If I don't win (and I don't deserve to) I give all my points to Rich Hickey.
Poll: Hacker News Person of the Year in Tech
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#42Snowden currently winning: http://hn-poll-rank.herokuapp.com/rank?post=6801294
Thanks for making that app. I'm too brain-dead to sort the options otherwise.
Re: Poll: Hacker News Person of the Year in Tech
#43I want to vote for Elon Musk too, but Edward Snowden is too important. Also, why are there no women listed? Sheryl Sandberg and Marissa Mayer made lots of news this year.
I'm sure many of Yahoo's employees and investors appreciate Mayer's efforts, but I don't think she really had a big impact on anyone else.
I have to admit that I don't know much about Sandberg, but her Wikipedia page doesn't really show anything worthy of a "person of the year award." Perhaps you can enlighten me?
How about Malala Yousafzai? She's amazing. Not really a tech person, but advocating for education is one of the best ways to nurture technological innovation.
Re: Poll: Hacker News Person of the Year in Tech
#44Not in the list but I would vote for Cmd Chris Hadfield. He was fantastic during his space mission.