( sad world (dead (John McCarthy)))

It's been a sad month for the computing world as we lose another great icon.

John McCarthy invented LISP and in doing was a pioneer of AI - contributing heavily to the field.

He will be greatly missed.

The register have written a better article on all his many contributions here: Father of Lisp and AI John McCarthy has died

If you're wondering how this relates to ruby - remember that ruby has been described as "an acceptable version of LISP"

Jobs lost to the world

A moment of silence for the passing of Steve Jobs.

:(

They always say of businessmen that "oh he was a visionary and great leader"... but Steve Jobs really was.

If you need a reminder of all the amazing things he did, there's a nice post outlining Mr Jobs' legacy on gizmag

The world is a little less bright without him.