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Sad news, however how is this related to Hackery?
"On-Topic: Anything that good hackers would find interesting. That includes more than hacking and startups. If you had to reduce it to a sentence, the answer might be: anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity."
I'm a hacker. I found this interesting (and sad).
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Doesn't a "famous person" die almost every day?
Yes, but there is also a theory that celebs die in three's which is pretty interesting. A lot of researchers say this is because we as humans love patterns: “Patterns in death, patterns in misfortune – those are things that help us try to understand the universe or reality in a way that makes sense of it,” explains John Hoopes, a professor of anthropology at the University of Kansas who has written about the concept…
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The GP's point is that you should specifically say metastatic cancer if you want to cite that statistic, not generalize it to cancer.
This might be a stupid question, but doesn't "spread" imply metastasis? It just has better rhyming options. If it's metastatic, you've had it... doesn't quite trip off the tongue.
Interesting fact: he got his actual career started remarkably late: http://www.cracked.com/article_19655_5-famous-late-bloomers....
He was a stage actor. His career didn't start with film. This article makes it seem like he was struggling to be a success long after he should have quit. They just have a completely wrong definition of success.
"Due to the Nakatomi Corporation's legacy of greed around the globe, they are about to be taught a lesson in the real use of power. You will be witnesses."
"You did, when you murdered my boss."
"By Grabthar's hammer, by the suns of Warvan, you shall be avenged!" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxy_Quest
My favourite bit of that movie (Rickman plays Sir Alexander Dane, a proud thespian whose once illustrious career has been destroyed by Galaxy Quest typecasting him into this humiliating role): Jason Nesmith: You WILL go out there. Sir Alexander Dane: I won't and nothing you say will make me. Jason Nesmith: The Show Must Go On. Sir Alexander Dane: ...Damn you.
"... By Grabthar's hammer... what a savings."
It's like he's contemplating his entire acting career and questioning how he got to this point in his life.
Sad news, however how is this related to Hackery?
I'm not sure much more explanation is required. If you disagree, you can downvote the story and / or not click through.
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My favourite bit of that movie (Rickman plays Sir Alexander Dane, a proud thespian whose once illustrious career has been destroyed by Galaxy Quest typecasting him into this humiliating role): Jason Nesmith: You WILL go out there. Sir Alexander Dane: I won't and nothing you say will make me. Jason Nesmith: The Show Must Go On. Sir Alexander Dane: ...Damn you.
My favorite part is when they're in front of the supermarket. "... By Grabthar's hammer... what a savings." It's like he's contemplating his entire acting career and questioning how he got to this point in his life.
That's my favorite Rickman scene as well.
It takes a fine actor to pack 30 years of fictional history into a single line. I'll greatly miss his tremendous talents.
"End of line."