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Re: Steve Jobs emails himself (2010)

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Post by pkdpic » Thu, Sep 08, 2022, 5:21 AM UTC

solveit wrote: post #12

pkdpic wrote: post #9

>>> From: Steve Jobs To: Steve Jobs Date: Thursday, September 2, 2010 at 11:08PM I grow little of the food I eat, and of the little I do grow I did not breed or perfect the seeds. I do not make any of my own clothing. I speak a language I did not invent or refine. I did not discover the mathematics I use. I am protected by freedoms and laws I did not conceive of or legislate, and do not enforce or adjudicate. I am mo…

It's real. https://twitter.com/tim_cook/status/1567739003650048000?t=x-...

Sweet, thank you Tim Cook :^)

Re: Steve Jobs emails himself (2010)

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Post by greendude29 » Thu, Sep 08, 2022, 5:22 AM UTC

jakebasile wrote: post #13

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I'd suggest reading the Steve Jobs biography by Walter Isaacson. Humans are complex creatures and a distilled one sentence summation rarely does us justice.

You can apply that logic to extol anyone.

Jobs was a veritable maniac. Because he can write poetry with a crass corporate sign off doesn't add anything to him not being a shithead.

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Post by RajT88 » Thu, Sep 08, 2022, 5:22 AM UTC

testmasterflex wrote: post #4

Makes me think of something I always wondered; did Steve know programming? He did work at Atari right? I think I’ve always attributed Steve’s huge success to 3 things; Meeting Woz, Meeting Markkula and spending a lot of time to practise articulating himself. I must admit, I envy the man. Who doesn’t. Apple is a fantastic company and keeps releasing great products.

If you ask me, Woz and Jobs -- together -- both sensibilities, are the heart and soul of what makes Apple Apple. The dueling ethos live on, hopefully keeping each other in check.

If we're talking about the technical and design merits of Apple devices anyways. Not the status symbol aspects.

Re: Steve Jobs emails himself (2010)

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Post by markdown » Thu, Sep 08, 2022, 5:22 AM UTC

pkdpic wrote: post #9

>>> From: Steve Jobs To: Steve Jobs Date: Thursday, September 2, 2010 at 11:08PM I grow little of the food I eat, and of the little I do grow I did not breed or perfect the seeds. I do not make any of my own clothing. I speak a language I did not invent or refine. I did not discover the mathematics I use. I am protected by freedoms and laws I did not conceive of or legislate, and do not enforce or adjudicate. I am mo…

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Re: Steve Jobs emails himself (2010)

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Post by bayareabadboy » Thu, Sep 08, 2022, 5:24 AM UTC

Steve Jobs is the man. RIP.

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Post by informal007 » Thu, Sep 08, 2022, 5:27 AM UTC

markdown wrote: post #24

pkdpic wrote: post #9

>>> From: Steve Jobs To: Steve Jobs Date: Thursday, September 2, 2010 at 11:08PM I grow little of the food I eat, and of the little I do grow I did not breed or perfect the seeds. I do not make any of my own clothing. I speak a language I did not invent or refine. I did not discover the mathematics I use. I am protected by freedoms and laws I did not conceive of or legislate, and do not enforce or adjudicate. I am mo…

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Is this Steve Jobs's word?

Re: Steve Jobs emails himself (2010)

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Post by burnished » Thu, Sep 08, 2022, 5:30 AM UTC

na85 wrote: post #3

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Consider this: you are sharing a popular opinion so poorly that people are reacting negatively.

Put another way, it is not contradictory that a human act shitty in some (or even many ways) but also experience awe and humility.

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Post by na85 » Thu, Sep 08, 2022, 5:33 AM UTC

burnished wrote: post #27

na85 wrote: post #3

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Consider this: you are sharing a popular opinion so poorly that people are reacting negatively. Put another way, it is not contradictory that a human act shitty in some (or even many ways) but also experience awe and humility.

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Re: Steve Jobs emails himself (2010)

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Post by shoto_io » Thu, Sep 08, 2022, 5:34 AM UTC

After reading this a couple of times I think this part stands out:

> When I needed medical attention, I was helpless to help myself survive.

A very strong and independent character came to realize we all need each other to survive. A good reminder to stay humble.

Re: Steve Jobs emails himself (2010)

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Post by na85 » Thu, Sep 08, 2022, 5:35 AM UTC

gpt5 wrote: post #6

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Finding a loophole in the system and working out a shortened lease length with a dealership on a $100K car is not a very strong example of a "vain egomaniac". I could also easily argue here a certain "hacker spirit", and that Jobs really valued his privacy. Would you say the same about people who pay for VPN services to mask their IP address while browsing online?

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