Steve Jobs Dies
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very sad day indeed. what a guy! may I suggest you read david pogue's column in the NYT. and, if you will, watch again his address to stanford students.
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He certainly had a big impact in my life, though I didn't know who he was earlier on. Now I don't think anyone can imagine what the culture of the last 30 years would have been like without the ideas & enterprises he moved forward. Peace on him and condolences to those who felt close to him.
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I wasn't that big into Apple. I do have an ITouch, my iPod and and an IPad, so I guess that means I am big into it. There is no denying what a great entrepreneur and inventor Steve Jobs was. The Edison of our Age. God Rest his soul.
My little tribute image.
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This Steve Jobs talk is very apposite:
http://www.ted.com/talks/steve_jobs_how_to_live_before_you_die.html
especially the last half about 'death and dying'...
I'm older than him and share much of his 'experience' -
luckily 'I also enjoy what I do'...
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@tig said:
I'm older than him and share much of his 'experience' -
luckily 'I also enjoy what I do'...
/ Wow, TIG !! I would never guess... based on your enthusiasm, dedication, and fresh ideas, I would guess that you are somewhere on 30-35, but you are almost double !!!
If only would be more people like you in the world (i'm not talking about age)...
(sorry for off-topic, this thread is about Steve Jobs, not TIG
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Life wisdom that can be learned from this man: Connect the dots, love what you do and remember you are going to die. http://youtu.be/UF8uR6Z6KLc
How do you embed youtube videos?
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@unknownuser said:
@tig said:
I'm older than him and share much of his 'experience' -
luckily 'I also enjoy what I do'...
/ Wow, TIG !! I would never guess... based on your enthusiasm, dedication, and fresh ideas, I would guess that you are somewhere on 30-35, but you are almost double !!!
If only would be more people like you in the world (i'm not talking about age)...
(sorry for off-topic, this thread is about Steve Jobs, not TIG )Still feel good, TIG?
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@nomeradona said:
Life wisdom that can be learned from this man: Connect the dots, love what you do and remember you are going to die. http://youtu.be/UF8uR6Z6KLc
How do you embed youtube videos?
I've added for you - it's actually the same talk as I linked via TED [which is a fine repository of ideas and wisdom by the way ].[flash=800,600:28yeqe0r]http://www.youtube.com/v/UF8uR6Z6KLc[/flash:28yeqe0r][flash=800,600]http://www.youtube.com/v/UF8uR6Z6KLc[/flash]- note how you recast the html/embed links...
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That speech is probably the most defining moment of Steve's entire career. It even transcends what he did for Apple.
Because the message is that we are all potential Steve Jobs, all waiting to happen. Apple haven't really lost their leader,
they've simply gained and spawned a whole load of further Steves! It will be really exciting to watch all their products develop over the next few decades, as it will the offshoots of all those who have been touched by Steve Jobs' wonderful charisma.This speech is for the entire of humanity, and it's wonderful, as there are far too many in the world who think
humanity is overrated, that there are far too many humans on the planet. I don't think there are enough! And if we
all stare death in the face (which we all will have to sooner or later), we too, all of us, could change and improve humanity
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I'm not an Apple fan and must say I am very anti-Apple in many ways. Their tight-fisted control of hardware, software, OS and digital rights for things like what you can or can't do with your own music just completely grated me the wrong way (though some of these issues have relaxed a little in more recent years). But I simply cannot deny the impact that Jobs & co. have had on the consumer electronics, entertainment industries and our lives. The quality of the design and product created by Apple is undeniable; and in an era of cheap, plastic throw-away everything my family is still using an "old" 3GS iPhone, an original 3rd gen iPod and the same cords and charging stations these devices came with. I use my iPhone 4 every single day. Well done. Welcome, collector's items of the future.
So, RIP Mr. Jobs. Thanks for creating this handy iPhone that I'm pecking this eulogy out on, it's great.
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DRM was never Apple's fault. DRM was the fault of the music industry who panicked as soon as the word 'internet' was branded around as the new way of distributing music. Apple had to take the tough business decision to go with them.
But most music you now download on iTunes is DRM free. And there was always the option of burning a disc in iTunes from files that were DRM protected, and then re-ripping them back into your PC. Not many people realise that.
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You are correct, of course- it's simply that iTunes was the biggest player and at the forefront of DLC and it's tight controls on DRM affected so many people; whereas if someone bought a CD of the same music they could put it on any device they wanted, including their iPod. Not to hijack this tread on Mr. Jobs passing, though. Sorry.
One more slightly humorous item regarding the effect an iPhone has had on me: Thank you Apple for making me expect that every time I double-tap the space bar on my computer a "." will magically appear. I have to do a lot of back-spacing, thanks a lot.
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@unknownuser said:
Thank you Apple for making me expect that every time I double-tap the space bar on my computer a "." will magically appear. I have to do a lot of back-spacing, thanks a lot.
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@unknownuser said:
Apple haven't really lost their leader,
they've simply gained and spawned a whole load of further Steves! It will be really exciting to watch all their products develop over the next few decades, as it will the offshoots of all those who have been touched by Steve Jobs' wonderful charisma.I'm not so optimist...
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Michalis, on the iPhone/iPad when the space bar is double-tapped in order to begin a new sentence it automatically inserts a period at the end of your previous sentence for you. A very convenient feature.
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Well I am a relative newcomer to the cult of mac. Other than my ipod shuffle , the first apple product I bought was a macbook air earlier this year - needed it for work but at the time thought of it as a frivolous luxury. But now I really think maybe I've missed out on an easy life spending the last fifteen+ years mainly in windows, so much so I have just acquired 3 old titanium g4 powerbooks (2 working, one not so good) to tinker with.
I don't know much about Steve Jobs, but a man that can say this in all seriousness without being a corrupt banker has certainly lived.
'I'm the only person I know that's lost a quarter of a billion dollars in one year.... It's very character-building.'
Steve Jobs, Apple Confidential 2.0 -
Poor bugger;
Memorial service this Friday;
@unknownuser said:
Team,
Like many of you, I have experienced the saddest days of my lifetime and shed many tears during the past week. But I’ve found some comfort in the extraordinary number of tributes and condolences from people all over the world who were touched by Steve and his genius. And I’ve found comfort in both telling and listening to stories about Steve.
Although many of our hearts are still heavy, we are planning a celebration of his life for Apple employees to take time to remember the incredible things Steve achieved in his life and the many ways he made our world a better place. The celebration will be held on Wednesday, October 19, at 10 a.m. in the outdoor amphitheater on the Infinite Loop campus. We’ll have more details on AppleWeb closer to the date, including arrangements for employees outside of Cupertino.
I look forward to seeing you there.
Tim
Apple plans celebration of Steve Jobs' life for October 19th, 10 a.m. PT - 9to5Mac
Tim Cook has sent out an internal email to Apple employees informing them of a celebration of Steve Jobs’ life...
9to5Mac (9to5mac.com)
A really good tribute here with an interview with Eric Schmidt, Google's chairman;
http://www.bloomberg.com/video/77067952/
Worth a watch.
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