obituaries
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John Perry Barlow, EFF Co-Founder And Author Of 1996 Cyberspace Manifesto, Dies At 70
John Perry Barlow, co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and author of the 1996 manifesto, “A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace,” has died. He was 70 years old.
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AIM Will Finally Die Its Last Death Later This Year
Today is another sad day, a day like so many others save for one tear-jerking bit of news: AOL announced its Instant Messenger will die on December 15. It was 20 years old.
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Agents Of SHIELD Actor Powers Boothe Has Died At 68
According to his publicist, actor Powers Boothe died in his sleep last night in his Los Angeles home due to natural causes at the age of 68.
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Oliver Sacks Showed Us The Human Side Of Neurology
Neurologist and writer Oliver Sacks passed away today at the age of 82. Sacks is best known for his writing, which brought neurological case studies to life for a general audience.