Re: Some sad news to report
@Aprone, I don't know about Tom's qualifications. I do know he had done a lot of investigation concerning programming, and I agree, I was surprised myself when I found out he was only five years older than I am (I thought of him in his fourties too).
I won't make excuses, Tom was not always an easy person to get on with, especially in matters concerning programming and technology. Perhaps it is because he felt he did not recieve respect over his knolidge and abilities elsewhere in his life, perhaps he was defensive over insults I don't know (I recall the arguement I had with him regarding Windows xp).
One thing I will say though, is Tom Was always prepared to admit when he'd been wrong, or to calm down after an arguement. He was never someone who tended to bare a grudge, albeit he could be acerbic, and perhaps even arrogant at times, however he was never cruel, petty or actively unfare.
Personally I remember him most as the person who wo
uld always have chats on any subject no matter what, on the audeasy list his monthly post counts (post counts kept by the late Jim Kitchin), were always vying with mine for numbers, indeed a monthly ritual on list was a little light dyssing between Tom and I over who had more posts .
Personally, I'd want people when I die to remember me as I am, and hay, i make no bones about being perfect, a long way from it, and wouldn't want people to start sanctifying me postumously anymore than I'd want vilifying.
I'm me, and that's how I'd want people to think of me, and I'm pretty sure Tom would think the same.
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