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Rest in Pixels
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Posted by Ton - August 15, 2020 - 8:54 AM
Ton
Hey, everyone! It's Saturday, and you know what that means; all sorts of new pixelly goodness for you to check out. We have so many talented people submitting that it blows me away. Usually, I like to point a few of these people out every week, but this week I'm going to do something a little different. This doesn't mean everyone hasn't done a fantastic job, but I want to share some news that has directly impacted TSR, and most of us never even knew it.

The creator of the pixel passed away this week.

I didn't even realize there WAS a creator of the pixel. But Russell Kirsch had a huge effect on my life, and if you're visiting this site, I'm going to assume your life, too. I met some of my best friends and inspirations through TSR and pixel art, and it never would have happened without his man. So as you look at all the amazing artwork this week, and every week, give a thought to Mr. Kirsch and everything he did for our hobby.
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Aug 22, 2020, 11:05 AM
F.
Also, @psykonaut how about "The best thing since sprited bread?"
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Aug 20, 2020, 9:28 PM
Rest in Pixels 4ever Miss
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Aug 19, 2020, 6:29 PM
Rest in peace, from now on instead saying "the greatest invention since sliced bread" I'm going to start saying "it's the greatest invention since pixels"
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Aug 17, 2020, 10:17 PM
Rest in peace.
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Aug 17, 2020, 6:06 PM *
Gone, but never forgotten.

Rest in Peace Mr. Kirsch, the milestones you made in the fields of computer science will never be forgotten.
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Aug 16, 2020, 10:47 AM
R.I.P. i guess but this sure is confusing
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Aug 16, 2020, 5:53 AM
I don't mean to downplay the death of an important person but Russell Kirsch was the inventor of the digital image scanner in 1957. It was Frederic C. Billingsley who actually came up with the term "pixel" in 1965, and died in 2002. Just wanted to clarify that.
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Aug 15, 2020, 2:28 PM *
Rest In Peace. You'll be remembered for a really long time.
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Aug 15, 2020, 2:00 PM
I'm pretty sure he at least passed away knowing something so small he created had such a HUGE impact in how digital medium is displayed to this very day and is going to be important for a LOOOOOOOOOOONG time.
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Aug 15, 2020, 1:10 PM
@teh_supar_hackr I agree, 2020's been pretty sucky.
Although, there has been some good things this year
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Aug 15, 2020, 12:52 PM
2020 is a crap year.
@DogToon64 Without him sprites would'int exists.
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Aug 15, 2020, 10:49 AM
Rest in Peace
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Aug 15, 2020, 9:23 AM
It's sad that the creator of the pixel has passed away now :(

If it wasn't for him, we probably couldn't rip, make, or edit sprites
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