Mark Hoekstra of geek technique passes away at 34

I had not seen Mark for many years, but I knew him when he was a boy. At age 5 (maybe 6) he would tell -- with bright-eyed enthusiasm -- that when he grew up he wanted to become an "inventor" working for Lego.

I'm sad to read that he passed away.

Thats sad heart attack at age 34, kinda shocking. I'm not really familiar with the guy or his site but I did remember the iphone that he customize. It was sooooooooooooooooooooo nice.

Oh Marc, you were so young and full of talent. You shall be missed here, but I secretly hope you're hacking heaven right now.

His blog saved my iPod from the wastebin.

I wonder if BRIGHT will takeover his blog and archive it? I hope someone does, the work he put into it can't disappear.

Very sad
this was his birthday cake
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3218/2856075240_e590fb4c31.jpg

If this is some kind of joke, it ain't funny.

I've been reading that blog since 2004, and I've considered Mark one of my heroes.

Just shocking, I'm 37 and have been up nearly 24 hours hacking my IB-NAS 4220..I think I'll take a break now.

This is so terrible. His blog is in the top in my blogroll and i had been wondering why there hasn't been an update in the past week. I truly wish his family the best and my condolences go out to all of his friends and family.

Heart attack at 34 is either one or two things:

1. Congenital heart defect
2. Use of cocaine

Wow.... who would have thought this could happen? Mark was such a cool guy with really great ideas. He inspired me to hack an iPod mini with a CF card... major bummer for the community. Does anyone know if there's a charity or something we can donate to?

I love geek technique and I'm extremely sad to hear that the genius behind it has passed away. =[

I wish his family the best and I hope there are loads of computers for him to mod up there in heaven.