Yes, I heard about DanKam's passing, and then read this excellent *NY Times* obit. Yesterday's *San Francisco Chronicle* had a story as well that included some more personal info and some truly endearing perspectives I had not seen elsewhere re: Dan's moral compass - see attached. Dan was on the organizing committee of an annual gathering that originated with the start of the personal computer revolution in 1975: the Asilomar Microcomputer Workshop - www.amw.org We just had our annual event (virtually of course) and Dan's passing rested particularly heavy on the heads of a number of our attendees. He was on our organizing committee from 2011-2015, and one of his talks was about testifying in front of Congress in 2012 about internet security. You can find entries for his extensive involvement during these years here <http://amw.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/AMW1975-2019.pdf>. A number of the attendees recounted his kindness and lack of any ego when he attended numerous security-related conferences and gatherings, including Paul Vixie who is included in the *NY Times* story. I recall the large entourage that always accompanied "DanKam" - as well as his sly smile. I shall miss that guy, and now I am incredibly respectful of his ethical backbone. _________________________ Brian A. Berg / bberg@StanfordAlumni.org Berg Software Design - LinkedIn Profile <https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianaberg/> 14500 Big Basin Way, Suite F, Saratoga, CA 95070 USA 700 Mistletoe Road, Suite 201, Ashland, OR 97520 USA Voice: 408.741.5010 / Cell: 408.568.2505 Consulting: Flash Memory/USB/Storage/Patents visit the Storage Cornucopia: www.bswd.com FMS Technical Chair: www.FlashMemorySummit.com IEEE Milestone <http://www.ieeeghn.org/wiki/index.php/Milestones:List_of_IEEE_Milestones> Coordinator & History Chair for Region 6 <http://www.ieee-region6.org/> IEEE History Committee <https://www.ieee.org/about/history-center/history-committee.html> Member IEEE SCV Section <http://www.ieee.org/scv/> Past Chair / IEEE-CNSV <http://www.CaliforniaConsultants.org> Board Director IEEE Silicon Valley Tech History Committee <http://www.SiliconValleyHistory.com/> Chair On Sat, May 1, 2021 at 8:35 AM Jonathan Coopersmith <j-coopersmith@tamu.edu> wrote:

Both an important person and a delightfully written obit of someone who died tragically young

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/27/technology/daniel-kaminsky-dead.html

Stay sane, keep washing those hands, and practice social solidarity as well as physical distancing,

Jonathan

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