Warren Miller, Ski Bum Turned Filmmaker, Dies at 93
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Re: Warren Miller, Ski Bum Turned Filmmaker, Dies at 93
#2I come to HN to avoid pop culture, including celebrities and their obituaries.
If a person is a notable technologist I think it's of interest, but I would ask the community (who is obviously upvoting these celebrity death posts: I'm in the minority here) whether they really think this is important content for HN.
Re: Warren Miller, Ski Bum Turned Filmmaker, Dies at 93
#3I grew up watching Warren Miller movies, but wasn't aware of some of the recent drama the article brings up. It's nice to hear that in that copyright issue he stepped in. I sort of imagined him as the kind of person who would take responsibility like that, and I'm glad that's apparently not too far from reality.
Re: Warren Miller, Ski Bum Turned Filmmaker, Dies at 93
#4Combined with the loss of Bruce Brown recently (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15911673), it feels like a generation's going.
To be frank, though, I thought both had died years ago.
Re: Warren Miller, Ski Bum Turned Filmmaker, Dies at 93
#5Does not seem like this is relevant to hackernews
Re: Warren Miller, Ski Bum Turned Filmmaker, Dies at 93
#6Warren Miller inspired a lot of skiers. Every time I went to one of the movies while I was growing up, I learned to have a better time on the slopes. In my mind, the thing that made the movies so compelling wasn't pushing the edges of skiing in a badass way, it was pushing the edges of skiing in a fun/silly way.
For example: https://youtu.be/zD5RhNBmc_U
My brother and I used to have spinning competitions down hills. We also used to do slope breakdancing, which is way less cool than it sounds. Anyways, I'm grateful to Warren Miller for inspiring me to be silly on the slopes. I had a better time because of the films that he made.
Re: Warren Miller, Ski Bum Turned Filmmaker, Dies at 93
#7I had the opportunity to sit down with Warren Miller and a few others 7 or 8 years ago for dinner. He was an all-around nice guy. Sad to see him go, but at 93 he definitely lived a full life.
Re: Warren Miller, Ski Bum Turned Filmmaker, Dies at 93
#8Combined with the loss of Bruce Brown recently ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15911673 ), it feels like a generation's going. To be frank, though, I thought both had died years ago.
I’ve been thinking about this alot too lately. It seems as if the entire 20th century has faded away before our eyes over the last couple years. That whole world will soon be nothing but history books.
Re: Warren Miller, Ski Bum Turned Filmmaker, Dies at 93
#9Combined with the loss of Bruce Brown recently ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15911673 ), it feels like a generation's going. To be frank, though, I thought both had died years ago.
I’ve been thinking about this alot too lately. It seems as if the entire 20th century has faded away before our eyes over the last couple years. That whole world will soon be nothing but history books.
More than just books about us, we leave the world with all we left behind. Warren Miller is with us in his films, and others stay with us too even after their bodies have decayed.
I’ve realized in recent years that while I don’t think there is a physical soul of any kind, the soul of an individual is the collective influence they had. Much of that lives on long after the person’s light leaves this world. That lasting influence is now, to me, the soul of the individual.
Re: Warren Miller, Ski Bum Turned Filmmaker, Dies at 93
#10I come to HN to avoid pop culture, including celebrities and their obituaries. If a person is a notable technologist I think it's of interest, but I would ask the community (who is obviously upvoting these celebrity death posts: I'm in the minority here) whether they really think this is important content for HN.
Warren Miller was an innovative content creator that has inspired a generation, albeit in a specific niche. I admit I was surprised (and delighted!) to see Warren mentioned on HN, and sad to hear of his passing. If you don't like it, don't click thru; No need to poo poo on it.