This is the first article I've come across that includes statements from his GF. Instead of a private suicide, it is looking more and more like a public tragedy. The last few paragraphs show that he was not 'alone' in the forever-alone-nobody-loves-me sense. He had friends, loved ones, and a special someone who made him smile with tickle fights. Of course, none of these things really matter when you're drowning in the pangs of bipolar lows or depression but they certainly help alleviate some of the pain.

In the absence of the legal case, even the continual cycles of highs and lows is typical for many of us. But I have no idea what I would do if I was faced with financial ruin and a multi-decade no-computer-access prison sentence. My entire life revolves around computers and has done so for 20+ years since I was 10. I changed schools, moved away from loving family, left high-paying jobs, and gave up financial security just to continually pursue the singular passion of my life - programming. The thought of not being able to program is my version of hell. If you tell me I can't code for the rest of my life, I might as well not exist.

As irrational as someone else's suicide always appears, I fail to see a rational response to being in a situation where 10 years of imprisonment is the best possible outcome.