Forum: Development
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Forum: Community
2011-09-26, 13:02
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Forum: General
2011-09-26, 05:45
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gerbick
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Forum: Community
2011-09-19, 15:53
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Re: Gary Birkett (aka lcuk) RIP
Gary's family have sorted details of the funeral. It will be on Thursday of this week, the 22nd, at 10:30 at Oldham Crematorium. If there is anyone near enough to represent us, that would be great....
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Forum: Community
2011-09-15, 16:27
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Forum: Community
2011-09-15, 16:03
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Re: Gary Birkett (aka lcuk) RIP
I have a similar memory as timsamoff's.
In Amsterdam one night we all went to a club at Nokia's treat, but the music was so loud several of us went outside. It started raining lightly and I was...
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Forum: Community
2011-09-15, 15:58
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Forum: Community
2011-09-15, 15:57
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Re: Gary Birkett (aka lcuk) RIP
One of my fondest memories of Gary (although I have plenty) was hanging out with him one night in Amsterdam. He had already been to a (ahem) "coffee shop," and I was three sheets to the wind...
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Forum: Community
2011-09-15, 15:43
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Re: Gary Birkett (aka lcuk) RIP
36. Though - it doesn't matter how he died.
We've lost someone, a close friend and the family have lost a fiance and a father - reasons why it happened doesn't change anything about the fact....
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Forum: Community
2011-09-15, 13:30
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Replies: 152
Views: 80,114
Re: Gary Birkett (aka lcuk) RIP
If someone reviews his posts here, they could probably get a moving overview of his career with regard to tmo and Nokia. He appeared to enter the scene as an experienced programmer who had become...
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Forum: Community
2011-09-15, 12:31
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Replies: 152
Views: 80,114
Re: Gary Birkett (aka lcuk) RIP
is the paypal payment address still valid? (e: I mean the one he asked donations to some time ago) If I remember correctly, it was Tracys account... and the address could probably be found from...
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Forum: Community
2011-09-15, 12:28
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Replies: 152
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Re: Gary Birkett (aka lcuk) RIP
If you people can let me state something in the name of TMO's community here...
Dear Mrs.Tracy.,
Yesterday we learned of the unfortunate and untimely death of your husband. There are no words...
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Forum: Community
2011-09-14, 23:11
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Replies: 152
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Re: Gary Birkett (aka lcuk) RIP
This is absolutely heartbreaking; Gary had just become a father again, of a little baby boy. He was so young, so enthusiastic...
A picture of a bunch of us hanging out together:
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Forum: Community
2011-09-14, 22:42
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Replies: 152
Views: 80,114
Re: Gary Birkett (aka lcuk) RIP
This is the saddest news I have read on maemo.org. Even with the thread title I wasn't prepared for what I read. It brought a tear to my eye and I'm still a little shocked. He was a valued community...
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Forum: Community
2011-09-14, 20:46
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Replies: 152
Views: 80,114
Re: Gary Birkett (aka lcuk) RIP
This comes as quite a shock. I often disagreed with Gary about things but he was definitely an energetic developer who enjoyed taking his ideas as far as they could go and that enthusiasm was really...
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Forum: Community
2011-09-14, 19:52
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Replies: 152
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Re: Gary Birkett (aka lcuk) RIP
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2674/4086491418_04c4d696e8.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2645/4034769518_0db2d02c7e.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3514/4027110632_50a630207a.jpg
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Forum: Community
2011-09-14, 19:35
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Replies: 152
Views: 80,114
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Forum: Community
2011-09-14, 19:23
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Replies: 152
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Re: Gary Birkett (aka lcuk) RIP
I am shocked and very saddened. Gary had so much enthusiasm and was a very creative developer.
The bond one develops between people over IRC, forums and email is real. Gary was a friend, even...
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Forum: Community
2011-09-14, 19:21
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Replies: 152
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Re: Gary Birkett (aka lcuk) RIP
I can't even comprehend this. I considered him a dear friend even though we saw each other very seldom.
Not only as a member of this community, but as a person, he was inspirational. Always...
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Forum: Community
2011-09-14, 18:35
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Replies: 152
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Re: Gary Birkett (aka lcuk) RIP
I'm trying hard not no break down in tears after seeing this tragic news.... :(
You will be missed, Gary. You have been an inspiration to many here in the community, especially with your unique...
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Forum: Community
2011-09-14, 18:12
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Replies: 152
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Re: Gary Birkett (aka lcuk) RIP
I remember Gary as a very cheerful energetic person, no effort was too much for him. He was a true dreamer, but also created some marvelous things.
He was a very active person in the community and...
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Forum: Community
2011-09-14, 17:43
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Replies: 152
Views: 80,114
Re: Gary Birkett (aka lcuk) RIP
Dammit...
I spent a couple of days next to him in Berlin at the first Maemo Summit, where he first demoed his "Liquid" UI.
He was so full of energy and ideas, this is really hard to believe...
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Forum: Community
2011-09-14, 17:09
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Replies: 152
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Forum: Community
2011-09-14, 16:57
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Replies: 152
Views: 80,114
Re: Gary Birkett RIP
Gary when he and I were watching a soccer game in Dublin last year (MeeGo Conference):
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http://share.ovi.com/media/Texrat.MeeGoConfere/Texrat.10045
The smile says it all.
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Forum: Community
2011-09-14, 16:31
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Replies: 152
Views: 80,114
Re: Gary Birkett RIP
This is devastating. Gary was a founding member of this community. He and I were as close as two people a quarter of a planet away can be. I can't talk further yet. :(
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