JPB on meeting a partner on an evening when he was due to roast Steve Jobs at a NeXT Expo.
Almost skipped over it, so anyone else trailing through who catches this, go and read it.
Now that's a life lived.
Years later I learned about the EFF as part of diving deep into tech in general. It took me another five or so to put together the fact that the JPB I knew and loved was the guy who started the EFF. It felt neat to have my past and present collide a little like that.
RIP Mr. Barlow, you will be sorely missed.
1993-1994 was also an important period for the legal case which motivated the creation of the EFF: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Frontier_Foundation...
Our Father who art in heaven
Stay there
And we'll stay here on earth
Which is sometimes so pretty
Rest in peace John.
At least I know I’m not the only crazy person. Sadly it is entirely unprovable to others. It would be like trying to prove to someone who’s never eaten chocolate before, that chocolate is this totally awesome thing. (And what is chocolate, really, but an entirely subjective sublime experience?)
Funny thing, though, that I can say about it (and which is entirely in agreement with his account)... If you ever manage to see theirs, they will be able to see yours, too.
Rest easy, JPB. You’re hopefully back with your tribe.
EDIT: OK, just made it to the end. Didn't really feel I could leave the above as my entire reply to such a profound story.