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New best story on Hacker News: Tell HN: Aaron Swartz died today, 8 years ago

Tell HN: Aaron Swartz died today, 8 years ago
718 by ignoramous | 143 comments on Hacker News.
"Aaron is dead. Wanderers in this crazy world, we have lost a mentor, a wise elder. Hackers for right, we are one down, we have lost one of our own. Nurturers, carers, listeners, feeders, parents all, we have lost a child. Let us all weep." - Tim Berners Lee. Thank you for everything, Aaron. -- Discussions at the time: 1. https://ift.tt/3qb7sZy 2. https://ift.tt/2Xs2T0G Blog post in 2016 by Noah, Aaron's brother: https://ift.tt/1OpuzFT

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