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Aaron Swartz --- Dead?!
« on: January 12, 2013, 10:28:16 PM »
 

Lara Krystle "Lane"

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This just in

The guy who cofounded reddit just died (suicide).

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Some sad news out of New York City: Aaron Swartz, the digital activist best known for laying the groundwork for massively popular (and powerful) aggregating site Reddit, took his own life yesterday.



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Re: Aaron Swartz --- Dead?!
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2013, 11:04:16 PM »
 

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wat. RIP man
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Re: Aaron Swartz --- Dead?!
« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2013, 11:24:31 PM »
 

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That's saddening :( Even though I don't use Reddit ( I may start and get some tips from the guys here) I'm sad to hear this R.I.P Aaron Swartz
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Re: Aaron Swartz --- Dead?!
« Reply #3 on: January 14, 2013, 11:18:47 AM »
 

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They said it was because he was facing so many charges for hacking. But I dunno how true that is though. So sad.
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Re: Aaron Swartz --- Dead?!
« Reply #4 on: January 14, 2013, 12:04:55 PM »
 

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That's really sad. And even the news of his death didn't stay on the front page for more than a day I guess. Seems like the people have moved on rather quickly (and with quite some indifference, sadly).

Good thing that they're now trying to throw some light on it.

Relevant:  http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/16jupj/some_crimes_that_carry_lighter_sentences_than/
« Last Edit: January 14, 2013, 12:19:56 PM by shz »
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