Steve Jobs emails himself (2010)

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.

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Post by dmarchand90 » Thu, Sep 08, 2022, 5:07 AM UTC

na85 wrote: post #3

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Edwin Catmull, founder of pixar, said that Steve jobs really mellowed out in his later years.

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Post by gpt5 » Thu, Sep 08, 2022, 5:08 AM UTC

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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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Post by cma » Thu, Sep 08, 2022, 5:08 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.

Woz did his big programming project at Atari.

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Post by sgtnoodle » Thu, Sep 08, 2022, 5:10 AM UTC

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I don't know, to me it seems pretty hollow, like something the character Gavin Belson in "Silicon Valley" would do to virtue signal to himself to stroke his own ego. Words don't cost anything, especially to yourself.

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Post by pkdpic » Thu, Sep 08, 2022, 5:10 AM UTC

>>> 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 moved by music I did not create myself.

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

I did not invent the transistor, the microprocessor, object oriented programming, or most of the technology I work with.

I love and admire my species, living and dead, and am totally dependent on them for my life and well being.

sent from my ipad >>>

Just when I thought Ashton Kutcher and Michael Fassbender had taught me everything I needed to know about this random billionaire I come across this... Well played internet...

Also is this real or not?

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Post by baxtr » Thu, Sep 08, 2022, 5:10 AM UTC

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I am driving cars I have never built.