Paul Allen has died • Hacker News Board

Re: Paul Allen has died

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Post by minimaxir » Mon, Oct 15, 2018, 10:12 PM UTC

2 weeks ago: https://twitter.com/PaulGAllen/status/1046864324310982668

> Some personal news: Recently, I learned the non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma I battled in 2009 has returned. I’ve begun treatment & my doctors are optimistic that I will see a good result. Appreciate the support I’ve received & count on it as I fight this challenge

Just now: https://twitter.com/PaulGAllen/status/1051958128885940226

Re: Paul Allen has died

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Post by evil-olive » Mon, Oct 15, 2018, 10:13 PM UTC

Fuck cancer.

Re: Paul Allen has died

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Post by hk__2 » Mon, Oct 15, 2018, 10:14 PM UTC

jessriedel wrote: post #6

Interesting to see the many initial attempts to edit Allen's Wikipedia page were reverted as possible vandalism. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paul_Allen&action...

Adding a death date on the page on a well-known individual without any source is the easiest way to get quickly reverted.

Re: Paul Allen has died

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Post by cbron » Mon, Oct 15, 2018, 10:17 PM UTC

As a kid who grew up outside of the tech scene but in Washington State, Allen had a big impact on the wider community through his philanthropy and his love of sports, he was well liked everywhere.

Re: Paul Allen has died

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, Oct 15, 2018, 10:17 PM UTC

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Re: Paul Allen has died

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Post by pcurve » Mon, Oct 15, 2018, 10:19 PM UTC

minimaxir wrote: post #11

2 weeks ago: https://twitter.com/PaulGAllen/status/1046864324310982668 > Some personal news: Recently, I learned the non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma I battled in 2009 has returned. I’ve begun treatment & my doctors are optimistic that I will see a good result. Appreciate the support I’ve received & count on it as I fight this challenge Just now: https://twitter.com/PaulGAllen/status/1051958128885940226

Wow can your condition go south that quickly?

Re: Paul Allen has died

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Post by melling » Mon, Oct 15, 2018, 10:20 PM UTC

Paul wrote an autobiography:

Idea Man: A Memoir by the Cofounder of Microsoft

https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/18/technology/18allen.html

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idea_Man

Re: Paul Allen has died

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Post by pg_bot » Mon, Oct 15, 2018, 10:20 PM UTC

Incredibly sad news, only two weeks after he learned the disease returned.

For those who don't know, he was also apparently a very capable guitar player, who according to Quincy Jones could "sing and play just like Jimi Hendrix".

Play one more riff in the sky computer man.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAYY-MmonYU