She looks like a cool fucking person. I just watched 10 minutes of her Twitch stream and can tell she is smart and interesting just from that alone. I’ll have to take some time to learn more about her.
What a terrible loss indeed.
Kris Nóva has died
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#102Kris was a friend, Inspirer and all around great human being. She taught me so much and was loved by everyone in the community. Her contributions will not be forgotten or missed.
-- Brian S.
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#103Kris was more than just a prominent figure in our industry; she was a beacon of inspiration in open-source. Her passion wasn't just about writing code, but about bringing people together, breaking barriers, and making technology accessible to all. Kris's vibrant personality and dedication to collaboration will be deeply missed, but her impact on the world of open-source won't be forgotten. She has left a personal imp…
Beautiful tribute! And when those entering the industry explore the open source world, they'll see her front and centre among the other greats at https://www.facesofopensource.com/kris-nova-2/
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#104I lost colleagues and an acquaintance to mountaineering accidents and I do not understand what makes people risk their life doing that.
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#105Wow. I'm not sure what to say. She and I had a lot in common, both personally and in our interests. I hope she's at rest.
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#106Kris was more than just a prominent figure in our industry; she was a beacon of inspiration in open-source. Her passion wasn't just about writing code, but about bringing people together, breaking barriers, and making technology accessible to all. Kris's vibrant personality and dedication to collaboration will be deeply missed, but her impact on the world of open-source won't be forgotten. She has left a personal imp…
I only ever directly interacted with Kris once, and that's all I needed. She was so kind to me when I reached out for advice and support during an extremely difficult time in my life.
She will be missed so much.
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#107Kris was more than just a prominent figure in our industry; she was a beacon of inspiration in open-source. Her passion wasn't just about writing code, but about bringing people together, breaking barriers, and making technology accessible to all. Kris's vibrant personality and dedication to collaboration will be deeply missed, but her impact on the world of open-source won't be forgotten. She has left a personal imp…
I only ever directly interacted with Kris once, and that's all I needed. She was so kind to me when I reached out for advice and support during an extremely difficult time in my life. She will be missed so much.
I also only spoke with Nova once. She was kind and helpful beyond what I could have hoped for.
Her energy and enthusiasm for life shone like a bright star.
She will be missed.
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#108I don't think anyone has mentioned her self-published book, Hacking Capitalism. I haven't even finished it because I keep having to set it down and think. It's not only insightful about how tech workers fit into big companies, but specifically gives advice about how to get ahead in the system without losing yourself.
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#109I was lucky enough to work with Kris Nova. I was gutted when I heard this and I'm still in shock. She was in the middle of doing the hachyderm thing and I was struggling with some other stuff and we ended up just happening to meet at a restaurant. "Fuck what people say and think, do you what you want, that's what I'm going to do." Here's a segment from one of her recent streams. This is how I will remember her: https…
Well said <3
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#110Earlier quoted context omitted.
Raw numbers don't mean much unless you normalize to the number of participants in some way and, really, to the level of the activity. Not a lot of people are killed flying in wing suits but that's not because it's such a safe activity. To be clear, I think mountaineering is a perfectly rational activity for people to pursue so long as they're going into it with their eyes wide open. I've certainly done activities in…
I'm not criticizing. I'd like to understand what might make climbing a tall rock worth losing my life.
Sitting in front of a computer will claim a lot of lives through inactivity but manny people still do it because it brings meaning / relaxation / connection to other people to their lives.
Its the same with mountaineering.