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Apologies if this could be against rule 1. I don't think so personally but feel free to remove if mod thinks so.

So, I lost my friend. He was a good friend and knew levels of me really well that possibly nobody does. But this is not a mourning post.

Aside from the tragedy, it's dull (as insensitive as this might sound). Looking and finding new contacts is a huge challenge filled with a lot of setbacks. Lots of work, I am certain most of you will understand.

So life just got a lot duller.

Edit: thank you for the empathy.

Edit: apologies if I am not thanking everyone separately, I do read all of them. It is very supportive and heartwarming and possibly one of the best moments in responses for me since the beginning of the public internet (not exaggerating, I do remember)

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[-] derek@infosec.pub 1 points 4 days ago

That doesn't sound insensitive. It sounds honest.

Much around death is shockingly mundane. For every heaving grief I know there are dozens of petty ones riding its coattails. All of them dull and common. I think that's healthy to recognize.

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