The Tragic Story of Vernon and Oswald (2016) • Hacker News Board

Re: The Tragic Story of Vernon and Oswald (2016)

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Post by cbsks » Sun, May 02, 2021, 2:53 AM UTC

ternaryoperator wrote: post #5

>It seems he didn’t have life insurance, either. Peeps, if you have children, get some damn life insurance! Not doing so can turn out to be the single worst parenting decision of your life.

Seriously. If you have kids, don’t already have a good life insurance policy, and are your family’s main income provider, contact a few brokers and get quotes now! Make sure your family won’t be hit with a double whammy of you dying and no longer being financially stable.

Re: The Tragic Story of Vernon and Oswald (2016)

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Post by hellbannedguy » Sun, May 02, 2021, 3:24 AM UTC

ternaryoperator wrote: post #5

>It seems he didn’t have life insurance, either. Peeps, if you have children, get some damn life insurance! Not doing so can turn out to be the single worst parenting decision of your life.

life insurance if you can afford it, and an estate plan. That goes for both sexes.

Without an Trust, your estate will go through probate. I believe the county charges 1 percent, and it can take up to a year.

(A living Revocable Trust is not that difficult. Get it notarized. What I found confusing is funding the Trust. I need to do more research, but their is a form that needs to be filled out so your property taxes don't skyrocket. In CA it's the will doesn't need a notary's signature.)

Re: The Tragic Story of Vernon and Oswald (2016)

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Post by [deleted] » Sun, May 02, 2021, 4:25 AM UTC

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Re: The Tragic Story of Vernon and Oswald (2016)

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Post by sinuhe69 » Sun, May 02, 2021, 4:26 AM UTC

Can they not ask Google to put a short note and the funding link on his fonts so people who is looking for fonts can know about and support his family? I think a lot more people should know about this tragic story.

Re: The Tragic Story of Vernon and Oswald (2016)

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Post by aphroz » Sun, May 02, 2021, 7:27 AM UTC

Medium is blocked in my country, is there any mirror available to read this somewhere else without using a VPN?

Re: The Tragic Story of Vernon and Oswald (2016)

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Post by xNeil » Sun, May 02, 2021, 7:32 AM UTC

aphroz wrote: post #15

Medium is blocked in my country, is there any mirror available to read this somewhere else without using a VPN?

I hope this link helps, although the picture has become much, much smaller. https://outline.com/DZ9VmT

Re: The Tragic Story of Vernon and Oswald (2016)

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Post by [deleted] » Sun, May 02, 2021, 7:34 AM UTC

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Re: The Tragic Story of Vernon and Oswald (2016)

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Post by aphroz » Sun, May 02, 2021, 7:59 AM UTC

xNeil wrote: post #16

aphroz wrote: post #15

Medium is blocked in my country, is there any mirror available to read this somewhere else without using a VPN?

I hope this link helps, although the picture has become much, much smaller. https://outline.com/DZ9VmT

Yes. it works, thanks!

Re: The Tragic Story of Vernon and Oswald (2016)

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Post by livinginfear » Sun, May 02, 2021, 8:15 AM UTC

I've donated to this cause before. His family deserves as much, given the large impact of his contributions. Rest in peace.

Re: The Tragic Story of Vernon and Oswald (2016)

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Post by CryptoPunk » Sun, May 02, 2021, 8:55 AM UTC

Maybe Vernon Adams' family could sell a commemorative (i.e. not endowing any copyright) NFT of the Oswald font and auction it on Ethereum.

The woman who featured in the disaster girl meme recently sold an NFT of the meme for 180 ETH, which is worth around $473,000 at current market prices:

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/disaster-girl-makes-over-4...