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Topic: Tribute Thread for the Recently Passed Greats
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Diomedes
Member Posts: 995 From: Central Florida, USA Joined: 09-13-2013
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Re: Paul Allen
For those that know the legendary story of how Microsoft got to prominence, it was actually Paul Allen that suggested they buy that operating system from a developer in Seattle for $50k. And then Gates licensed and sold it to IBM for millions. And eventually billions. And so, DOS was born.  Edited by Diomedes, : Fixed typo
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Diomedes
Member Posts: 995 From: Central Florida, USA Joined: 09-13-2013
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Message 731 of 1292 (852807)
05-17-2019 9:07 AM
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Grumpy Cat Passes Away
https://www.washingtonpost.com/...-furry-perma-scowl-is-dead
Somewhat famous for becoming one of the first internet memes.
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Diomedes
Member Posts: 995 From: Central Florida, USA Joined: 09-13-2013
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Message 741 of 1292 (857811)
07-11-2019 2:56 PM
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Rip Torn - February 6, 1931 - July 9, 2019
Veteran actor from many movies and television. Probably best known for the Larry Sanders Show. And probably the coolest name in Hollywood.
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Diomedes
Member Posts: 995 From: Central Florida, USA Joined: 09-13-2013
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Message 747 of 1292 (857876)
07-12-2019 10:14 AM
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Ross Perot - June 27, 1930 - July 9, 2019
Billionaire philanthropist, famous for running for president as a third party candidate.
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Diomedes
Member Posts: 995 From: Central Florida, USA Joined: 09-13-2013
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Message 753 of 1292 (858908)
07-25-2019 9:12 AM
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Reply to: Message 752 by vimesey
07-24-2019 3:01 PM
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Re: Rutger Hauer
Interesting coincidence. Blade Runner was set in 2019. Rutger Hauer's character, Roy Batty, dies in the film. So both character and actor passed away in 2019. Truly is tears in the rain.
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Diomedes
Member Posts: 995 From: Central Florida, USA Joined: 09-13-2013
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Message 813 of 1292 (868305)
12-10-2019 3:05 PM
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Roxette singer Marie Fredriksson
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Diomedes
Member Posts: 995 From: Central Florida, USA Joined: 09-13-2013
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Message 821 of 1292 (870675)
01-23-2020 2:30 PM
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Jim Lehrer
Remembering Jim Lehrer | PBS NewsHour
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PBS NewsHour co-founder Jim Lehrer, a giant in journalism known for his tenacity and dedication to simply delivering the news, died peacefully in his sleep at home on Thursday, at the age of 85.
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Diomedes
Member Posts: 995 From: Central Florida, USA Joined: 09-13-2013
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Message 828 of 1292 (871579)
02-05-2020 8:06 PM
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Kirk Douglas
Veteran actor of many movies, passed away today at the age of 103.
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Diomedes
Member Posts: 995 From: Central Florida, USA Joined: 09-13-2013
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Message 834 of 1292 (872641)
03-01-2020 10:55 AM
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Freeman Dyson: 15 December 1923 — 28 February 2020
World renowned physicist and mathematician. Posited the concepts of Dyson Spheres, Dyson Swarms and the idea of massive mega structures used by technically advanced civilizations.
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Diomedes
Member Posts: 995 From: Central Florida, USA Joined: 09-13-2013
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Message 852 of 1292 (874635)
04-07-2020 8:52 AM
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Honor Blackman - (22 August 1925 — 5 April 2020)
Known for the Avengers series in the 60s and probably most famous for the best Bond Girl name ever: Pussy Galore.
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Diomedes
Member Posts: 995 From: Central Florida, USA Joined: 09-13-2013
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Message 860 of 1292 (875243)
04-18-2020 12:31 PM
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Brian Dennehy (July 9, 1938 — April 15, 2020)
Veteran actor from movies like Gorky Park, Rambo and FX. Passed away at the age of 81.
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Diomedes
Member Posts: 995 From: Central Florida, USA Joined: 09-13-2013
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Message 864 of 1292 (875994)
05-11-2020 8:50 AM
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Jerry Stiller (June 8, 1927 — May 11, 2020)
Well known comedian. Probably best known for his portrayal of Frank Constanza from Seinfeld. Also the father of Ben Stiller.
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Diomedes
Member Posts: 995 From: Central Florida, USA Joined: 09-13-2013
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Message 898 of 1292 (882369)
09-19-2020 10:48 AM
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Reply to: Message 897 by Coragyps
09-18-2020 9:11 PM
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Re: Ruth Bader Ginsberg
And of course, that massive hypocrite Mitch McConnell is saying he will put Trump's nominee to a vote as quickly as possible. Despite the fact that in 2016, he blocked Obama's replacement pick for Scalia claiming they shouldn't confirm anyone because it was an election year. Senator Mitch McConnell in 2016:
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the American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court Justice" which meant "this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president
Nice consistency there Mitch.
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Diomedes
Member Posts: 995 From: Central Florida, USA Joined: 09-13-2013
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Message 915 of 1292 (882898)
10-24-2020 10:29 AM
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Reply to: Message 914 by Taq
10-22-2020 5:21 PM
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Randi's take downs of Uri Geller were hall of fame worthy. The world is a poorer place after Randi's passing. And he also went after that total loon faith healer Peter Popoff. The nutjob that used to claim healing powers and divine guidance when in fact, his wife was feeding him information via a radio to a hidden earpiece he had to give the impression that he was divinely inspired. Popoff declared bankruptcy in the late 80s after he was exposed but sadly, has had a resurgence and still bilks people for millions per year. I guess you just can't fix stupid.
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Diomedes
Member Posts: 995 From: Central Florida, USA Joined: 09-13-2013
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David Warner, 80
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