Re: GESO spcecdt
On Mar 16, 2012, at 8:23 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: > So sorry for your loss of such a long-time and obviously dear friend. > > Your photo tribute to him is moving and I'm sure will be treasured by his > family and friends alike. Wonderful photos! > > cheers, > frank Thanks Frank. It wasn't so much that John was a good friend, as that he was a good man. I regret that despite knowing him for 22 years, I never got to know him better. There's a lot to learn from his passing, not the least of which is how unfair the Universe is when someone like John dies so young, and so many irredeemable pustulant sacks of protoplasm are still walking the earth and wasting oxygen. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO spcecdt
So sorry for your loss of such a long-time and obviously dear friend. Your photo tribute to him is moving and I'm sure will be treasured by his family and friends alike. Wonderful photos! cheers, frank "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Larry Colen Sent: March 16, 2012 3/16/12 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" Subject: Re: GESO spcecdt On Mar 16, 2012, at 4:03 PM, Cotty wrote: > On 15/3/12, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> Since I mentioned it >> >> http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157629586266869/ >> or >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157629586266869/ > > Commiserations Lar. Thanks Cot -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO spcecdt
On Mar 16, 2012, at 4:03 PM, Cotty wrote: > On 15/3/12, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> Since I mentioned it >> >> http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157629586266869/ >> or >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157629586266869/ > > Commiserations Lar. Thanks Cot -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO spcecdt
On 15/3/12, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: >Since I mentioned it > >http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157629586266869/ >or >http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157629586266869/ Commiserations Lar. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO spcecdt
on 2012-03-15 15:53 Larry Colen wrote Since I mentioned it http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157629586266869/ or http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157629586266869/ Most of these photos haven't been cleaned up much, I just did a quick search and post so people who needed photos for the memorial could find some quickly. It's an interesting challenge, one that most of our friends and family will likely face one day, because for the 22 years that I've known John, he was always the one taking photos at all the events. well, you captured the human much more than you captured the geek; at a time like this, i think that's a good thing -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO spcecdt (going a bit OT)
On 3/15/2012 6:26 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Mar 15, 2012, at 4:03 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: I'm sorry for the loss of your friend, Larry. I remember you talking about him a bit when I was there visiting. It was obvious you had great respect and affection for the man. Thanks Walt, Bruce, Paul, and a preemptive thank you for people yet to comment. Between the photos and your email to the Linux group, you've put together a great, warm tribute to his memory. May he rest in peace and his family and friends always carry him in their hearts. It is interesting that this is the second time in the past year that "look at what this shiny piece of kit can do" snapshots have come in handy as one of the few shots I have of someone alive and healthy. There may be a lesson here about it being good to show of your new gear. Or at least get photos of friends, even if it isn't a special occasion. If you want to know what I feel of the situation, here is something I wrote to vent, before going to bed that night: Hakuna Matata my ass A friend once bought a used ambulance for towing his race car. I told him that he should name it "Gloria Monday", as in "Sick Transit, Gloria Monday". Well I just had a steaming pile of sic transit shat all over my plate today. Despite knowing him for a bit over 22 years, I can't honestly say that John was a very close friend. I don't know if we ever had any of those deep heart to heart conversations that best friends had. But, over the past two decades he's been there, in the background, doing little things that have benefited the community in general, and a few that helped me in particular. Outside of school, the first machine I had a shell account with net access on was deeptht. A system he ran with his own time and money and gave shell accounts to pretty much anyone that asked for them for free. Twenty years and an eternal September later it's hard for most people to fathom what an amazing thing to do this was. Today, my emotions are a muddled, confused, angry mess. Upon hearing the news this morning my immediate emotion was one of relief. Relief that the waiting was over. That, the months and years of pain and suffering from the cancer had finally come to an end for John. Relief at ending the uncertainty, not knowing when he was going to die, and the rest of us can now make plans more than a few hours in advance without wondering if we'd have to cancel them because we finally got "the news". I'm angry at the loss of someone who about the worst thing I can say of him is that he nearly waited until it was too late to write his will, because he didn't want to do anything that might break his positive attitude, the only slim chance at survival he had. I'm angry that a good man, with a wife and two young sons is dead, while others, who would not only be happier, but the world would be a better place, if they were to let slip from this earthly vale of tears, are still alive, taking up space, and spreading vitriol and their own special brand of pain and suffering to any and all close to them. I'm angry that his two sons will grow up with only vague memories of their father, and basically none of him before the cancer. I could go on, but if I did, I'd inevitably succumb to the all too human urge to make this be about me. My grief, my loss, my inconvenience, when what I should do is shut up and let this be about a good man that died way too early. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est Another excellent tribute to his memory -- and judging by the way you describe him here, he'd be very humbled by it. I'll raise a glass to him, his family, and you this evening. -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO spcecdt (going a bit OT)
On Mar 15, 2012, at 4:03 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: > I'm sorry for the loss of your friend, Larry. I remember you talking about > him a bit when I was there visiting. It was obvious you had great respect and > affection for the man. Thanks Walt, Bruce, Paul, and a preemptive thank you for people yet to comment. > > Between the photos and your email to the Linux group, you've put together a > great, warm tribute to his memory. > > May he rest in peace and his family and friends always carry him in their > hearts. It is interesting that this is the second time in the past year that "look at what this shiny piece of kit can do" snapshots have come in handy as one of the few shots I have of someone alive and healthy. There may be a lesson here about it being good to show of your new gear. Or at least get photos of friends, even if it isn't a special occasion. If you want to know what I feel of the situation, here is something I wrote to vent, before going to bed that night: Hakuna Matata my ass A friend once bought a used ambulance for towing his race car. I told him that he should name it "Gloria Monday", as in "Sick Transit, Gloria Monday". Well I just had a steaming pile of sic transit shat all over my plate today. Despite knowing him for a bit over 22 years, I can't honestly say that John was a very close friend. I don't know if we ever had any of those deep heart to heart conversations that best friends had. But, over the past two decades he's been there, in the background, doing little things that have benefited the community in general, and a few that helped me in particular. Outside of school, the first machine I had a shell account with net access on was deeptht. A system he ran with his own time and money and gave shell accounts to pretty much anyone that asked for them for free. Twenty years and an eternal September later it's hard for most people to fathom what an amazing thing to do this was. Today, my emotions are a muddled, confused, angry mess. Upon hearing the news this morning my immediate emotion was one of relief. Relief that the waiting was over. That, the months and years of pain and suffering from the cancer had finally come to an end for John. Relief at ending the uncertainty, not knowing when he was going to die, and the rest of us can now make plans more than a few hours in advance without wondering if we'd have to cancel them because we finally got "the news". I'm angry at the loss of someone who about the worst thing I can say of him is that he nearly waited until it was too late to write his will, because he didn't want to do anything that might break his positive attitude, the only slim chance at survival he had. I'm angry that a good man, with a wife and two young sons is dead, while others, who would not only be happier, but the world would be a better place, if they were to let slip from this earthly vale of tears, are still alive, taking up space, and spreading vitriol and their own special brand of pain and suffering to any and all close to them. I'm angry that his two sons will grow up with only vague memories of their father, and basically none of him before the cancer. I could go on, but if I did, I'd inevitably succumb to the all too human urge to make this be about me. My grief, my loss, my inconvenience, when what I should do is shut up and let this be about a good man that died way too early. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO spcecdt
So sorry to hear this, Larry. Looks like he was a really special guy. -p On 3/15/2012 5:48 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: Sorry to hear about the loss of your friend. Good on ya for doing this, Larry. On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 5:53 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Since I mentioned it http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157629586266869/ or http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157629586266869/ Most of these photos haven't been cleaned up much, I just did a quick search and post so people who needed photos for the memorial could find some quickly. It's an interesting challenge, one that most of our friends and family will likely face one day, because for the 22 years that I've known John, he was always the one taking photos at all the events. Here's something I wrote about him for the local Linux User's Group email list: John Dubois, aka spcecdt, passed away this morning, losing a several year battle with cancer. Many, perhaps most, of the people on this list have no idea who is, but everyone owes him a huge debt of gratitude, as someone long instrumental in the Santa Cruz geek community. These days, when $30/month will get buy you broadband at your home, along with hosted email, and even a website, it's almost hard to remember when an email account was a rarity. I met John at a b-geek party at Bonny Doon Beach, in October of '89, the weekend before "The pretty big one". At that point, he was already running deeptht as a public access host, providing shell accounts for free to pretty much anyone who asked. He paid, out of his own pocket, for a ridiculously large number of phone lines, so that people could dial in to access their mail. For a while, when uscscc was decommissioned, John even provided me with free dial-up uucp access, so that I could run my own email server. For many years the Armory, one of the original geek houses in Santa Cruz, was a cultural center of the Santa Cruz geek scene. The parties at the armory were epic in scope, and hard to describe. You could stand in one spot and reach people arguing technical details of operating system design, cute drunken coeds, and someone logged into the net on one of several serial terminals in the living room. Over the past decade, or so, until John's health became too poor, there was a weekly potluck hosted at the Armory every Friday evening. John was well regarded for his technical skills, not only with computers, but home made pyrotechnics (there's a reason the house was called "The Armory"), and even the facility with which he made Ice Cream using LN2. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- -bmw -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO spcecdt
I'm sorry for the loss of your friend, Larry. I remember you talking about him a bit when I was there visiting. It was obvious you had great respect and affection for the man. Between the photos and your email to the Linux group, you've put together a great, warm tribute to his memory. May he rest in peace and his family and friends always carry him in their hearts. -- Walt On 3/15/2012 4:53 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Since I mentioned it http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157629586266869/ or http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157629586266869/ Most of these photos haven't been cleaned up much, I just did a quick search and post so people who needed photos for the memorial could find some quickly. It's an interesting challenge, one that most of our friends and family will likely face one day, because for the 22 years that I've known John, he was always the one taking photos at all the events. Here's something I wrote about him for the local Linux User's Group email list: John Dubois, aka spcecdt, passed away this morning, losing a several year battle with cancer. Many, perhaps most, of the people on this list have no idea who is, but everyone owes him a huge debt of gratitude, as someone long instrumental in the Santa Cruz geek community. These days, when $30/month will get buy you broadband at your home, along with hosted email, and even a website, it's almost hard to remember when an email account was a rarity. I met John at a b-geek party at Bonny Doon Beach, in October of '89, the weekend before "The pretty big one". At that point, he was already running deeptht as a public access host, providing shell accounts for free to pretty much anyone who asked. He paid, out of his own pocket, for a ridiculously large number of phone lines, so that people could dial in to access their mail. For a while, when uscscc was decommissioned, John even provided me with free dial-up uucp access, so that I could run my own email server. For many years the Armory, one of the original geek houses in Santa Cruz, was a cultural center of the Santa Cruz geek scene. The parties at the armory were epic in scope, and hard to describe. You could stand in one spot and reach people arguing technical details of operating system design, cute drunken coeds, and someone logged into the net on one of several serial terminals in the living room. Over the past decade, or so, until John's health became too poor, there was a weekly potluck hosted at the Armory every Friday evening. John was well regarded for his technical skills, not only with computers, but home made pyrotechnics (there's a reason the house was called "The Armory"), and even the facility with which he made Ice Cream using LN2. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: GESO spcecdt
Sorry to hear about the loss of your friend. Good on ya for doing this, Larry. On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 5:53 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > Since I mentioned it > > http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157629586266869/ > or > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157629586266869/ > > Most of these photos haven't been cleaned up much, I just did a quick > search and post so people who needed photos for the memorial could find some > quickly. It's an interesting challenge, one that most of our friends and > family will likely face one day, because for the 22 years that I've known > John, he was always the one taking photos at all the events. > > Here's something I wrote about him for the local Linux User's Group email > list: > > John Dubois, aka spcecdt, passed away this morning, losing a several year > battle with cancer. Many, perhaps most, of the people on this list have no > idea who is, but everyone owes him a huge debt of gratitude, as someone long > instrumental in the Santa Cruz geek community. These days, when $30/month > will get buy you broadband at your home, along with hosted email, and even a > website, it's almost hard to remember when an email account was a rarity. > > I met John at a b-geek party at Bonny Doon Beach, in October of '89, the > weekend before "The pretty big one". At that point, he was already running > deeptht as a public access host, providing shell accounts for free to pretty > much anyone who asked. He paid, out of his own pocket, for a ridiculously > large number of phone lines, so that people could dial in to access their > mail. > > For a while, when uscscc was decommissioned, John even provided me with > free dial-up uucp access, so that I could run my own email server. > > For many years the Armory, one of the original geek houses in Santa Cruz, > was a cultural center of the Santa Cruz geek scene. The parties at the > armory were epic in scope, and hard to describe. You could stand in one > spot and reach people arguing technical details of operating system design, > cute drunken coeds, and someone logged into the net on one of several serial > terminals in the living room. Over the past decade, or so, until John's > health became too poor, there was a weekly potluck hosted at the Armory > every Friday evening. > > John was well regarded for his technical skills, not only with computers, > but home made pyrotechnics (there's a reason the house was called "The > Armory"), and even the facility with which he made Ice Cream using LN2. > > > -- > Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
