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My Neighbor, Steve Jobs

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Re: My Neighbor, Steve Jobs

#41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You understand that he left his CEO position because he's dying , right?

There's still a difference though - he's not a vegetable; he's very much alive today. Pseudo-eulogizing a person who is still alive isn't good taste - save them for when he is gone. It's not like the story will change, or will be any different then.

He may be enjoying it.

Not everybody gets to attend their own eulogy, and in this case, in tone and volume, it verges on deification.

Speaking of which, is there a comedian with balls to publish an Apocolocyntosis?

Re: My Neighbor, Steve Jobs

#45

If you've ever wondered what a pure name-drop is like when extended to multiple paragraphs, your wait is over.

Yeah -- it was about as textbook as it gets. I respect the guy to no end, but this "article" was pretty absurd. Four-some-odd paragraphs of the author explaining how flabbergasted she was by Job's presence in _her own neighborhood_ and one beyond-cliched moment in which Steve Jobs is -- GASP -- proud of his child.

Re: My Neighbor, Steve Jobs

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post #44

Honestly, I think the neighborly thing for the author to do is to allow Steve his privacy.

Out of curiosity, how does this violate his privacy?

I don't know if it violates his privacy, but it sure doesn't respect it. Retelling personal moments such as Steve watching his son graduate (while essentially putting words in his mouth) basically makes her a paparazzo.

Re: My Neighbor, Steve Jobs

#47

This audio (6 min long) is worth a listen. Steve Jobs, when he was around 26 or so. http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/pagegen/brochure/p3.html

Thank you for posting it. I should say this: When Steve Jobs talks about intersection of Liberal Arts and Technology people think it's some marketing gimmick. But he was saying pretty much the same thing in 1982, when he was at the top, the same thing in 1997 [1] when the chips were down, and the same thing in 2011 when he was back at the top. I think a breadth of experiences is pretty important. Whether in a specifi…

One of the most insightful comments . Great articulation @kubrickslair

Re: My Neighbor, Steve Jobs

#48

This audio (6 min long) is worth a listen. Steve Jobs, when he was around 26 or so. http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/pagegen/brochure/p3.html

Great find @padmanabhan01, i think this talk is not very widely known about.

Direct link to the audio talk by SJ : http://www.achievement.org/newsletter/audio/jobs-aud.mov

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