tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3447307963244691801.post2398416377211691194..comments2024-03-26T17:14:51.195+01:00Comments on An eclectic IT career: Mayo Takeuchi: Where is Dennis Ritchie's day?Mayo Takeuchihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18284278371096410534noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3447307963244691801.post-5073411187061697232011-11-26T06:59:01.574+01:002011-11-26T06:59:01.574+01:00Good distinction, and I appreciate your point of v...Good distinction, and I appreciate your point of view - it actually aligns remarkably well to mine.Mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851933450818773697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3447307963244691801.post-85112595004968947152011-10-21T14:25:24.191+02:002011-10-21T14:25:24.191+02:00Well yes - I had another friend comment along thes...Well yes - I had another friend comment along these same lines (on the soon to be defunct Buzz, though you may have seen it, Klaus?). I'm not disagreeing with you nor her - it does occur to me my rhetorical question has very obvious and reasonable answers. But I do stand by my response to the latter: "... [I'm j]ust disappointed in the media and esp. in Google for not taking this opportunity to get more of the less informed/aware folks, well, clued into just how profound Ritchie's contributions are."<br /><br />I would also venture to say that in my view tributes, wakes and other death related rites are never actually *for* the deceased's appreciation, but for those who remain alive.Mayo Takeuchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18284278371096410534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3447307963244691801.post-71677028861555584952011-10-20T20:25:16.669+02:002011-10-20T20:25:16.669+02:00Dennis Ritchie and Steve Jobs both made unique con...Dennis Ritchie and Steve Jobs both made unique contributions to technology. One was a humble scientist that made contributions in the 70ies, the other a businessman, an inventor and an entertainer who was on stage earlier this year. <br /><br />Not surprisingly Jobs gets all the attention, but then from what I read about Ritchie, he probably wouldn't have cared much for the flattery anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com