I found out about her from the Polkadot blockchain test network called Kusama. Strange but cool way to find out about an amazing artist. Rest in peace.
What a loss. I enjoyed engaging with her art in Naoshima, almost as if by accident. The sculpture with the polka dots really called my attention back then, and it was my first encounter with her art.
Several years ago I was at a conference in Las Vegas and discovered that one of her "infinity mirror rooms" was on display at... can't remember the exact location... maybe the Bellagio, but one of the major casinos along the strip. I eventually found it, but it was SO out of place -- A moment of art in a sea of crude commerce. Still... I was happy to have seen it. Major props to my spouse who has an uncanny ability to find interesting things, even in Vegas.
I once thought I'd test the hypothesis that the frequency of HN front page stories reporting a death was increasing over time. Started figuring out how to get the data, got distracted by life, and never got back to it.
edit: that was not a criticism of such stories, but I was alluding to the fact that the generation that pioneered early computing in the 70's and 80's are getting older.
Yayoi was 97 and I don't think she'd be described as such.
Given the formatting here, it wouldn't be difficult to create the tool you're speaking of. separating "computing pioneers" from non-technical deaths is the more involved part.
Yeah, I suppose it wasn't specifically relevant to Yayoi, but I was only giving an example of why my hypothesis might be true, not to restrict it to computer-related persons.
Kusama was undeniably a legend who has left an indelible mark in the art world. She will be sorely missed.
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edit: that was not a criticism of such stories, but I was alluding to the fact that the generation that pioneered early computing in the 70's and 80's are getting older.
Given the formatting here, it wouldn't be difficult to create the tool you're speaking of. separating "computing pioneers" from non-technical deaths is the more involved part.