https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/22/...xerox-lab-dies-at-90.html?_r=3&pagewanted=all 2011 has been a bad year for programmers and the like. Now another one is gone who inspired Microsoft and Apple and in a sense created the personal computer. RIP, Mr Goldman.
Ooh, I missed that one! Wasn't it Xerox who invented the mouse? That's a pretty major contribution to the computer world!! RIP Jacob.