The most heart-breaking comment of all was at the very end of the article from one of the fathers about their deceased child:
“My little daughter,” he said quietly. “You used to dress yourself. Now I have to do it for you.”
Posted by
Shawn Walker
on May 16, 2008 at 07:35 AM JST
#
Folks, I'm currently in Beijing. I was here last Monday too.
The mood here is incredibly sad. I've had to turn off the tv a number of times because I just can't take any more.
As a parent, my worst nightmare is that my kids might die before me. It's completely unimaginable for me. I feel so deeply for those parents who have suffered exactly this.
I am almost embarrassed to say that I was presenting to a customer when it happened, and I didn't notice it happen.
"In software, ideas are expressed in code.
The
implementation
is the
idea. If an idea has not been
implemented, it is premature to call it an 'idea' -- it
is rather a notion, a daydream or perhaps a fancy. If one has such
a thought, the first order of business is not to send out proposals or
give speeches or navigate through process but rather to sit down and
write some code: build a prototype, share it with some like-minded
people, incorporate their feedback, expand the community and iterate.
If one does this and one's ideas are sound,
the process naturally follows; people naturally
gravitate to good ideas."
"Having
your voice listened to is a privilege, not a right, and it's a
privilege that's earned in proportion to the contribution level, not
volume level."
Very sad, but I'm glad you shared this.
Others should know.
The most heart-breaking comment of all was at the very end of the article from one of the fathers about their deceased child:
“My little daughter,” he said quietly. “You used to dress yourself. Now I have to do it for you.”
Posted by Shawn Walker on May 16, 2008 at 07:35 AM JST #
Folks, I'm currently in Beijing. I was here last Monday too.
The mood here is incredibly sad. I've had to turn off the tv a number of times because I just can't take any more.
As a parent, my worst nightmare is that my kids might die before me. It's completely unimaginable for me. I feel so deeply for those parents who have suffered exactly this.
I am almost embarrassed to say that I was presenting to a customer when it happened, and I didn't notice it happen.
Alan.
Posted by Alan Hargreaves on May 19, 2008 at 02:57 PM JST #