I've been dry eyed the past two days, but this put me over the edge. Classy, Colbert. Classy...
Same here. It was really unexpected, suddenly I went from laughing to almost crying like a baby.
Colbert tribute to Steve Jobs
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#32Really choked up in those final few seconds. It felt sincere. Very classy.
Yeah, it did. I watched it a few times to see if I could put my finger on what it was that made it come across that way, and I'm still not sure I can.
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#33Earlier quoted context omitted.
I thought Obama's words about Steve's death were quite touching. I'll just quote the last paragraph: "The world has lost a visionary. And there may be no greater tribute to Steve’s success than the fact that much of the world learned of his passing on a device he invented. Michelle and I send our thoughts and prayers to Steve’s wife Laurene, his family, and all those who loved him."
Just the mere fact that Obama would make a statement is touching. Did any tech leader before Steve Jobs receive such a tribute? I'm curious.
Thomas A. Edison. They even briefly considered shutting down the entire U.S. Power Grid for a 1 minute.
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#35Quick wit. Deft touch. Well done.
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#36The TechCrunch video didn't work here on my iPad, I assume it's flash. There's one on Gawker which works: http://gawker.com/5847556/watch-stephen-colberts-tribute-to-... Edit: s/it/it's
The video on the link to Colbert's site from the TechCrunch article worked just fine on my iPad.
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#37How can I watch this clip in Canada? :(
Fire up an EC2 micro instance and tunnel through it for a few minutes. It'll cost you two cents.
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#38Really choked up in those final few seconds. It felt sincere. Very classy.
Yeah, it did. I watched it a few times to see if I could put my finger on what it was that made it come across that way, and I'm still not sure I can.
It gets me right when the live audience realizes that it's not a joke, and falls completely silent. He can barely keep it together on his last few lines.
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#39Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yeah, it did. I watched it a few times to see if I could put my finger on what it was that made it come across that way, and I'm still not sure I can.
It gets me right when the live audience realizes that it's not a joke, and falls completely silent. He can barely keep it together on his last few lines.
His face changes. He drops the character. That's what gets me. He never does that.
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#40One of my favorite Benjamin Franklin quotes is: I have sometimes wish’d it had been my destiny to have been born two or three centuries hence. I wonder if Steve Jobs felt the same way. I would like to believe that the visionary that he was, his peaceful end was comforted by the fact that all that he envisioned was all on the right path. His few dreams that were not already made reality would soon reach millions. Not…
Wow, whoever drew that cartoon knows very little about those people.
Mr. Jobs is a legend, but he's no Ben Franklin. He had a lot in common with Edison though... in particular getting credit for the inventions and work of his incredibly talented employees. Also... like Edison, he used patent litigation extensively to crush or hinder opposition.