What ever happened to?

[jaysome]

Anyone know what ever happened to Lawrence Kirby and Dan Pop and Kaz?
They used to be some of the most influential posters here on c.l.c
(among others who are still around). I sure miss their segacity.

 

[Malcolm]

Anyone know what ever happened to Lawrence Kirby and Dan Pop and Kaz?
They used to be some of the most influential posters here on c.l.c
(among others who are still around). I sure miss their segacity.

The nature of Usenet is that people come and go. Lawrence Kirby made a brief
reappearance recently, then vanished again. Dan Pop lost his job at CERN, I
believe, and there has been no more news of him. Kaz graduated, again he
made a brief reappearance.
Usenet tends to be time consuming. I've banned myself from posting from
university, for example, because I know that if I do I will never achieve
anything of scientific value. Once wives and children come on the scenes, or
you have the misfortune to land a job with an employer who actually has work
he expects you to do, posting rates can fall.

 

[Mark F. Haigh]

The nature of Usenet is that people come and go. Lawrence Kirby made a brief
reappearance recently, then vanished again. Dan Pop lost his job at CERN, I
believe, and there has been no more news of him. Kaz graduated, again he
made a brief reappearance.

Hopefully they'll both reappear someday. They're sorely missed.

Usenet tends to be time consuming. I've banned myself from posting from
university, for example, because I know that if I do I will never achieve
anything of scientific value. Once wives and children come on the scenes, or
you have the misfortune to land a job with an employer who actually has work
he expects you to do, posting rates can fall.

True. However, some of us still have a karmic bond to repay to
comp.lang.c. The unforgiving pedantry joined with the terse
wordsmithings of the C gurus influenced my technical upbringing in
non-insignificant ways.


Mark F. Haigh
(e-mail address removed)

 

[CBFalconer]

The nature of Usenet is that people come and go. Lawrence Kirby
made a brief reappearance recently, then vanished again. Dan Pop
lost his job at CERN, I believe, and there has been no more news
of him. Kaz graduated, again he made a brief reappearance.

Another missee is Bob Stout. I suspect Dans problems have
something to do with his diplomacy skills, but it is surprising
that nobody has seized him for his knowledge.

--
"The power of the Executive to cast a man into prison without
formulating any charge known to the law, and particularly to
deny him the judgement of his peers, is in the highest degree
odious and is the foundation of all totalitarian government
whether Nazi or Communist." -- W. Churchill, Nov 21, 1943

 

[jacob navia]

I suspect Dans problems have
something to do with his diplomacy skills

Yes, I would say so.

Somehow, however, it is a pity that Usenet communities
must be so brittle.

You can disappear and nobody will ever care.

Not very reassuring.

 

[osmium]

Another missee is Bob Stout. I suspect Dans problems have
something to do with his diplomacy skills, but it is surprising
that nobody has seized him for his knowledge.

Bob Stout? He must ge *way* back.

The one I miss is Karl Heinz Buchegger (sp?) who posted mostly on
a.c.l.l.c-c++

He had insights into the learning process and how to teach that was
absolutely tops. He would talk about what the poster's actual current
problem was instead of digressing to a mind numbing list of minutiae, side
tracks, gotchas, legalese and dead ends. And he had the patience to draw
ASCII art diagrams when useful. He was in Austria but his English was
better than most Americans I know. One day he simply disappeared, an
irreplaceable loss to the newsgroup..

 

[Malcolm]

Another missee is Bob Stout. I suspect Dans problems have
something to do with his diplomacy skills, but it is surprising
that nobody has seized him for his knowledge.

The sad thing is that "people people" are often cynical and manipulative,
whilst it is the undiplomatic sort who are better at real relationships.
Let's hope he's found another job.

 

[Default User]

Anyone know what ever happened to Lawrence Kirby and Dan Pop and Kaz?
They used to be some of the most influential posters here on c.l.c
(among others who are still around). I sure miss their segacity.

Kaz posts on comp.lang.c++ from time to time.




Brian

 

[Len Philpot]

Bob Stout? He must ge *way* back.

Bob was no longer on c.l.c. AFAIK by the time I started lurking (mid
'90s more or less). He moderated the FIDO C_ECHO for years along with a
few others, including Auke Reitsma who passed away a couple of years
ago. From everything I saw, RBS was/is a good guy, always willing to
help.

 

[Keith Thompson]

Bob was no longer on c.l.c. AFAIK by the time I started lurking (mid
'90s more or less). He moderated the FIDO C_ECHO for years along with a
few others, including Auke Reitsma who passed away a couple of years
ago. From everything I saw, RBS was/is a good guy, always willing to
help.

Google says his last posting to comp.lang.c was August 8, 1997 (which
predates my regular participation here).