Creator of 'ping'

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Apr 6 2010, 4:28 pm
I just thought this was interesting: it's the obituary of the man who wrote the program 'ping' in one night. He seemed like one hell of a programmer.

http://www.ping127001.com/pingpage/muuss.htm
Apr 6 2010, 4:32 pm
He died a decade ago, you know.
Apr 6 2010, 4:47 pm
I would yea+ this for an interesting read if I was a member.

Someone who actually made a list of things to do in his life and accomplished so many of them that he was working on a new list. He sounded like someone who's deeply invested in the things they do. A good role model, its a shame he died young. Who knows what else he could have done for society with another 40 years of programming.
Apr 6 2010, 4:54 pm
He had the potential to become the Bill Gates of the internet, died at a young age.

Great role model, great productive individual and an all around great inspiration to anyone.

Kinda 10 years late, but I'll yea+ for the hell of it.
Apr 6 2010, 7:19 pm
He was too advanced for that age. I bet he was working on some ultra-intelligent robot to kill us all, and the government killed him.

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