Live data from Hacker News

Steve Jobs has passed away.

apple.com

71–80 of 392 posts

Re: Steve Jobs has passed away.

#72

Walter Isascson had better be prepared for the amount of books he is about to sell - http://www.amazon.com/Steve-Jobs-Walter-Isaacson/dp/14516485... A more 'perfect' PR stunt, the official autobiographer of Steve Jobs couldn't ask for...before you start downvoting me for a seemingly insensitive comment, I don't mean that is perfect that he died. Absolutely not. I am dealing with the loss just like any other tech-lovi…

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...

Re: Steve Jobs has passed away.

#74
I (along with countless other people) lost a hero today.

Steve Jobs was the person who inspired me to join the tech industry. I first really knew who Steve Jobs was after watching the (not so bad) made-for-tv movie "Pirates of Silicon Valley." I always knew I wanted to work with technology but after seeing that movie I knew I wanted to be part of the Silicon Valley culture that Steve helped create. Steve has inspired me for years and I am extremely sad about this loss. We will all miss him dearly.

RIP Steve Jobs 

Re: Steve Jobs has passed away.

#75
post #24
post #14

"Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have s…

He definitely loved what he did. He stuck with it until the end. RIP Steve.

To the very end. That's incredible and sad. I don't know him personally, but knowing his biography, the kind of person he was and the impact he has on my daily life, man... i feel like having lost a close relative. Sad... :( May he rest in peace, for he have inspired us.

Re: Steve Jobs has passed away.

#79
post #12

Cancer sucks. If you care to learn more about the disease and the search for a cure, check out "The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer" by Siddhartha Mukherjee. Fascinating, scary and sobering. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004Q66B5C

And even having billions of dollars and access to any medicine and any doctor can't save you. Fuck cancer.

Re: Steve Jobs has passed away.

#80
post #49

Accomplished more in his 56 years of life than many people do in a full lifetime. Thank you for your vision, creativity and inspiration.

When I look at what he managed to accomplish before he turned 30, it makes me feel like a total loser. But it's also a great source of motivation.

also, the Apple homepage really is beautiful in its simplicity. I hope they leave it like this for awhile.

Post reply on HN