Talk:Bob Pease

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Circumstances of death

'...while driving one-handed...' is likely speculation and seems in poor taste. Editorializing the importance of stretching one's abilities to do tasks like driving without using one hand or the other is hardly a basis for claiming this was how Pease was driving when he died. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.126.80.245 (talk) 03:12, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

As of now, we don't know much of the particulars of Bob Pease's death. The San Jose Mercury News reported that the California Highway Patrol said he was not wearing a seatbelt. We don't know if he was driving one-handed, or even if he habitually did so. We don't know whether he had any medical problem that may have precipitated the crash. There presumably will be an autopsy, so we'll just have to wait.

On the other hand, the book he wrote, How to Drive into Accidents - And How Not to was/is a real book, not a joke. Bob Pease was rather proud of it, and readily autographed copies of it sent to him for that purpose. I know, because I once mailed 3 copies to him, which he happily inscribed and sent back to my wife and myself. We kept one, gave one to a graduating high school student we knew, and donated the third copy to his high school library. The book is indeed idiosyncratic, original, and far from boring. The review ratings on Amazon are bi-modal — readers tended to love or hate it. It is worth reading for the new insights he brings to the subject, whether you agree with everything he says, only some things, or nothing at all. Pease's work should not be censored, out of a misplaced sense of propriety or pity; he would still want his book to be read after his death, regardless of the circumstances surrounding it.

Bob Pease was a brilliant analog circuit designer, both within the integrated circuit chip, and in the application of said chips to real-world problems. He was also a master teacher and technology author. His sudden loss is a shock to the field of circuit design. Rather than speculate prematurely on the exact circumstances of his demise, we should write about his lifetime of accomplishments. Reify-tech (talk) 04:26, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Whomever added the photo and caption please update the date on the half-mast flag photo. The date is listed as 21 July, which is tomorrow. Either you have a time machine, or you got the date wrong. NetJohn (talk) 18:28, 20 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Oops, misread it. It's 21 JUNE. Apparently the flag has nothing to do with Mr. Pease. NetJohn (talk) 18:29, 20 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]