Paul Allen has died • Hacker News Board

Re: Paul Allen has died

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Post by zymhan » Mon, Oct 15, 2018, 10:21 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

My god, that’s such a short amount of time.

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Post by stephengillie » Mon, Oct 15, 2018, 10:21 PM UTC

Press "f" to pay respect.

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Post by hprotagonist » Mon, Oct 15, 2018, 10:22 PM UTC

The world is a better place because the Allen Institutes exist. A worthy legacy, and a worthy way to spend one's riches.

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Post by snake117 » Mon, Oct 15, 2018, 10:22 PM UTC

This is a sad day. Paul Allen certainly had many achievements, but one of his endeavors that I truly admire is the founding and funding of the Allen Institute [0], especially after I had the pleasure of attending Christof Koch's lecture at the American Academy of Neurology annual conference two years ago [1].

Thank you for everything. You are truly an inspiration. RIP.

[0] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_Institute

[1] - https://alleninstitute.org/what-we-do/brain-science/about/te...

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Post by xvf22 » Mon, Oct 15, 2018, 10:22 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, that was pretty unexpected and sad news. I hope Stratolaunch soars soon.

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Post by urda » Mon, Oct 15, 2018, 10:23 PM UTC

mikestew wrote: post #5

Man, if ever it were black bar time... One of the early giants of my teens.

For sure it's a black bar time.

Edit: and it's up.

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Post by paxys » Mon, Oct 15, 2018, 10:23 PM UTC

:(

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Post by bradneuberg » Mon, Oct 15, 2018, 10:24 PM UTC

Really sad to hear this. He was one of the early financial supporters of Scaled Composites in their successful bid for the X-Prize, as well as a great supporter of the Allen Telescope Array for both astrophysics and SETI applications. Always had respect for Paul Allen.

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, Oct 15, 2018, 10:24 PM UTC

joe_momma wrote: post #3

a little too soon, imo

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Re: Paul Allen has died

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Post by adventured » Mon, Oct 15, 2018, 10:24 PM UTC

brandonwamboldt wrote: post #7

Paul was among the top philanthropists in America, and has contributed so much to society. Truly a sad day

Incredibly sad day. The Allen Institute for Brain Science, for one example, is a gem of potential for humanity.