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Developer of peer-to-peer file sharing software GNUTELLA found shot dead.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020709/ap_on_hi_te/kan_profile_2 ^
Posted on 07/09/2002 7:02:30 PM PDT by bonesmccoy
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Strange.... comments ???
To: bonesmccoy
The guy had everything going for him. Just goes to shot that money and success does not necessarily translate into happiness. (If in fact, this is really a suicide.)
To: bonesmccoy
Sad loss of a young life.
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posted on
07/09/2002 7:06:56 PM PDT
by
OldFriend
To: SamAdams76
I would not be surprised either way. Money does not make one happy. Maybe he got dumped by a significant other. Or maybe someone figured that if you shoot enough geeks, P2P will go away.
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posted on
07/09/2002 7:08:05 PM PDT
by
Poohbah
To: SamAdams76
I meant to say "just goes to show" not "just goes to shot."
Freudian slip?
To: Poohbah
Doctorow said Kan's personality recently began to take on a tone of depression and described his colleague as "dour."Something got him down,way down.
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posted on
07/09/2002 7:13:25 PM PDT
by
mdittmar
To: bonesmccoy
The record companies decided upon a get tough strategy?
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posted on
07/09/2002 7:14:18 PM PDT
by
per loin
To: SamAdams76
I wouldn't put it past someone in the RIAA or MIAA to have him whacked.
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posted on
07/09/2002 7:15:57 PM PDT
by
weikel
To: weikel
Perceived killer of profits found dead. Hmmm.
To: per loin
Hmmm... tin foil or not... the socialist propaganda from some "media" outfits certainly would drive anyone nutty who works in the field of media and distribution.
To: weikel
Funny how you never hear about this happening to Microsoft developers or Media executives ...just their competition.
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posted on
07/09/2002 7:21:33 PM PDT
by
Justa
To: OldFriend
Bumping your comment.
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To: CounterCounterCulture; Cool Guy; CheneyChick
ping
To: Confederate Keyester
I hope he was not "fosterized"....
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To: Poohbah
P2P is here to stay, that's for sure.
To: Travis McGee
Yup.
But the pointy-haired managers are the sort of folks who think you can tuck a mushroom cloud back into the bomb casing...
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posted on
07/09/2002 7:43:49 PM PDT
by
Poohbah
To: bonesmccoy
Strange? Not really. But sad, yes.
He was young, smart, and driven. Depression is not uncommon among the exceedingly intelligent. (Meanwhile, I wouldn't be surprised if he saw himself as a failure.)
It's clear, however, that details as to what may have pushed him over the edge have been omitted.
To: weikel
Music mafia?
Good grief, what next.
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