Steve Jobs RIP 1955-2011

this is great

http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1977507,00.html

http://memeburn.com/wp-content/uploads/cracked-iPhone3-New-York.png

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rwsuXHA7RA&feature=player_embedded

^^ Jobs's own voice-over vs. the Richard Dreyfuss v.o. used in the final version.

xp i hope that person smashed their own phone when they heard the news

I mean, come on. Love the guy's products or no, but as a dude Jobs was a total inscrutable cipher. Sort of like Howard Hughes had his OCD manifested itself as Machiavellian ambition.

Apple Store Robbery Interrupted by Jobs Mourners

http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx?aID=128673.54928.140818

Best part is the police report that mentions the store's "owner passed earlier this afternoon."

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Mario Spinetti sits outside the Apple Store on West 66th Street after hearing of the death of Steve Jobs, founder and former CEO of Apple Inc., in the early hours of Oct. 6, 2011 in New York City. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

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Yeah, but did that Nobel prize winning dude revolutionize the way I watch movies on my phone? Didn't think so. Chump.

http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2011/10/steve_jobs_amazon.png

one of those percentage points belongs to markers

still haven't ordered my copy

i will tho

(ies)

According to a person familiar with the matter, Isaacson last interviewed Jobs four weeks ago, right before, and right after he stepped down from his post as the CEO of Apple.

Jobs indicated at that time that he knew he was going to die soon. The scene will appear at the end of the book.

http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2011/10/05/coming-steve-jobs-biography-will-draw-on-his-final-weeks-of-life/

john sculley: http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2011/10/06/former-apple-ceo-john-sculley-praises-jobs/

I'm really interested to read that book because it look intrsting but also why because I wonder how much of the success was Jobs's personality vs right-place-time and context.

I mean, Jobs was exactly the same Jobs at NeXT, and made great products, but basically failed. If Apple hadn't also been failing harder and bought him to save themselves, he'd have gone under on that one.

Yet put the same guy back into Apple with basically the same vision and in under 15 years it was the world's biggest company.

He was obv a nightmare to work with, and only got away with it finally by being the boss *and* successful. I wonder what that type of guy would have been if he hadn't grown up when and where he did, perfectly positioned for the microcomputer boom.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dK_XEGrzHUo

xp He didn't have Jonathan Ive at NeXT.

NeXT had some gorgeous kit, all the same. The slab is lush.

Funny too how Ive needed Jobs to really get going: he'd already been at Apple for a few years and was about ready to quit when Jobs found him.

Release date for the biography now October 24.

My biggest takeaway from this thread is Woz's unwavering love for American suburban chain restaurants.

i want to know what tamtam's awesome anti-papal comic book is!

i feel like i've seen that artist before

What will people say when Woz dies?

@appllecultist RIP Woz, we will never forget (Checked in for Festive Nachos at Chevy's Cupertino 4sq.ly/al24jl)

XP: It's Jodorowsky and ?? collab on Borgias, english language came out about 5 years ago.

http://comicsforserious.blogspot.com/2009/06/jodorowsky-and-manaras-borgia-flames.html

NeXT came as the workstation market was dying. He also learned to delegate while managing strongly.

"I wonder what that type of guy would have been if he hadn't grown up when and where he did, perfectly positioned for the microcomputer boom."
woz would probably still sport that awesome nixie watch.

oh manara ok

George Lucas:

Star Wars creator George Lucas, whose relationship with Steve Jobs goes back decades, expressed his thoughts on Jobs’ passing Thursday. The former Apple co-founder died at 56 due to complications from pancreatic cancer.

"The magic of Steve was that while others simply accepted the status quo, he saw the true potential in everything he touched and never compromised on that vision. He leaves behind an incredible family and a legacy that will continue to speak to people for years to come,” Lucas said in a statement.

"The magic of Steve was that while others simply accepted the status quo, he saw the true potential in everything he touched and never compromised on that vision... similar to what I have been doing with my silly sci fi movies for the past 35 years."

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2761/4038940252_0b7c08e17e.jpg

t/s NeXT vs SGI

the internet being the internet, I am surprised and very glad that the "one more thing" rider on that JPG is eyeglasses and not cancer

why are those shoes $100? they're always $40 at big-5.

US-made version

I just noticed the headshot on his iPhone

the $40 ones are made in chinese sweatshops

or they're knockoffs

how much is the US made iPhone?

US-made Levi's are $180.

us made iphone is still $180 but you have to provide proof you've oppressed a chinese orphan in order to even get on the waiting list.

http://newbalance.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5

^^ i think the rule of thumb is that if it costs over $100 it's part of the US line but you still have to read every tag on the shoe itself to figure it out.

to add to the confusion, some shoes are partly stitched in the US or UK, sent to china, where different parts are stitched together, and then sent back to the US or UK for finishing.

i just checked the label -- my NBs were made in vietnam, yo.

The flowers and emotionally overcome fans are weird and creepy.

I didn't see this posted yet, but I think it's interesting. ‘This Stuff Doesn’t Change the World’: Disability and Steve Jobs’ Legacy http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2011/10/steve-jobs-disability/

Huh. At least one of Chicago's Apple stores is closed today. http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/300876_2437733903567_1258332056_32838835_792604724_n.jpg

Wired: What’s the biggest surprise this technology will deliver?

Jobs: The problem is I’m older now, I’m 40 years old, and this stuff doesn’t change the world. It really doesn’t.

Wired: That’s going to break people’s hearts.

Jobs: I’m sorry, it’s true. Having children really changes your view on these things. We’re born, we live for a brief instant, and we die. It’s been happening for a long time. Technology is not changing it much — if at all.

These technologies can make life easier, can let us touch people we might not otherwise. You may have a child with a birth defect and be able to get in touch with other parents and support groups, get medical information, the latest experimental drugs. These things can profoundly influence life. I’m not downplaying that. But it’s a disservice to constantly put things in this radical new light — that it’s going to change everything. Things don’t have to change the world to be important

at what point between this and "the ipad is a magical device" did he and we lose the plot?

the corollary to that is that things might change the world, but not influence life