RIP Steve Jobs

[Lemur]

Whatever you may think of Apple, they were at the forefront of making computers for wide distribution. When IBM was pushing mainframes and PC Jr., Steve Jobs was putting together the team that would copy Xerox PARC's hard work. First they made the Lisa, then the Mac.

Let's remember that two computer systems had a mouse and a GUI at that time -- Xerox PARC's prototype and the Mac. This was new stuff.

Anyway, it's a big deal in tech when one of the founding fathers dies. Rest in peace, Mr. Jobs, and may your reality distortion field serve you well in the next life.

[Husar]

Hmm, yes, I was a bit shocked when I just read that.

His health problems were known but it seems like a surprise that they were this bad. Since he stayed in the company I thought he was just trying to slow down a bit.

RIP Steve, not that I was a real fan but he built something that had a lot of impact.

[Secura]

His vision and dedication have been a major factor in the advances we've made in computing over the last 30+ years, and his legacy will live on for many more years to come... thanks for everything Steve, rest in peace.

[Proletariat]

Love him or hate him, the technology consumerism he spurned has been a huge net benefit to all of us geeks and even the lay users, either directly or by the competing ideas that came along.

[rajpoot]

"Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart."

A man who gave us many nifty little gadgets.
May he rest in peace.

[The Stranger]

here come the conspiracy theories.

R.I.P.

[LeftEyeNine]

I see Mr Jobs as Douglas Engelbart of the post-PC era, managing to turn cold-faced devices like smartphones, PDAs and laptops as objects of desire for the common man.

Capitalism will never cease sucking your wallet dry through releasing partially upgraded products as "all new !!11 order now !!11" every year - I have my doubts over that Intel Core i21 1024 cores has not been developed already. So while you are not enemies with the system itself, there's no use in scapegoating Steve Jobs for acting like one he is supposed to. Also you always have ended up loving it, no ?

I still remember graphics comparing iPad to a block of rock when it was announced. Look at the market for tablet PCs now.

Anyway, RIP. He is one to be remembered.

[Papewaio]

Pixar as well.

[thefluffyone93]

‎"No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life’s change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so dramatic, but it is quite true.

Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”

Steve Jobs[1955-2011],Stanford University commencement address

R.I.P Steve.

(typed on a Dell with Windows 7)

[Marshall Louis-Nicolas Davout]

You only say that because he is dead now. I don't know why many people looked at his company and looked at how he operated it.Now he's getting the thanks.:( All his hard work should have been been famed,not when he's not death. Vincent von gogh was one of them:( RIP Steve,and congratulation for changing the earth and huamity itself.

[Lemur]

A little bit of history ...

[Ja'chyra]

He worked right up to the last minute, thought there might be something wrong when he resigned.

I'm sure his family will miss him, RIP.

[Lemur]

Important news:

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[Lemur]

An outstanding essay on the hagiography of Steve Jobs, which was, as anyone could see, over-the-top:

We are inclined to deify successful people in the public eye, and in our time that certainly includes CEOs. In the past, in various cultures, it may have been ancient warriors, Olympians, or saints. They became mythical and transcended humanity, quite literally reaching God-like status.

Historians and geneticists argue that this inclination for deification is actually deeply embedded in the human psyche, and we have evolved to be prone to worship. There is increasing consensus that man came to dominate the earth – and for instance drive out Neanderthalers, who were in fact stronger, likely more intelligent, and had more sophisticated tools – because of our superior ability to organize into larger social systems. And a crucial role in this, fostering social cohesion, was religion, which centers on myths and deities. This inclination for worship very likely became embedded into our genetic system, and it is yearning to come out and be satisfied, and great people such as Jack Welch, Steve Jobs, and Lady Di serve to fulfill this need.