Kris, we really miss you
Kris Nóva has died
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#142She was an incredible engineer and a very empathetic autistic person. She and I had many conversations about inclusion, accommodations, excelling in this field as an autistic engineer in some of the most challenging workplaces. She had a positive outlook to life. This news is too devastating to me. I am only glad that I had a chance to meet her and work with her in this lifetime.
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#143Earlier quoted context omitted.
Actually, I said what I said, and using the correct gender pronouns is non-negotiable. Be respectful of HER identity. Your behavior is vile.
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#144She left too soon. Lots of work for others to carry forward. Peace to her friends and family.
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#145Incredibly sad news. Best talk I went to at FOSDEM this year. I was in awe of what she had done with Hachyderm and Nivenly - among other things.
A big loss to the community, and to her friends and family. RIP.
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#146My sincere apologies to those who knew her: this is a question from someone who didn't, and in fact had not seen her name until stumbling on this thread. What is she so well-known for? Which communities was she a part of? I read this whole thread, followed some of the links, and still am mystified.
I was in the same boat. Lots of people expressing grief but nobody explaining who she was. It seems to be one of those instances of "well if you know you know" which I personally find very irritating indeed. I tried Googling her but it just results in a lot of people expressing sadness over her passing. I do not want to intrude on anyone's grief here, but I'd never heard of her before and I've not been able to find a…
> I do not want to intrude on anyone's grief here
while also saying
> which I personally find very irritating indeed.
I don't think youre trying very hard with that "want", with the way you are speaking
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#147Re: Kris Nóva has died
#148Earlier quoted context omitted.
I was in the same boat. Lots of people expressing grief but nobody explaining who she was. It seems to be one of those instances of "well if you know you know" which I personally find very irritating indeed. I tried Googling her but it just results in a lot of people expressing sadness over her passing. I do not want to intrude on anyone's grief here, but I'd never heard of her before and I've not been able to find a…
That explains a bit better what she did. Thanks. I guess Mastodon is bigger than I thought since running an instance gives you so much recognition. Perhaps I should seek openning an account there to get to know better.
Running Hachyderm wasn't what gave her all the recognition.
It was years of work (writing books, coding, talks) around go, k8s, and system software in general while being a kind person.
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#149Some context from someone close: https://hachyderm.io/@quintessence/110922746691596046 > The person I cherished more than any other, @nova , died unexpectedly late Wednesday in a climbing accident. > I have no words, only despair. The light in my soul is gone. > Joe Beda @jbeda and Nivenly are posting announcements. Others will also.
Awful, scary. My son loves climbing things. I enjoy a bit of indoor bouldering, I'd love to get him into it, but I'm terrified of him deciding to do silly shit like free soloing.
I know this terror as a parent now, and recognize just how scary it must have been for mine. I was one of these kids growing up; I didn't free solo but I found plenty of cliffs to jump, steep hills to bomb, and difficult dangerous things to do in the ocean beyond the watchful eyes of my parents. I don't believe there was anything they could have done to prevent this. I also think that they recognized this, because while they always cautioned me to be careful, instead of trying to prevent my adventuring they consistently prepared me with training, information and opportunities to (semi-)safely test my limits.
I recognize myself in my son now, and while I also am sometimes terrified of what that might mean, I think my parents took the right tack and I'm trying my best to do the same. I'd rather he's a strong swimmer, a trained climber, a confident adventurer, than an adolescent just taking risks in defiance.
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#150RIP, Kris.