Darrin Perry has passed away, notes Boing Boing.

Perry redesigned Wired in 2002, and I took the occasion to snark at the magazine. Perry gently corrected one of my mistakes in the comments, prompting me to look a bit more seriously at what he’d been up to.

RIP, Darrin. That one comment was a highly effective bit of consumer-and-critic management. I’m sure you’re deeply missed by those that knew you.