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ludicast
Fuck that's sad.

Never knew him but from his app/site he definitely "made the world a better place".

I don't know how many person-years he had on earth, but he helped people liberate many thousands of their own.

save_ferris
I used RescueTime to kick my social media habit and learn to code 5 years ago. I was working in the retail industry and found a way to spend 10 hours a week coding on my own for almost two years before I got my first full-time development job, largely due to RescueTime.

I didn't think much of it then, but in retrospect, the impact Joe's product had on my career turned out to be pretty significant. RIP Joe.

robby1066
Thanks for sharing that. That means a lot to us here at RescueTime, and would have meant the world to Joe.
rhizome
RT was innovative, or "innovative enough," when I used it years ago, and it really helped me get a handle on my unfocused internet travels. I hope my freeloading didn't affect his passing. RIP.
booop
RIP and condolences to his family, friends and colleagues. RescueTime looks like a product I should've gotten several years ago.

I wish I heard of it earlier from some other news.

1123581321
I've been an on-and-off paid user of RT for several years and it has probably saved me thousands of hours. Since the software is somewhat popular, I think he had a great impact on the world. Thanks to the RT team for this thoughtful announcement.
lyime
Really sad to hear. Big fan of his work. RIP.
artur_makly
His impact... was immeasurable.

RIP

..now if Apple would only let RT track all our app use..

petecooper
I was not aware of RescueTime or Joe until I read this.

Now I know what it is, it looks like a very good fit for me. Horrid circumstances for me to find out about it, and I don't know what else to say about this.

Family, friends, colleagues: I am sorry for your loss.

mmaunder
My sincere condolences to the whole RescueTime team. I read about this for the first time here, today. I mentioned it to my wife - we met some of the RT team a long time ago and then lost touch. Her first reaction was total shock and then "omg, Joe was such a nice guy." That's the impression Joe left both of us with. I'm sure his passing has left a huge hole in many people's hearts.
edshiro
I recently reinstalled RescueTime as I wanted to better track my productivity since I am studying deep learning and soon doing the Udacity self-driving car engineer nanodegree. My condolences to the RescueTime team and Joe's family. Beyond the grave I would like to sincerely thank him for the awesome product he has built.
guantanamo_bob
Even though I never knew Joe, it's sad to hear of his passing. RescueTime is one of the most eye-opening products I've ever used, and has improved my life considerably the last few years.
poirier
RIP

Amazing application and great mission.

pocketsquare2
Awesome vision, product and person. I started using RescueTime back in '09 and it has helped me immensely over the years. I would say incalculably but I can actually calculate the impact quite well. :)

RIP and best to his family, friends and team.

maerF0x0
A man who helped us get back our own lives has lost his. RIP good sir.
pritianka
So so sad. I learned a lot from the RT business model while building WakaTime.
kilroy123
I didn't know Rescue Time was from YC and I've used their product for years.

Sad to hear about this though.

pj_mukh
After using numerous productivity apps I keep coming back to rescuetime. Kudos and RIP.
[dead] chronic6a5
A death is always unfortunate.

With that said, I've never heard of Joe nor Rescue Time. Why are they important?

syshum
Probably because they were a YCombinator funded company, and this is a YCombinator site
seshagiric
It is inspiring to read the story of how Joe continued to be involved and lead despite his illness. RIP>