I just realised something. Steve won't ever see the new Apple building in Cupertino (the "spaceship" one). :'(
Nor will he get to live in his dream house, which he finally got permission to build on a specific spot in Palo Alto last year.
Steve Jobs has passed away.
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#222When I was 10 I visited my uncle’s factory in Michigan. He sat me down in front of an Apple II and fired up a video game. As I played Castle, I noticed the manual for the Applesoft programming language sitting next to the computer. I cracked it open and realized I could break into the monitor and see the source code. I did just that, modifying the game to the point it was no longer playable. I had saved the file and…
I was introduced to an Apple ][ at about exactly the same time as you. It changed my life forever as well.
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#223I am sad. Sad for Steve, sad for Steve's family, sad for how he could have changed the world if he lived another 50 years and also sad, selfishly maybe, that I will never have the opportunity to meet him.
RIP Steve, you inspired us and we loved you for it.
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#224A man who built possibly the most successful company in the world (not to mention what I believe is the best movie studio in the world). So sad that he died so young...
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#225Having written my first (if you want to call it that) program
on a ASR-33 Teletype and remembering back when computers were not only
expensive but certainly not mainstream (and not cool to the
masses anyway) it's amazing what Jobs and Apple were able to do in
the last decade. Who would ever think that this "thing" that
some of us had so much fun with back then would be so accepted
and talked about by everyone today. That there would be so much adulation for someone, actually anyone, in this industry? If you're not old enough to remember the way it was back many years ago we're really living in a special time right now. And Steve is certainly the reason for
much of that.
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#226Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's a bit insensitive to use your referral code for that amazon link if you ask me. Here's a non-affiliate link for everyone interested: http://www.amazon.com/Steve-Jobs-Walter-Isaacson/dp/14516485...
Err....I don't even have an affiliate account. That link was NOT an affiliate link. How about checking before slandering?
You're right, Im sorry. I thought that refs in the query string were used for affiliate links.
Two questions - what DO affiliate links look like, or how can I tell? Also, can I delete that comment or edit it?
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#227RIP Steve, I don't know weather to feel sad for the loss of one of the greatest innovators of our time or to feel happy about seeing the example of a life well lived. I'm sure yiu sill continue to inspire us and even many after we have passed on.
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#228Earlier quoted context omitted.
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.
Me too.
When I heard that commencement speech he gave, I just got the idea that he sincerely meant everything that he said. In a way that someone would when they were talking to you one on one. He had lived everything that he talked about.
And that speech is a big reason that I have made the leap into doing something on my own.
RIP Steve.
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#229That every single story on the hacker news front page is a Steve Jobs related link speaks volumes.
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#230Steve Jobs inspired me on so many levels. Whenever I need a boost I find myself watching one of his incredibly powerful talks, oozing with inspiration. The man accomplished more in an hour than most will their entire lives. This is a hard loss for our entire industry.