Tell HN: Bob Cringely has died

	Tell HN: Bob Cringely has died
	938 points by paveworld 10 days ago \| 218 comments
	tl;dr: Bob Cringely (real name Mark Stevens), an early Apple employee and tech journalist best known for the PBS documentary "Triumph of the Nerds," died in his sleep early Saturday. The news was shared on Hacker News by a friend of the family.
	HN Discussion: ↑Fans fondly remember Triumph of the Nerds and his other documentaries as formative tech viewing ↑Readers appreciated his writing, especially Accidental Empires and his blog ↑Sympathy for the hardships he endured in his final years ~Critical note that he scammed people and fabricated stories despite entertaining work ~His Plane Crazy documentary revealed hubris and skepticism toward modern composites