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RIP: Two great giants felled

For those who haven't heard, John McCarthy (1927–2011) (of Lisp and Artificial Intelligence fame) passed on last night.

Edit: And since I hadn't mentioned it, Dennis Ritchie (1941–2011) (of C and Unix fame) passed on a short while back.

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