On Pi Day, no less. RIP.
Much more significantly, it's Einstein's birthday.
Stephen Hawking has died
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#112Earlier quoted context omitted.
>> he's also now freed from a body he was becoming increasingly locked in, with less and less ability to communicate over time. Well, now he lost any kind of ability to communicate.
Well, two-way communication, sure. But his words and ideas will continue to be communicated for a very long time. He is one of the very rare human beings whose names will never be forgotten.
It is said that a person dies three deaths:
First, when their body stops functioning. Second, when their body is buried (or cremated). And the third and final death is when their name is uttered for the very last time in human history.
I am fairly confident Stephen Hawking will have only died two deaths.
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#113Respects and R.I.P. Will make my son read his Brief History of Time to start his career in science.
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#114Stephen Hawking was a great physicist and an inspirational person. He'll be missed dearly.
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#115Seems to be more info in this article: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/mar/14/stephen-hawk...
From that obituary, this line resonates: Those who live in the shadow of death are often those who live most.
That quote resonates a lot with me.
My lowest points are when life becomes too easy. When I start to miss the point of living.
I quit my job and moved to a new country because I was becoming complacent, repeating the same thing every day.
It's the moments closest to death when we are truely alive. Whether it's being struck by a disease, as Stephen Hawking tragically was all those many years ago, or climbing a mountain (and in my cause, getting stuck).
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#116An inspiring role model in so many aspects, RIP to one of the greatest minds. I strongly believe that his perseverance through his circumstances is even more admirable than his research. It's so easy to become bitter and jaded when a shocking event like that occurs. At the best, you make peace and live as happy a life as you can...but to stand tall and rebuke Fate, defy all odds and even banish almost certain Death f…
I agree that his perseverance is the most admirable. I try and put myself in his shoes and it's daunting to say the least.
But even ignoring the challenges he crushes he would have been an amazing human being.
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#117I feel like Stephen Hawking symbolized the exact way in which people should be judged.
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#118While people are going to focus on his impact in physics and science in general, and rightfully so, I've experienced a greater impact from his life.
I had a close friend of mine who was wheel chair bound. For him Hawking demonstrated the possibility of people accepting him for who he was and enjoying his company irrespective of any perceived differences. He wanted to interact, have friends, build relationships, and this was something that was more expected as a result of Hawking's public profile.
Ultimately he served as not just a role model, but someone who expanded awareness that those in wheelchairs were people too.
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#119He is going to remembered for a long time. RIP
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#120This warrants the black bar. He has changed everything for humanity time and again. We owe him the best future we can possibly make.
Indeed. Black bar, please. He was a living symbol of the promise of science.