January 22, 201610 yr Author comment_718117 Finally, some levity to add to this thread!http://www.theonion.com/article/congress-allocates-90-million-protect-remaining-ea-52210 Report
January 23, 201610 yr comment_718148 RIP Bill Johnson, the first American to win an Olympic Downhill Skiing Gold Medal. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2610139-bill-johnson-former-olympic-downhill-gold-medalist-dies-at-age-55?utm_source=cnn.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=editorial Report
January 26, 201610 yr comment_718472 RIP Marvin Minsky. Great thinker, teacher, author, and AI pioneer. Report
January 26, 201610 yr comment_718487 My family went to the MIT museum some months ago, his work was well-documented there, with so much that he spawned in his students. An amazing person. RIP...... Report
January 26, 201610 yr comment_718517 In a sense I'm kind of relieved that Minsky made it to 88; that is not a bad innings. Everyone else on the list in the last month hasn't made it out of their 50's or 60's. Report
January 26, 201610 yr comment_718532 Society of the Mind Lectures: http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-868j-the-society-of-mind-fall-2011/index.htm I remember getting turned on to Minsky years back when I read on Isaac Asimov's wikipedia page that the only people Asimov admitted were smarter than him were Carl Sagan and Minsky. I agree with Craig that 88 is a damn good run. Edited January 26, 201610 yr by TMoney Report
January 26, 201610 yr comment_718561 RIP, Abe Vigoda.http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBIT_ABE_VIGODA?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT **BRENT** Report
January 26, 201610 yr comment_718564 Fish....oh no! RIP, Mr. Vigoda. Very much enjoyed your work during my formative years. HS Report
January 26, 201610 yr comment_718578 RIP Abe. Fish was one of my favorite characters, though Barney Miller had several great ones.... Report
January 27, 201610 yr Author comment_718665 Fucking shit, it doesn't get easier... RIP, Richie Havens: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/richie-havens-folk-icon-dead-at-72-20130422 Report
January 27, 201610 yr comment_718674 Time warp.... Quote Pursuant to Havens's request, his ashes were scattered from a plane over the site of the Woodstock festival, in a ceremony held on August 18, 2013, the 44th anniversary of the last day of the festival. Report
January 28, 201610 yr Author comment_718724 Well, shit... now I feel even worse. He's really dead.... Report
January 28, 201610 yr comment_718728 I apologize if any of these are repeats, I'm beginning to lose track: Jimmy Bain (Rainbow, Dio, bassist) Dale Griffin (Mott the Hoople, drummer) Black (singer/songwriter) I always thought this song had a touch of melancholy Report
January 28, 201610 yr comment_718759 I think I totally missed Richie Havens when it happened....or more likely, can't remember shit. Dusty, that has more than a "touch" of melancholy, thanks for posting it. I wasn't familiar with them/him (Colin Vearncombe), very sad to read it was from an accident and he was in a coma. And only 53.... RIP all.... Report
January 29, 201610 yr comment_718827 RIP Paul Kantner (guitarist, Jeffersons Airplane and Starship) 15 hours ago, skullguise said: Dusty, that has more than a "touch" of melancholy, thanks for posting it. I wasn't familiar with them/him (Colin Vearncombe), very sad to read it was from an accident and he was in a coma. And only 53.... RIP all.... Him -- he went by 'Black'. And it's like the opposite of the Cardigans' "Love Fool" (the latter being the saddest happy sounding song, the former being the happiest sad sounding song) -- the lyrics aren't that melancholy, that's why I said a touch. Also to explain why I liked the song so much. Report
January 30, 201610 yr comment_719001 At this rate, all we'll be left with is Justin Bieber! ;-p Report
January 30, 201610 yr comment_719002 RIP Kantner. I loved the SF sound even when I was still on the east coast. When I heard of his death, all those deep feelings came rushing up. Report
January 30, 201610 yr comment_719020 Oh crap...I missed the top of Dusty's post on Thursday. Work has it so I can't keep up as much as I'd like. First world problems... RIP, Paul. Crazy creative music....the things you must have seen and experienced. HS Report
January 30, 201610 yr comment_719040 Yeah, exactly. I've been East coast my entire life, but the Airplane and early Starship still epitomized the hippie sound that I associate with California hippie music. This is probably my favourite song by them: Report
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