by rowper » Sun Jul 19, 2020 3:03 pm
Dear Josiah,
Your father was clearly a very well-rounded and well-loved man. He provided something special to the world, something which has lasted longer than many other things we expect to remain reliable like relationships, jobs, family ... That you had such love and guidance throughout your life is a blessing and I'm sure you know this.
The Internet of today is so much different than at the turn of the century. Personal websites of any kind (as in, non-corporate) are increasingly rare, and I hope to change this and bring decentralization back to the Web. The ethos of making something good and providing it to the community out of one's own pocket is one which your father exemplified and one which should grow widely in its realization and adoption. We have a lot we can do for each other on the net, and we did long before any blights like Facebook or Twitter appeared.
I won't ramble on too much at the moment, though I feel like I could. I respect your father quite a lot from what little I knew of him personally, and how great his public deeds were.
When your father posted about his condition, I posted on here stating that I wanted to help if I could, and I'd like to reiterate that. I have a background in servers and related infrastructure tech, if I can ever be of assistance, technical or otherwise, please let me know.
RIP Josh