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Yeah, academia... never was a fan. A couple gems for life though, the bit about old age stuck out to me. I've learned that from my dad, who attests to having never thought about ge…

Times are bad.... And yet Groupon obviously is doing alright. Using your logic, shouldn't one be bullish on Groupon considering it'll make MORE money once the economy improves ? Us…

Steve Jobs and Sean Parker don't actually seem like they'd do well in school. Their temperament and personality types run counter to how school is structured, while in companies pe…

I remember reading a thread on Hacker News a while back about non-technical co-founders and whether they should learn to program. As I remember it, everyone here recommended the co…

It probably make the most sense to donate the 500k to liver transplant organizations, seeing how Steve was involved in that towards the end of his life. And yes, it is more than a …

Though it may seem cruel to say this in his death, looking at Steve Jobs' behavior when he was younger really makes me wonder whether he was a psychopath Anyone else see the common…

I support legalization for ideaological reasons, but that doesn't at all sound accurate to me Drug use will almost definitely sky rocket if drugs are legalized, at least initially.…

Sure, you can make the argument everything is connected. I don't need to drop acid to realize that argument, nor do I plan on dropping acid because of some mystical, inexplicable r…

With all due respect, who cares? It could be that much more naive and ignorant people are submitting applications now than before. 99% of these applications could be hogwash and di…

I "humbly" agree with the point that Jobs was apple to appreciate deep philosophical ideas; unfortunately, prevenient grace is not one of them Not trying to make any value judgemen…

I'm not convinced. Jobs was incredible despite his flaws, not because of them. There are plenty of asshole liars that go nowhere, but Jobs' passion and vision was so strong people …

I'm sure Steve would appreciate people citing Christian theology on a page about him, seeing how he was a Buddhist