> “He was a very enlightening person to think with — someone you would want to have a meal with at every opportunity,” Borgman said.

+1. He had (has?) an rare combination of intellectual humility with didactic ability and drive.

I remember getting to chat with him after he presented at Webzine. It was in an SF warehouse, exploring the sociotechnical phenomena we’d come to call blogs. It was 1999 IIRC because there was wine but I wasn’t old enough to drink it. He was happy to sit down with this kid, teach and listen.