Hi Michael, On Saturday, 15. October 2011 08:10:13 Michael Mol wrote: > On Sat, Oct 15, 2011 at 7:33 AM, luis jure <[email protected]> wrote: > > hello boys [1], > > > > i know i don't participate much on this list, but this does not mean > > that > > i don't try to follow most of the threads (not all of them, i admit). > > > > i realized just now that no one has commented on the news of the recent > > death of dennis ritchie. considering that his contributions to the > > development of computational technologies were not only paramount, but > > affect all of us in a very direct way, i think we could somehow > > compensate for the lack of echo of these news in the media, by > > dedicating some time to celebrate his memory and express our gratitude. > > > > [1] sorry if there are any girls out there, but i think i have never > > seen > > any female names on this list... > > Well, if it helps, the reason I have a huge beard and long hair is
welcome to the club, although my beard isn't huge most of the time :D My wife doesn't like it that much. I'm compensating this with the hair on my head (close to 1m now *g*) > because I idolized Thompson and Ritchie as far back as my early teen > years. > My very conservative grandparents were less than amused that I was > actively seeking a 60s Berkeley look. Sounds familiar too. Best, Michael
