Daily Archives: 2021-06-27

Near

Source: Hacker News

Article note: Sad. Near (Byuu for most of the time they were notable, author of bsnes, higan, etc.) was ...super weird and uncomfortable in themselves in ways obvious to even a casual observer... but they were the kind of weird that drove them to be insanely productive at valuable things very few people are suited to tackle.
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Mike Gravel, former Alaska senator and dark horse presidential candidate, has died at 91

Source: The Week: Most Recent Home Page Posts

Article note: Bummer. He was one of the only high-profile approximate left libertarians in the US, his 2008 Democratic presidential primary run was the last time someone [vaguely credibly] ran for president without any major issue I had to had to hold my nose on.

Mike Gravel, former Alaska senator and dark horse presidential candidate, has died at 91

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