RIP Conrad "Chronos" Lant, frontman of legendary metal band Venom. I was never really into Venom, but their influence on bands and entire genres that followed is undeniable.

HAH. Controversial televangelist Jim Bakker dies at 86.

Know Your Meme

RIPBOZO | Know Your Meme

RIP Bozo, often written as RIPBOZO, is a phrase used online to celebrate a person's death, deeming them a "bozo," commonly defined as someone who is insign

Eva Marie Saint passes at 102

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/eva-marie-saint-dies-age-102-on-the-waterfront/

Edited October 6Oct 6 by blessingx

Required listening. RIP EMS

RIP - Freddie Jackson 70

On 10/6/2026 at 11:45 PM, blessingx said:

Eva Marie Saint passes at 102

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/eva-marie-saint-dies-age-102-on-the-waterfront/

I don't think we should be sad - she had a life well-lived, and acted in podcast works well into her 90's.

Legendary coach, Hall of Fame TE Mike Ditka dies at age 86.

RJ Mitte, 'Breaking Bad' star, dies at 34. [TMZ] stated it was told that Mitte died by suicide.

Margaret Hamilton, Pioneering software engineer whose work was critical to the Apollo moon landings

the Guardian

Margaret Hamilton obituary

Pioneering software engineer whose work was critical to the Apollo moon landings

Godspeed Margaret.

The famous photos of Margaret and printouts (plural) of the code use in the Apollo program:

The first image has been serially reposted on reddit, usually incorrectly described as "the code she wrote by hand." Not to take away from Margaret's work in the slightest, but these binders are multiple copies of all the code written by everyone who worked on it.

Here's where things get weird: Margaret has her own wiki page. It lists two relatives that have links. One is James Cox Chambers, a billionaire "renewable energy businessman." The other is Fergie Chambers who is a communist activist.

Family gatherings must be awkward.