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Tom West Dies at 71; Was the Computer Engineer Incarnate

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/28/business/28west.html

by petercooper • 15 years ago

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JimmyL• 15 years ago

West was described by Kidder as "a good man in a storm", which always seemed to me one of the best epithets a hacker could have.

Rest in peace, Tom West.

zkim• 15 years ago

"My dad loved routine. He rolled his sleeves up exactly the same way every morning. He went to work at exactly the same time every day. It was what gave him the freedom to think."

Wow, I've never thought about routine this way.

petercooper• 15 years ago

Neither had I, but I got an office a few weeks ago and have been starting to feel that way. If I don't stay in a certain routine, I devote too much brainpower to the "different" but banal experiences I have, whereas if I stick to the plot, all my mental energy goes on the true work of the day.

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