

Re: A Protocol for Dying

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Post by samio » Fri, Apr 22, 2016, 8:33 AM UTC

Edit: the date has been fixed in the artice. Also: I'm sorry.

So, what's up with the dates?

First, the article date:

> wrote on 22 Apr, 05:43 (4 hours ago)

Then later in the text:

> and on 25 April my oncologist confirmed it was cancer.

Seems like someone is a secret time traveler...?

Re: A Protocol for Dying

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Post by nikolay » Fri, Apr 22, 2016, 8:37 AM UTC

As an Eastern Orthodox Christian, euthanasia would not be an option to me, but I really hope I'd never have to think about it as a choice. I had an early stage melanoma in 2004 and I know I "beat it", but I also know it's all a matter of time and I made some important lifestyle changes and most importantly - switching to a ketogenic diet and intermittent fasting. (Well, also as an Eastern Orthodox Christian, I'm currently undergoing Great Lent, and I know for a fact that carbs are terrible in the long run.)

It's so pathetic that we as a society waste so much time and energy on non-essential stuff instead of curing major killers. Yes, cancer is a hard one to beat (each cancer being different, too), but we've done even more complex things as humanity. I really don't think curing major diseases has ever been a top priority of our society! I hope one day soon people finally realize that diseases are not what other people get (the arrogance of the healthy), but what we all will eventually!