R.I.P.
Steve Jobs has passed away.
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Re: Steve Jobs has passed away.
#302Earlier quoted context omitted.
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.
Well put. I'll add that what's even better then giving away your money is not taking too much in the first place. Steve Jobs was a multi-billionaire but, as Apple's stock laps the field, it bears noting that Steve's billions are a fraction of what others in similar positions are worth.
http://www.forbes.com/wealth/billionaires/list?page=2
Steve Jobs is 110. It's really quite reasonable if you put it into context.
Re: Steve Jobs has passed away.
#303He stood down from Apple less than 2 months ago, I wonder if he had any idea how close he was cutting it. No matter how you slice it, the man loved what he did, and he did it brilliantly. The amount of people who use a device designed under his watch every single day of their lives is utterly astounding, through his work, he connected with hundreds of millions of people, and changed the game of consumer electronics n…
> He stood down from Apple less than 2 months ago, I wonder if he had any idea how close he was cutting it.
Of course he did. I think he held onto this thing until the very last second. I wouldn't be surprised if the actual resignation wasn't a long-ago prepared statement sitting in his lawyer's drawer for years. End-stage liver disease also means a rapid mental decline, so I'm assuming they triggered the resignation as soon as he was irreversibly incapacitated.
Re: Steve Jobs has passed away.
#304Capitalism has won when an impoverished, debt-ridden mass of Western consumers mourns the death of a billionnaire who made his fortune by the sweat of dirt-cheap workers provided by a Communist dictatorship.
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#305I just posted this on my blog, thought I'll share here -
The most important lesson from Steve Jobs
Don't be afraid to be wrong.
It is sad that the first time I write about Steve Jobs is when he's passed away.
I've never owned an Apple product. So, my love and respect for Steve is entirely based on the way he lived his life.
I've always believed that one must do exactly what one loves. Life's too short to waste doing other stuff. What for, anyway? Money? Power? They pale in comparison to the electric feeling of creating something new, something you dreamed up.
Let people tell you you're crazy. You will probably fail. That's ok.
Steve failed a lot. But, what kept him going?
He wasn't afraid to be wrong.
Don't be afraid to be wrong. Make that dent.
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#306Steve 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.
I also find his videos an inspiration - especially those from NeXT. Fortunately we'll have them for a lot longer than we've had Steve.
I know my contribution will just be a tiny digital drop in the tide of condolences that's coming in right now.
But R.I.P Steve Jobs. You'll be missed.
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#307Earlier quoted context omitted.
I've become convinced that cancer is among the elite series of diseases that are, in many cases, just how people die , meaning that perhaps in many instances the medical term for "dying" is "cancer". I think it is naive to ever think we'll have a general cure, especially since "cancer" covers such a broad range of specific issues. I understand that people die in other ways too, of course, but I think cancer is a comm…
I've become convinced that cancer is among the elite series of diseases that are, in many cases, just how people die, meaning that perhaps in many instances the medical term for "dying" is "cancer". Our bodies are machines. Biological and very complex machines, but still they follow a system of rules and their functions are defined in machine code. Cancer is a certain type of crash that can befall these machines, lit…
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#308Earlier quoted context omitted.
And even having billions of dollars and access to any medicine and any doctor can't save you. Fuck cancer.
I've become convinced that cancer is among the elite series of diseases that are, in many cases, just how people die , meaning that perhaps in many instances the medical term for "dying" is "cancer". I think it is naive to ever think we'll have a general cure, especially since "cancer" covers such a broad range of specific issues. I understand that people die in other ways too, of course, but I think cancer is a comm…
Cancer's definitely more of a specific thing than you think, as other comments have pointed out, but it is more or less a common failure mode of mammals, and statistically, it will eventually happen to you if nothing else does.
Re: Steve Jobs has passed away.
#309Earlier quoted context omitted.
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.
Wait a minute, are you really putting a negative spin on someone giving away their billions to charity?
Re: Steve Jobs has passed away.
#310He stood down from Apple less than 2 months ago, I wonder if he had any idea how close he was cutting it. No matter how you slice it, the man loved what he did, and he did it brilliantly. The amount of people who use a device designed under his watch every single day of their lives is utterly astounding, through his work, he connected with hundreds of millions of people, and changed the game of consumer electronics n…
> He stood down from Apple less than 2 months ago, I wonder if he had any idea how close he was cutting it. Of course he did. I think he held onto this thing until the very last second. I wouldn't be surprised if the actual resignation wasn't a long-ago prepared statement sitting in his lawyer's drawer for years. End-stage liver disease also means a rapid mental decline, so I'm assuming they triggered the resignation…
That's really sad to think about. I hope he had the chance to appreciate the iPhone announcement yesterday, even though he couldn't make it.