tl;dr: John Gruber remembers his friend Om Malik, the influential tech journalist and founder of GigaOm, who died after a long struggle with heart problems. Gruber recounts Malik's path from selling luggage in the Bronx as a new immigrant to becoming a pioneering blogger, then transitioning in 2014 from breaking-news reporter to thoughtful essayist and venture investor at True Ventures. The piece celebrates Malik's generosity, sharp critical eye, love of the Yankees, and the quality of his writing—which continued from an ICU bed up until his death.