I understand that Apple is a very important company to Cupertino, but I've never need a city counsel so lovestruck at a meeting. They should just give him a rubber stamp for whatever he wants to do.
Steve Jobs Presents His Ideas For A New Apple Campus
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Re: Steve Jobs Presents His Ideas For A New Apple Campus
#52Only Steve could glue me to the screen for 20 mins to watch a city council meeting. It's like listening to PT Barnum read the J Peterman catalog.
I laughed when he projected the estimated percent increase in trees. I hope this filters into future presentations. "We're here to announce the iPhone 5, but first...we've been really, really happy with the growth of our tree population here at Apple."
Lots of apricot trees... perhaps the odd McIntosh Apple? [1]
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#53Earlier quoted context omitted.
I have to ask - what is Microsoft style? Edit: Disclosure, I have been to Microsoft's campus, but I just couldn't help but ask this question. :)
Microsoft's Redmond campus is pleasant, collegial, and consists of nondescript corporate buildings of varying design connected by wooded pathways and large lawns. Actually a really nice place to work. The campus has grown so much, however, that it has sprawled over several wide/ugly/pedestrian-unfriendly suburban roads in the process; there is substantially less greenery today than even a few years ago.
I worked in one of the main campus buildings that's been there for a while (Bldg 25) over the summer and walked to work every day. That is, hands down, one of the most pleasant walks I've had the joy of taking. I absolutely love the Microsoft main campus and think their design blends in perfectly. I'm not sure how to describe it but it just has this Seattle feel that makes the buildings seem very harmonious with the lush greenery of Seattle. If I had the chance, I'd probably pick that area over almost any other in the country to walk.
In case you can't tell, I've been back in Chicago for a year now and the weather is absolutely killing me.
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#54I understand that Apple is a very important company to Cupertino, but I've never need a city counsel so lovestruck at a meeting. They should just give him a rubber stamp for whatever he wants to do.
Au contraire, Steve had his share of nasty events dealing with bureaucracy, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackling_House .
Re: Steve Jobs Presents His Ideas For A New Apple Campus
#55I understand that Apple is a very important company to Cupertino, but I've never need a city counsel so lovestruck at a meeting. They should just give him a rubber stamp for whatever he wants to do.
I thought the question about traffic was good - there will be congestion, with so many people gather in one place.
I'm surprised that Jobs attended - the project must be very important to him personally, and he didn't want the slightest risk of it being derailed.
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#56I understand that Apple is a very important company to Cupertino, but I've never need a city counsel so lovestruck at a meeting. They should just give him a rubber stamp for whatever he wants to do.
Au contraire, Steve had his share of nasty events dealing with bureaucracy, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackling_House .
Sounds like UOH and the court were against it, not the council.
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#57They should have asked when the iPhone 5 is coming out Plus: very sneaky for the council to ask for free wifi, ipads, more apple stores, donations for schools in this presentation...
Sneaky? It was slimy if you ask me. Their job is to represent the best interest of community. Building this campus may indeed be in the best interest of community. But there is no need for them to wag their tails and squeal at Jobs like they did.
The guy on the left at managed to pretended that he knows why he is there.
But I must admit that I have no clue how I would react after having mind blown like that.
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#58Is it bigger than the Pentagon?
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#59Earlier quoted context omitted.
I laughed when he projected the estimated percent increase in trees. I hope this filters into future presentations. "We're here to announce the iPhone 5, but first...we've been really, really happy with the growth of our tree population here at Apple."
Lots of apricot trees... perhaps the odd McIntosh Apple? [1] [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McIntosh_%28apple%29
I grew up in Ontario, where McIntosh are king (and deliciously awesome!). I was surprised, when I moved, that a lot of people didn't know that the MacIntosh computer was actually named after this apple (trademark, or something, prevented them from using "McIntosh")
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#60for some reason it reminds me of a Panopticon. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panopticon