Steve Jobs has passed away. • Hacker News Board

Re: Steve Jobs has passed away.

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Post by chugger » Thu, Oct 06, 2011, 1:09 AM UTC

cies wrote: post #59

donohoe wrote: post #14

"Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have s…

i wanted to link to that speech as well. while the tech scene will miss him a lot, my thoughts go to his family who'll miss him most.

Steve's Most Enduring Legacy: inspiring generations of entrepreneurs, artists, etc. to "think different".

Right now, theres someone working on his own startup in their garage because he was inspired by Steve Jobs.

Re: Steve Jobs has passed away.

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Post by lyime » Thu, Oct 06, 2011, 1:10 AM UTC

It is amazing to see that there are millions of other people that care about same person as much as I do.

Re: Steve Jobs has passed away.

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Post by kennethologist » Thu, Oct 06, 2011, 1:11 AM UTC

Good but never forgotten! The spirit of Steve Jobs will live on in each of our minds and hearts born and unborn. Steve Jobs lives in every product apple has and will ever create.

Re: Steve Jobs has passed away.

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Post by Zakuzaa » Thu, Oct 06, 2011, 1:11 AM UTC

gnosis wrote: post #149

firefoxman1 wrote: post #135

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Steve was rewarded proportionately for his contribution to the world. He (and Apple) changed millions of lives, and indirectly influenced the rest of our lives. A byproduct of his actions were his net worth.

"Steve was rewarded proportionately for his contribution to the world." Don't even get me started.

Dude, not now.

Re: Steve Jobs has passed away.

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Oct 06, 2011, 1:12 AM UTC

sethg wrote: post #144

chaosmachine wrote: post #70

If you watched the iPhone keynote yesterday, you may have noticed this: http://i.imgur.com/BsIoS.png This shot was shown for about 5 seconds right at the beginning of the recording. Front row, center. Reserved. Empty.

I have this image of Steve watching the keynote on TV from his hospital bed, and then turning to his doctor and saying, “OK, I’m done here.”

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Re: Steve Jobs has passed away.

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Post by RegEx » Thu, Oct 06, 2011, 1:12 AM UTC

naz wrote: post #117

RegEx wrote: post #30

A very respectable tribute, right down to the img src. http://images.apple.com/home/images/t_hero.png

"hero" is a standard term for that kind of image size and position in print and on the web.

Ah. Thanks for the info.

Re: Steve Jobs has passed away.

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Post by robert_nsu » Thu, Oct 06, 2011, 1:12 AM UTC

RIP Steve Jobs

Re: Steve Jobs has passed away.

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Post by mantas » Thu, Oct 06, 2011, 1:13 AM UTC

Steve Jobs was my idol since I knew who he is and what Apple is. He showed me it's possible to live one's dream and that it's ok to follow your heart. And that it's the only way to be happy and bring happiness to others. Furthermore, his products showed me that it's possible to create easy to use and beautiful software.

And that's what I ended up trying to do.. Thank you Steve and rest in peace.

I'll do my best to stay hungry, stay foolish.

Re: Steve Jobs has passed away.

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Post by mantas » Thu, Oct 06, 2011, 1:15 AM UTC

gnosis wrote: post #92

ilamont wrote: post #25

"Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn't matter to me ... Going to bed at night, saying we've done something wonderful... that's what matters to me." - Inscription on Steve Jobs' star at the Entrepreneur Walk of Fame in Cambridge, Mass., unveiled on 9/16/2011: http://instagr.am/p/NPa4o/

Would have been much more impressive if he'd proven that being rich while alive didn't matter to him. Honestly, how many people care about how much is in their bank account after they die ? Probably not very many. Plenty chase riches while they're alive, however. And good old Steve was no exception.

If you run out of ideas, you start to help the world in the easiest way - by giving away your money.

Jobs hadn't run out of ideas though.

Re: Steve Jobs has passed away.

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Post by tsycho » Thu, Oct 06, 2011, 1:15 AM UTC

I don't know what to say. Even if this was expected at some point, I feel really sad.....wish there were more people around me whom I could share this with....but no one seems to care as much.