Author Topic: Aaron Swartz dead at 26; apparent Self Delete. (Read 787 times)

Comatose · January 12, 2013, 02:16:50 PM

He created RSS at 14 years old and claimed that he would make every website free for the whole world. Later on, he was arrested for illegally downloading 4.8 million files from JSTOR, a subscription-only website used for distributing science journals. He went on to become the co-founder of Reddit and Demand Progress.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/13/technology/aaron-swartz-internet-activist-dies-at-26.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

Nobody knows his motive. He was last seen around Christmas time in a completely normal state.

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The Tavros Nitram · January 12, 2013, 02:20:20 PM

That's really weird.

How many Self Deletes has that been? 20 this year?

Jeep · January 12, 2013, 02:20:38 PM

A lot.

The Tavros Nitram · January 12, 2013, 02:21:02 PM

Quote from: Jeep on January 12, 2013, 02:20:38 PM

A lot.

...Yeah. That works

Blooker · January 12, 2013, 02:24:15 PM

That's a shame
Condolences to his family and friends

Yosher · January 12, 2013, 02:25:26 PM

Quote from: The Tavros Nitram on January 12, 2013, 02:20:20 PM

That's really weird.

How many Self Deletes has that been? 20 this year?

i'm pretty sure there's at least one Self Delete every day.

Clone v.117 · January 12, 2013, 02:27:51 PM

Quote from: Yosher on January 12, 2013, 02:25:26 PM

i'm pretty sure there's at least one Self Delete every day.

Much more than that, but also depending on what scope you are thinking of.
Self Delete is incredibly common, you just only hear about it if the person was famous and/or posted tit pics at some point.