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Rob Levin, lilo of FreeNode, Passes
sneak was the first of many to tell us of the death of Rob Levin, known as lilo, the head of FreeNode and of its parent organization, PDPC. A transcript from the channel: ".:17:18:40:. [freenode] -christel(i=christel@freenode/staff/gentoo.christe l)-
[Global Notice] On the 12th September Rob Levin, known to many as Freenode's
lilo, was hit by a car while riding his bike. He suffered head injuries and
passed away in hospital on the 16th. For more information please visit
#freenode-announce
17:19:39==> Topic for #freenode-announce: Together with the PDPC board we are
currently preparing a general announcement, please also feel assured that we will
continue working with PDPC to ensure continuous service on freenode, in line with Rob's
mission." Richard Hartmann writes, I just wanted to add that we of FreeNode will create a condolence book. All wellwishes can be sent to condolences@freenode.net."
[Global Notice] On the 12th September Rob Levin, known to many as Freenode's
lilo, was hit by a car while riding his bike. He suffered head injuries and
passed away in hospital on the 16th. For more information please visit
#freenode-announce
17:19:39==> Topic for #freenode-announce: Together with the PDPC board we are
currently preparing a general announcement, please also feel assured that we will
continue working with PDPC to ensure continuous service on freenode, in line with Rob's
mission." Richard Hartmann writes, I just wanted to add that we of FreeNode will create a condolence book. All wellwishes can be sent to condolences@freenode.net."
one less linux faggot
I'll never forget the first time Rob fisted me. His slender forearm coated with Astroglide broke my chocolate cherry in a way I'll never forget.
R.I.P., Rob, my sphincter missed you.
- Michael Sims
keep shredding in heaven with dimebag and steve irwin... 14/88 comrade...
I say we find the bastard who hit him and make his life a living hell. Pooling the expertise of Slashdot together, we can probably arrange for all his credit cards to be cancelled, his home to be sold out from under him, his wife to leave him after discovering his secret love affair with another man, and much, much more.
Who's with me?
occultae nullus est respectus musicae - originally a Greek proverb
Sweet!
... will lie 6 feet lower than he ever lilo'd before.
oh come on, it's funny. I read it and have Cola comming out of me noise I laughed so much!
Looks like Netcraft was right. I always prefered grub anyway. :-P
[Mods: Come on, you know you'll laugh about it in a couple of days.]
http://outcampaign.org/
Until you can do the same speed limit as the cars that have to "share" the road with you, I don't agree that you have any right to be on it, in the way, putting yourself in danger. I drive as carefully as I can around bike riders who observe the law, but I get disgusted when there's a line of cars doing 30 mph or more under the speed limit because they have to wait for a bike rider who won't let them pass. I also live and work in an area with seperate bike trails that cross roads at several points, the crosswalks have STOP SIGNS for the bikers and pedestrians (not for the cars), where they are supposed to wait for a reasonable chance to cross the road, and bikers are instructed to dismount and walk across. Instead most of them drive right into traffic without looking...
Most of the bike riders I see on the roads in Maryland (USA) blatantly disregard any laws or right of way. I see them ride all over the road, with or against traffic and usually in front of moving cars without looking or warning.
Maybe bike riders should get a "right" to be on the same road after they get a license, demonstrate knowledge of the law and tag their bikes with identification so they can be held responsible for breaking it? (in addition to previously mentioned being able to travel at the same speed as traffic.. good luck)
In any case, I'm not suggesting Rob Levin is at fault for the horrible accident he was involved in. I'm very sorry to hear about it. I'm only responding to the parent poster.
There's more of us than there are more of you. Therefore, majority rules. Take your bike riding pansy ass to a road designated for bike use and get the fuck out of the way.
I've made a tribute site for him: R.I.P lilo
So he died because he was too busy chatting on IRC to exercise in a gym or at home.
Looks like you won't have that problem anymore, ROFLMAO!
Just shut the fuck up and put a gun to your head. It seems that's the only solution for fags like you.
...no more spam begging for $$$ to run the servers?
christel just posted the following in #freenode-announce
christel> Rob spoke to me from the beyond just now
christel> He said that Gentoo is is Linux of choise.
christel> His favorite sweetener is sugar.
christel> He has never bought anything
christel> from the iTunes music store because he had such a CD collection