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Doctor Jack Kevorkian has died.

RIP. I'm not sure it's always okay to commit suicide, but I'm certain it's a crime to deny terminally ill people the choice. Someone always has to step up to start the conversation when fighting for rights, and it always takes serious cojones. Doctor Kevorkian had them, and while it's still not fully legal to help people make that final decision, we're lots closer than we were.

Joel Rosenberg is Dead

http://freejoel.ellegon.com/2011/06/03/joel-rosenberg-husband-father-mensch/

He authored one of my favorite underappreciated books ever (D'Shai) and its sequel, which was almost as good (The Hour of the Octopus), as well a bunch of other good 'uns.

Rest well, sir. You were here for too short a time.