Aaron Swartz commits suicide

My heart goes out to his family. I'm a big fan of his work, particularly web.py. He made a huge impact on the web by anyone's standards and his contributions have personally touched my life in many ways. Rest in peace, man.

Re: Aaron Swartz commits suicide

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Post by josh2600 » Sat, Jan 12, 2013, 7:37 AM UTC

I'm speechless.

He had his troubles and he made some bad decisions, but it didn't have to be like this.

I wish his family peace and clarity in this dark hour. I'm just so sorry.

Re: Aaron Swartz commits suicide

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Post by alrs » Sat, Jan 12, 2013, 7:37 AM UTC

Fuck this country.

EDIT: The guy was facing 13 felony counts for downloading academic articles.

Re: Aaron Swartz commits suicide

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Post by lominming » Sat, Jan 12, 2013, 7:38 AM UTC

He made huge impact in the tech world. RIP

Re: Aaron Swartz commits suicide

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Post by biesnecker » Sat, Jan 12, 2013, 7:38 AM UTC

That is so goddamn sad. Rest in peace, Aaron.

Re: Aaron Swartz commits suicide

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Post by wedtm » Sat, Jan 12, 2013, 7:38 AM UTC

alrs wrote: post #7

Fuck this country. EDIT: The guy was facing 13 felony counts for downloading academic articles.

Context?