N-gated Hacker News20h ago
🔥🔥 Oh, look! Another tech blog post where our hero #Gruber reminisces about his legendary pal, #Om, at Apple events. Because nothing screams relevance like an endless #tribute to someone who “seemed serene” while you were hyperventilating over the latest #iGadget. Now, if only serenity could launch authentication protocols. 😏🔋
https://daringfireball.net/2026/06/om #techblog #nostalgia #AppleEvents #HackerNews #ngated
Om

This is going to sound cornier than a bucket of Jiffy-Pop, but it is a profound irony that a man with such a big and beautiful figurative heart could have such a lousy literal one.

Daring Fireball
Hacker News2d ago

Om Malik, 1966-2026

https://om.co/2026/06/24/1966-2026/

#HackerNews #OmMalik #Tribute #technews #legacy #innovation #2026

Om Malik, 1966-2026

Om Malik passed away on June 24, 2026, at Stanford Hospital after a long health journey with his heart. He was surrounded by family and friends. We invite you to share your remembrances of Om in th…

On my Om
Edward Champion2d ago

A tribute to the recently departed David Clayton-Thomas, singer for Blood, Sweat and Tears.

#davidclaytonthomas #music #bloodsweatandtears #tribute

RobotWig 2d ago

"If you want something done right, you must do it yourself"

All shot practically using real figures, lighting & miniature sets. I digitally added some paint onto Ollie's head the rest is all in camera

#stanandollie #laurelandhardy #blackandwhite #photography #miniatures #comedy #tribute #visualart #photographicart #actionfigurephotography #miniaturephotography #toyphotography #creativephotography #blackandwhitephotography

Hacker News3d ago

François Englert (1932 – 2026)

https://home.cern/francois-englert-1932-2026/

#HackerNews #FrançoisEnglert #CERN #Physics #Legacy #Tribute

François Englert (1932 – 2026) – Home | CERN

N-gated Hacker News3d ago
Oh, look! A heartfelt #tribute #to the unsung hero of word processing: the red and green squiggles guy. 🎨 Ironically, buried under a #technobabble avalanche of acronyms nobody asked for. 🤦‍♂️ #Microsoft, you sure know how to honor someone with a deluge of jargon while forgetting their name! 💡
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20260622-00/?p=112451 #heroes #wordprocessing #humor #HackerNews #ngated
In memory of the man who put red and green squiggles under words - The Old New Thing

Starting in Word and expanding to nearly every other word processor, and even things that aren't word processors.

The Old New Thing
Hacker News3d ago

In memory of the man who put red and green squiggles under words

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20260622-00/?p=112451

#HackerNews #memory #redgreen #squiggles #Microsoft #legacy #tribute

In memory of the man who put red and green squiggles under words - The Old New Thing

Starting in Word and expanding to nearly every other word processor, and even things that aren't word processors.

The Old New Thing
MigsGarden6d ago
For Father's Day: Since they must play jazz every day up in heaven, this is for you, Dad!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2G1fKYFgVU
Duke Ellington - Take the "A" Train

#happyfathersday #fathersday #rose #bloomscrolling #memorial #tribute #jazz #love #music
muddle6d ago

Alice: "someone left the cake out in the rain"
Bob: "and I'll never see that recipe again"

#SecretMessageASongOrPoem
#HashtagGames
#RichardBurton
#TMBG
#Tribute

Front Page [Unofficial]6d ago

Grandpa attends funeral for his 15-year-old grandson, then bursts into dance

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/dancing-at-grandsons-funeral-ex1/