Kurt Vonnegut, Writer of Classics of the American Counterculture, Dies at 84 - New York Times

I know he doesn't have anything to do with technology, but I have to mark Kurt Vonnegut's passing:

Kurt Vonnegut, Writer of Classics of the American Counterculture, Dies at 84 - New York Times

And, technology was involved since I found out about it as I was learning more about twitter!