Om

I didn’t know Om Malik. But apparently I missed out, as he was universally, outwardly adored. The number of effusive farewell posts Om has received this week upon his passing at age 59 is something to behold. Om’s status as Silicon Valley’s favorite eminence grise was not news. We can rest assured he knew he was loved. The blogosphere is just reminding us why. I particularly like Jim Nielsen’s, because it gives us a glimpse of Om’s nature: One day on Twitter I got a DM…: Jim I wanted to thank you for your blog. I am neither a developer or a designer but appreciate the web, the open web and in general normal, common sense writing from experts. I have quietly enjoyed your work — and hope you hit the target of 72 posts in 2021. My highly selfish ask, as I know it will feed my brain good important stuff. Have a wonderful weekend and a great writing year I was flabbergasted. Who was this person with such a high follower count saying such kind words and I’d never heard of him? … I thanked…