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[-] samus12345@lemm.ee 6 points 1 day ago

He looks like a huge nerd. My kind of guy.

[-] Slovene@feddit.nl 2 points 1 day ago

Oh my god, the woke athiest satan worshipping libruhls were ramming this forced diversity DEI down our throats even back then?! /S

[-] sxan@midwest.social 32 points 1 day ago

I haven't read his bio, but I knee-jerk get sad seeing these pioneers because whenever I read more about them they often include something like:

"Despite the huge popularity of Thing They Created, they received no royalties and died in poverty."

The unsaid part is that someone else got rich off their genius. Every time, it makes me want to join the communist party.

[-] prole 8 points 1 day ago

Capitalism has taken so much from society that it is impossible to quantify.

[-] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

He looks like a fun hang. He seems to exude authentic joy.

[-] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 36 points 2 days ago

Thank you Jerry. Your invention was a great source of joy to me as a kid.

[-] PugJesus@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Jerry was father to all of us who grew up in that era, in a small way 🙏

[-] KnightontheSun@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

And as a direct result of his creation, he was also responsible for the art of blowing dust out of the cartridge so it would boot.

A great man. May he rest in peace.

[-] atomicpoet@kbin.earth 6 points 2 days ago

I’ll always upvote posts about Jerry Lawson. The Fairchild Channel F was truly revolutionary.

this post was submitted on 11 Feb 2025
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