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I still can't believe Steve Jobs is gone. I don't think I've ever felt this sad about someone I've never met. I always thought I would meet Steve eventually, especially since I finally moved to Silicon Valley recently. He will always be my hero and an inspiration to me in every aspect of my life.
In every aspect, are you serious? You have to diversify your influences...
If any man deserved this, Steve Jobs most certainly did.
If any man deserved this, Steve Jobs most certainly did.
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Swombat isn't talking about ComputerGuru's post but rather the now deleted reply which was highly offensive.
This is why everyone should browse with showdead turned on. You get the full picture :-)
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Wow, lost a lot of karma with this. Anyone cares to explain downvotes? Most links about SJ yesterday did not follow HN guidelines about intellectual curiosity, in my understanding, please clarify if I'm wrong.
Take the downvotes (no, I didn't) as a read of how at odds your PoV is with that of, well, however many people took the time to downvote you. I'm not a Mac fanatic, I'm not a worshipper of all things Steve, I don't use any of Apple's products on a daily basis (though I work with a bunch of people who do). And despite this, his contributions shape and influence my life every day. The WIMP interface, proportional fonts…
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Wow, lost a lot of karma with this. Anyone cares to explain downvotes? Most links about SJ yesterday did not follow HN guidelines about intellectual curiosity, in my understanding, please clarify if I'm wrong.
Take the downvotes (no, I didn't) as a read of how at odds your PoV is with that of, well, however many people took the time to downvote you. I'm not a Mac fanatic, I'm not a worshipper of all things Steve, I don't use any of Apple's products on a daily basis (though I work with a bunch of people who do). And despite this, his contributions shape and influence my life every day. The WIMP interface, proportional fonts…
Two things are very interesting to me here: - This 100% Steve Jobs page was actually organically generated. - Several members of the community took screen/snapshots yesterday when they discovered the frontpage like this. Those things make me realize how like-minded can some of the members in this community be.
Yes, my thoughts exactly. I rushed to take one myself (forgive the blatant join) - http://dl.dropbox.com/u/140966/hn_jobs.png
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Yes, my thoughts exactly. I rushed to take one myself (forgive the blatant join) - http://dl.dropbox.com/u/140966/hn_jobs.png
What's a blatant join?