Hacker News with Generative AI: Obituaries

David Lynch, Visionary Director of 'Twin Peaks' and 'Blue Velvet,' Dies at 78 (variety.com)
Director-writer David Lynch, who radicalized American film with with a dark, surrealistic artistic vision in films like “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive” and network television with “Twin Peaks,” has died. He was 78.

Film, Television, Obituaries

16 points by magoghm 1 day ago | 1 comments

David Lynch, Twin Peaks and Muholland Drive director, dies aged 78 (theguardian.com)
David Lynch, the maverick American director who sustained a successful mainstream career while also probing the bizarre, the radical and the experimental, has died aged 78.

Film, Death, Obituaries, Director, American

156 points by helsinkiandrew 1 day ago | 2 comments

Steve Langasek, one of Ubuntu Linux's leading lights, has died (thenewstack.io)

Linux, Ubuntu, Open Source, Technology, Obituaries

310 points by CrankyBear 9 days ago | 26 comments

Hermit guardian of Budelli dies after three decades on paradise island (theguardian.com)
Mauro Morandi, an Italian man nicknamed “Robinson Crusoe” by the media after living alone on a paradise island for more than three decades, has died at the age of 85.

Nature, Italy, Human Interest, Obituaries

12 points by n1b0m 11 days ago | 0 comments

Team 17 Co-Founder Martyn Brown Has Passed Away Aged 57 (timeextension.com)
We're sad to report that Team17 co-founder Martyn Brown has passed away. He was 57.

Gaming, Obituaries, Video Games

39 points by AndrejXY 20 days ago | 7 comments

Noah Gibbs (@codefolio) has passed away (twitter.com)

Obituaries, Tech Community, Social Media

12 points by ksec 22 days ago | 1 comments

Gordon Mah Ung, PCWorld editor and renowned hardware journalist, dies at 58 (pcworld.com)
PCWorld executive editor Gordon Mah Ung, a tireless journalist we once described as a founding father of hardcore tech journalism, passed away over the weekend after a hard-fought battle with pancreatic cancer.

Journalism, Technology, Obituaries

21 points by Akharin 25 days ago | 1 comments

Rickey Henderson, Baseball's Flamboyant 'Man of Steal,' Dies at 65 (nytimes.com)
Rickey Henderson, the thrilling and charismatic Hall of Fame outfielder who, with his signature crouched stance, blazing speed and unlikely home run power, was widely regarded as the greatest leadoff hitter in Major League Baseball history, has died.

Baseball, Sports, Obituaries

12 points by mitchbob 27 days ago | 3 comments

Donald Bitzer has died (computerhistory.org)
With sadness, we say goodbye to computer pioneer and 2022 CHM Fellow Donald L. Bitzer.

Computer Science, History, Obituaries

221 points by sohkamyung 36 days ago | 24 comments

HowStuffWorks founder Marshall Brain sent final email before sudden death (arstechnica.com)
The week before Thanksgiving, Marshall Brain sent a final email to his colleagues at North Carolina State University. "I have just been through one of the most demoralizing, depressing, humiliating, unjust processes possible with the university," wrote the founder of HowStuffWorks.com and director of NC State's Engineering Entrepreneurs Program. Hours later, campus police found that Brain had died by suicide.

Tech News, Obituaries, Suicide, Entrepreneurship, Education

16 points by LinuxBender 45 days ago | 3 comments

Marshall Brain has died (wral.com)
A North Carolina State University faculty member and creator of the popular website "How Stuff Works" has died.

Obituaries, Technology

335 points by bsagdiyev 55 days ago | 168 comments

Marshall Brain has passed away (wral.com)
An North Carolina State University faculty member and creator of the popular website How Stuff Works has died.

Obituaries

67 points by ilaksh 55 days ago | 14 comments

A life that added up to something (Obituary of Paul Erdòs) (math.osu.edu)
One of the most extraordinary minds of our time has "left."

Mathematics, Obituaries, Biography

78 points by joebig 68 days ago | 17 comments

Quincy Jones, Giant of American Music, Dies at 91 (nytimes.com)
Quincy Jones, one of the most powerful forces in American popular music for more than half a century, died on Sunday in California. He was 91.

Music, Obituaries, American Culture

18 points by tigerlily 75 days ago | 3 comments

Quincy Jones has died (apnews.com)
Quincy Jones, the multitalented music titan whose vast legacy ranged from producing Michael Jackson’s historic “Thriller” album to writing prize-winning film and television scores and collaborating with Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and hundreds of other recording artists, has died at 91.

Music, Entertainment, Obituaries

398 points by gfortaine 75 days ago | 102 comments

In Memory of Stiver (jetbrains.com)
On October 20, the original author of the Fernflower Java decompiler, Stiver, passed away after a long fight against glioblastoma.

Software, Java, Decompilers, Obituaries

470 points by thunderbong 75 days ago | 118 comments

Star Trek Writer-Producer Jeri Taylor Dies at 86 (deadline.com)
Jeri Taylor, the Emmy-nominated scribe, producer, director and showrunner behind Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Voyager (which she co-created), has died. She was 86.

Star Trek, Television, Obituaries, Entertainment, Science Fiction

12 points by acheron 79 days ago | 2 comments

Teri Garr, Star of 'Young Frankenstein' and 'Tootsie,' Dies at 79 (variety.com)
Teri Garr, the comic actress and singer who brought her buoyant personality to “Young Frankenstein” and was Oscar-nominated for “Tootsie,” died on Tuesday in Los Angeles after a long battle with multiple sclerosis. She was 79.

Celebrities, Obituaries, Film, Entertainment, Music

62 points by birriel 80 days ago | 23 comments

Teri Garr, offbeat comic actor of 'Young Frankenstein' and 'Tootsie,' has died (ktla.com)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Teri Garr, the quirky comedy actor who rose from background dancer in Elvis Presley movies to co-star of such favorites as “Young Frankenstein” and “Tootsie,” has died. She was 79.

Obituaries, Celebrities, Film, Comedy

21 points by bookofjoe 80 days ago | 11 comments

Michael Valentine, 74, Who Helped Drivers Stay Under the Radar, Dies (nytimes.com)
Michael Valentine, an electrical engineer, loved to drive fast in his MGB sports car. But in 1974, after a national highway speed limit of 55 miles per hour was mandated as a fuel conservation measure, he believed that a “holy war” had begun: speed-seeking drivers against police officers trying to snare them with radar guns.

Obituaries, Automotive, Law Enforcement

13 points by ChrisArchitect 89 days ago | 2 comments

Remembering Phil Zimbardo (1933-2024) (psychologytoday.com)
For nearly 20 years it’s been my honor and privilege to be a colleague, writing partner, and most importantly, a friend of Phil Zimbardo.

Psychology, Obituaries, Academia

39 points by haunter 92 days ago | 25 comments

Lillian Schwartz, pioneer in computer-generated art, dies at 97 (nytimes.com)
Lillian Schwartz, who was one of the first artists to use the computer to make films and who helped bring together the artistic, scientific and technology communities in the 1970s by providing a glimpse of the possibilities at the intersections of those fields, died on Saturday at her home in Manhattan. She was 97.

Art, Technology, History, Obituaries

55 points by reaperducer 95 days ago | 10 comments

Ward Christensen, BBS inventor and architect of our online age, dies at age 78 (arstechnica.com)
On Friday, Ward Christensen, co-inventor of the computer bulletin board system (BBS), died at age 78 in Rolling Meadows, Illinois.

Technology, History, Obituaries

20 points by todsacerdoti 95 days ago | 3 comments

We Are in Need of Renaissance People (victorhanson.com)
The songwriter, actor, country/western singer, musician, U.S. Army veteran, helicopter pilot, accomplished rugby player and boxer, Rhodes scholar, Pomona College and University of Oxford degreed, and summa cum laude literature graduate, Kris Kristofferson, recently died at 88.

Music, Obituaries, Renaissance People, Education

19 points by wyclif 96 days ago | 38 comments

Lore Segal Saw the World in a Nutshell (theatlantic.com)
Lore Segal, who died on Monday, spent the last four months of her life looking out the window.

Obituaries, Literature, Arts, Culture

12 points by prismatic 98 days ago | 1 comments

Indian entrepreneur, industrialist, and philanthropist, Ratan Tata, dead at 86 (wikipedia.org)
Ratan Tata (28 December 1937 – 9 October 2024) was an Indian industrialist and philanthropist who served as chairman of Tata Group and Tata Sons from 1990 to 2012, and then as interim chairman from October 2016 through February 2017.

Business, India, Obituaries, Philanthropy

387 points by Brajeshwar 100 days ago | 136 comments

Ratan Tata dies aged 86 years; India loses an icon (cnbctv18.com)
Ratan Tata, the former chairman of the diversified Tata Group and a towering figure in Indian business, passed away at the age of 86 on Wednesday, October 9.

Business, India, Obituaries, Business Leaders

9 points by patronage 100 days ago | 3 comments

Ratan Tata, chairman emeritus of Tata Sons, dies at 86 (indiatoday.in)
Ratan Naval Tata, a legend of the Indian industry and chairman emeritus of the Tata Group, died late Wednesday night at the age of 86.

Business, India, Obituaries

5 points by embit 100 days ago | 0 comments

Ratan Tata dies at age 88 (theguardian.com)
The Indian business tycoon and former Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata has died, aged 86.

Business, India, Obituaries

4 points by rishikeshs 100 days ago | 1 comments

Maggie Smith has died (variety.com)
British stage and screen actress Maggie Smith, the “Downton Abbey” and “Harry Potter” star who numbers two Oscars, three Emmys and countless stage awards to her credit, died Friday in London. She was 89.

Obituaries, British Cinema, Acting

405 points by asix66 113 days ago | 44 comments