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Roland Piquepaille Dies
overheardinpdx writes "I'm sad to report that longtime HPC technology pundit Roland Piquepaille (rpiquepa) died this past Tuesday. Many of you may know of him through his blog, his submissions to Slashdot, and his many years of software visualization work at SGI and Cray Research. I worked with Roland 20 years ago at Cray, where we both wrote tech stories for the company newsletter. With his focus on how new technologies modify our way of life, Roland was really doing Slashdot-type reporting before there was a World Wide Web. Rest in peace, Roland. You will be missed." The notice of Roland's passing was posted on the Cray Research alumni group on Linked-In by Matthias Fouquet-Lapar. There will be a ceremony on Monday Jan. 12, at 10:30 am Paris time, at Père Lachaise.
Someone had to say it.
There is no actual proof that this isn't just a troll. Other than the single link, it is not mentioned anywhere else on the Web.
And yet, here he was making jokes just this morning. I think it's pretty clear what's really going on--he's gotten his hands on a time machine!
I searched Wikipedia for a reference to Roland Piquepaille, and came up with nothing. There for, I think this Roland Piquepaille never actually existed.
If you want news from today, you have to come back tomorrow.
Via con dios, Roland. You were a prick in this life and I can only suspect your ghost will haunt Slashdot for all eternity, posting/trolling your blog links as news. People like you were the reason a -1 modifier was made and I can only suspect St. Peter will give YOU a -1 when you show up before the pearly gates.
You mean-spirited asshole, I honestly hope you get your 72 virgins in the here-after AND I HOPE THEY ARE ALL MALE.
Is it just my observation, or is eldavojohn an idiot?
It's a troll. But really, look what "editor" posted the story: K Dawson. Well know to be an idiot.
He'll definitely be missed by some of us.
No. He won't. Roland promised to marry me, but he cheated on me. He cheated it all straights and he cheated on his taxes! He's a monster, a louser, and I'm glad he's dead. I'm happy about it don't you see?
He's dead! He's dead, he's dead, he's dead, he's dead, he's dead. I'm happy about it!
=Smidge=
Is it just my observation, or is eldavojohn an idiot?
Worthless blogspam contributor dies, Slashdot editors mourn having to read submissions again, rather then blindly posting everything he submits.
Oh no! Who's going to contribute stories to Slashdot to generate Google Adwords revenue now???
All he did was copy/paste articles to his blog and submit links to his blog (covered in ads) to /.. He's no 'great one.' He was a douche.
Good riddance, dipshit. I hope you share a puddle of lava in Hell with those brave GNAA members who died of AIDS. You deserve every bit of the eternal nigger gang rape you will get. Suck me cock!
Roland Piquepaille corrupted Slashdot with paid articles that were mostly dishonest, in my opinion. Supposedly big breakthroughs he wrote about were often "investment opportunities" in which investors would almost certainly lose all their money.
Roland Piquepaille lowered the value of Slashdot as a business by lowering reader's estimation of how much Slashdot editors can be trusted.
He was a disgusting, mean, dishonest person, and helped create disgust with Slashdot editors.
You are right. He was just a self-aggrandizing douche.
Viral software licensing is not freedom, it is in fact GNU/Socialism.
Well, there's always the old Latin saw: De mortuis nisi nil bonum "Of the dead [say] nothing but good"
Good riddance you crusty old french fagot.
So much for your de mortius nisi nil bonum latin crap.
I'm glad the asshole is dead! DIE FUCKER Rot in HELL
Piquepaille was a dick who tried to get rich by posting ad-laden no-content stories to /. He was a dick and you don't get a free pass on "legacy" just cuz you're dead.