Talk:Chris Horn (computer scientist)
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Did you know nomination
edit- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 22:57, 30 April 2021 (UTC)
- ... that Chris Horn, who led the launch of the fifth largest NASDAQ flotation to date, IONA Technologies, was inspired by a 1981 meeting with Andy Bechtolsheim and Bill Joy, later of Sun Microsystems? Source: NASDAQ/IONA and meeting / SUN: Technology Voice, John Breslin, 23 Feb 2010, -" IPO in 1997 on the NASDAQ ... fifth largest at the time. Iona grew from there, becoming one of the top 10 software-only companies worldwide"
-"PhD student in TCD’s computer science ... 1981, ..had his first visit to Silicon Valley ... Andy Bechtolsheim and Bill Joy, who later went on to co-found Sun Microsystems. ... thought “we’re as good as these guys, why can’t we set up a company like this from Dublin.- ALT1:... that Chris Horn, founder of NASDAQ-listed IONA Technologies, was still living with his wife and four children in a 3-bedroom semi-detached house at a time when his net worth exceeded 300 million dollars? Source: NASDAQ/IONA: Technology Voice, John Breslin, 23 Feb 2010 - "IPO in 1997 on the NASDAQ ... Iona grew from there, becoming one of the top 10 software-only companies worldwide".
Net worth / house - "No Spree for the New-Fashioned Millionaire". The Irish Times. 11 October 1997. "still lives in the same three-bedroomed semi in Shankill, Co Dublin." - ALT2:... that Irish academic and entrepreneur Chris Horn, once worth over 300 million dollars, started work as an attendant at the Butlin's Mosney holiday camp near Dublin? Source: - Academic and entrepreneur - "Chris Horn (contributor profile)". The Irish Times. Dublin, Ireland. - Net worth - "No Spree for the New-Fashioned Millionaire". The Irish Times. 11 October 1997, "worth on paper is more than £270 million".
- Work - Daly, Linda (3 February 2013). "Fame & Fortune: Chris Horn". The Sunday Times. London, UK.
- ALT1:... that Chris Horn, founder of NASDAQ-listed IONA Technologies, was still living with his wife and four children in a 3-bedroom semi-detached house at a time when his net worth exceeded 300 million dollars? Source: NASDAQ/IONA: Technology Voice, John Breslin, 23 Feb 2010 - "IPO in 1997 on the NASDAQ ... Iona grew from there, becoming one of the top 10 software-only companies worldwide".
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Konrad Rupf
- Apologies, I started this the other day but left it without pushing the button on DYKMake (busy work day), and submitted properly on the 8th day; the article was built up in the first 2-3 days, so I hope this can be allowed as a small flexibility.
-ALT1 was generated from new information submitted by a third party after I started to formulate, and I verified at The Irish Times archive; Irish Times refs are often paywalled, but multiple Irish editors have access. -9th DYK nom., 6th QPQ submitted (and will do two new QPQs today for future submissions) Created by SeoR (talk). Self-nominated at 10:55, 23 April 2021 (UTC).
- This article is new enough and long enough. The hook facts are cited inline and I think ALT1 is the most interesting, the article is neutral, and I detected no copyright issues. A QPQ has been done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:47, 27 April 2021 (UTC)
Dada - any information or links
editI was surprised to find that I could not link to an article on this article subject's PhD thesis topic - the language "Dada" - especially as the encyclopedia is usually good on IT topics. I vaguely remember the name from somewhere, but that could be just because it's a familiar type of label - and good ol' Google proposed only Dadatype, and it's not clear that that was a language as such. Any expert input welcome. SeoR (talk) 23:30, 23 April 2021 (UTC)
Further sources
edit- I'd like to offer: https://www.irishusalumni.com/chris-horn/ 37.190.57.215 (talk) 11:47, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
Personal life
editHi. Good article, interesting profile. Personal data is out of date, spouse now is technology and data rights journalist Karlin Lillington. 80.233.48.103 (talk) 14:37, 15 March 2022 (UTC)
- The children were all adult by 2013. Since then the Askefield demesne has hosted dogs and donkeys, with Lillington active in King Charles Spaniel (KCS) circles, and in caring for rescued equines, not sure if Horn also works with these. 51.171.242.16 (talk) 14:22, 1 June 2022 (UTC)