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This is Jake’s sister. He was reading and replying to as much as he could up until the end. He loved this community and would in turn be touched by this entire thread. Thank you all who supported him and read and shared his writing. He said it was bittersweet to go out on top.
I'm sort of afraid to ask since everyone seems to know, but... what is he known for? Usually black bar means a tech giant has died, but absent a wiki page I'm having a hard time finding anything on google about him except the news of his death...
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41203548>
I'll admit I largely know Jake through this site and his blogging, though he's got a broader biography.
His disease progression and commentary on it have been a significant aspect of HN discussion over the past six months or so.
This is Jake’s sister. He was reading and replying to as much as he could up until the end. He loved this community and would in turn be touched by this entire thread. Thank you all who supported him and read and shared his writing. He said it was bittersweet to go out on top.
Devastating. https://x.com/seligerj/status/1820883556509565121?s=46
The post in question was shared to HN, though without much comment:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41173695>
And the blog entry itself: https://bessstillman.substack.com/p/how-to-let-go-one-life-e...>
I'm sort of afraid to ask since everyone seems to know, but... what is he known for? Usually black bar means a tech giant has died, but absent a wiki page I'm having a hard time finding anything on google about him except the news of his death...
Jake joined HN in 2008, and has (had?) 80000 karma and change. He was one of us. I'm sure if you refresh this thread a few times you'll learn more about him, as it happens I hadn't heard of the man until the thread about him entering hospice, so I'm looking forward to that. But the first part of this post is enough for a black bar imho. It means that a lot of the community will recognize and know who he is, and miss…
> Jake joined HN in 2008, and has (had?) 80000 karma and change.
Is that all though? I kind of find it hard to believe he'd be getting this much attention because he has a lot of internet points.
The OP makes it seem like he was some kind of libertarian activist. It looks like he wrote some kind of 50 Shades of Grey-like novel ten years ago.
Is answer that he's a long time blogger known for writing very personal blog posts about dying of cancer?
This is Jake’s sister. He was reading and replying to as much as he could up until the end. He loved this community and would in turn be touched by this entire thread. Thank you all who supported him and read and shared his writing. He said it was bittersweet to go out on top.
Death eventually comes for us all, but the sheer pain and agony of witnessing someone pass from cancer is particularly unbearable.
My sincere condolences to his family and friends.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Jake joined HN in 2008, and has (had?) 80000 karma and change. He was one of us. I'm sure if you refresh this thread a few times you'll learn more about him, as it happens I hadn't heard of the man until the thread about him entering hospice, so I'm looking forward to that. But the first part of this post is enough for a black bar imho. It means that a lot of the community will recognize and know who he is, and miss…
>> I'm sort of afraid to ask since everyone seems to know, but... what is he known for? > Jake joined HN in 2008, and has (had?) 80000 karma and change. Is that all though? I kind of find it hard to believe he'd be getting this much attention because he has a lot of internet points. The OP makes it seem like he was some kind of libertarian activist. It looks like he wrote some kind of 50 Shades of Grey-like novel ten…
The work he did with clinical trials and navigating the system was very impressive. We need more people that are willing to push the envelope on cancer trials. I have my own challenges and his work is greatly appreciated. We still need to beat cancer, all types. Let's keep going where Jake left off.
I agree with you in spirit but would suggest that pushing for more funding of schools, universities, basic research, and applied research is something that we should all be doing. Imagine if all the smart people tried to cure cancer instead of working in Wall Street and Adtech
Since most people subscribe to the Copenhagen Interpretation of Ethics, I think I'd rather not touch the field at all. Let those who are altruistic be altruistic. If I never create a cure, I need never be considered evil for not giving it away.