R.I.P. Mr. Jobs...

[+ glutes]

Rest in Peace Steve. Thank you for all you have contributed to the world. We will miss you.

[+ sam.fitzpatrick]

His innovations have changed the way we live. May he rest in peace.

[bigvalboy]

Yes, I second that sentiment....and yes Glutes, it's me and I'm back..

[Luv2play]

I feel sorry for Steve Jobs that he has died so young. On the other hand, he actually changed nothing in my life. I realized tonight as the television reviewed his innovations that I have never bought any of them. I never owned a MAC, an Ipod, an IPhone, an Ipad and I never have been to a Disney film that used PIXAR. The only real concession I have made to today's media and technology is in having a laptop to connect to the Internet and a flat screen TV (takes less space).

 

I have always been the last to adopt new technology. It was ages before I got a microwave, a colour TV, a stereo. And then when I did, I hung onto what I had. I still have my vinyl LPs which I play on my 1982 Sony stereo set. I bought a few CDs to put in my car stereo and play them the odd time. Mostly listen to the radio. I keep my cars forever. My current one 12 years and going. Two ones ago 16 years. The one in between was a dud and got rid of it after 3 years.

 

I have another car now that I take out once in awhile, a 1927 Buick. Real simple technology and everything's original on it except for the muffler and brakes and tires.

 

I don't think I'll change now. Too old. And Mr. Jobs had absolutely no impact on me at all. But may he rest in peace.

[+ glutes]

http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2011/10/05/ba-stevejobs06_0_0504297886_part3.jpg

[bigvalboy]

A 1927 buick? let's see, no airbags, no cabin safe technology, not collapsable steering wheel, no seatbelts, no side impact steel, no energy obsorbing bumpers, no shatter proof glass, no power brakes, no radial tires, no padded dash, no catalytic converters... see where this is going and more importantly where we have come from... the world is evolving, not always for the better, but for the most part we live infinitely better lives because of people like Mr. Jobs. For those rare visionaries who inspire technology, they make the world a better place, for everyone. Just my 2 cents.

[+ glutes]

“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."

 

~~Steve Jobs~~

[+ Charlie]

Although I have never been enamored of most technology and don't own most of the current Apple products, I did own the original Mac and Mac II when they were new. I never used them for anything but word processing and some games, but I loved them because they were small and easy to use, and I never had any problems with them. I actually didn't finally give away my Mac II until 2003, although it was still working fine.

[JackTwist]

Go in peace, Mr. Jobs. You changed my life for the better. You revolutionized technology and brought it to a wider audience. Thank you. The impact of your legacy will endure.

[Guy Fawkes]

RIP Steve

 

I can't say that I talked to him a lot; and the longest message I ever got back from him was about seven words. But, he was always there and occasionally he'd comment back at 3am in the morning to one of my ideas, complaints, or Attaboys.

 

I just send him one last message, which I suspect he's already read, and moved on to the next topic.

 

Thank-you Glutes for the reminder. That was very Steve, cleaned up, but Steve.

[SteveEscort]

Although I was never a purchaser of Apple products, after seeing my cousin's iphone a few years back I had to have one. The iphone is without doubt the very best phone you can get, it really is. Simple to use, easy interface, few complications.

 

It's brought great ease to my life as a whole. I have two now, one personal and one for my escort phone and it's great for keeping in touch with clients on the go with email, msn messenger app, facebook. Nothing matches it. My only gripe being the chargers, the length of the cable is pathetic, why did such intelligent people fail to introduce a sensible length to the charger cable, but there's plenty of ebay places that sell longer cabled iphone chargers.

 

Sad to see he died, I was quite shocked, I didn't expect it so soon

[+ glutes]

I had no idea I'd feel so much loss for someone I never met.

I have even changed my icon...

[+ glutes]

Moving tribute to a visionary.

 

Today SF radio station KFOG played the 1984 newsclip of Jobs introducing the Apple Computer, they followed it with the song Forever Young by Alphaville...

 

 

(They will repeat it at 10PM tonite)

[+ deej]

This image is making the rounds of the tech blogs:

 

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqhr46trpa1qz9917o1_500.png

[Toulouse]

Rest in Peace.

 

As much as anyone who lived during his 56 years, Steve Jobs changed and improved the nature of many aspects of the modern world. Well done, sir.

[Bosguy]

I would like to applaud this man's bravery to constantly move forward against all odds. He knew when it was time to leave his empire graciously and with so much class. The world will miss a true brave gentleman, who happened to be a technological genius.

RIP

 

Boston Bill

[+ glutes]

Facts from Fox News

 

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/10/06/who-knew-10-surprising-facts-about-steve-jobs/

 

Steve Jobs will long be remembered for his technological innovations that changed millions of lives. But here are some little-known facts about Apple's former CEO.

 

1. He tried LSD: He reportedly said it was "One of the two or three most important things I have done in my life."

2. He dated Joan Baez: Jobs dated the folk singer when he was in his 20's.

3. He was a vegetarian: PETA praised Jobs for his vegetarianism and his support of animals.

 

4. He saved Pixar: Jobs purchased the company from George Lucas' LucasFilm for $5M in 1986. The first film produced by Pixar under Jobs was the critically acclaimed "Toy Story."

5. He was Disney's largest shareholder: He became Disney's largest shareholder when the company bought Pixar in 2006.

6. He was offered an internship with Hewlett-Packard ... in eighth grade: As an eighth-grader, he called William Hewlett, co-founder of Hewlett-Packard, to inquire about a part missing from a frequency counter he was assembling, the New York Times reports. Hewlett reportedly spoke to Jobs for 20 minutes, then offered him a bag of parts and a summer internship.

7. He and Steve Wozniak originally sold "blue boxes": The duo reportedly built so-called "blue boxes" that could trick phones into allowing users to make free calls to anywhere in the world. They reportedly raised a total of $6,000.

8. He was homeless: “I didn’t have a dorm room,” he said in a commencement address given at Stanfor in 2005, “so I slept on the floor in friends’ rooms, I returned Coke bottles for the 5-cent deposits to buy food with, and I would walk the seven miles across town every Sunday night to get one good meal a week at the Hare Krishna temple."

9. He patented the glass staircase in the Apple Store: He is listed among the group of inventors for 317 Apple patents.

10. He drove without a license plate for years: Jobs drove his 2007 Mercedes-Benz SL55 for years with no official license plate, just a barcode, according to USA Today.

[bigvalboy]

Glutes, I have been reading your posts..all are quite amazing. I am sad that the passing of Steve Jobs has had such a profound effect on you. I think that this is a wonderful forum to express your admiration for the man and to let some of this sadness be expressed. And for those that do not understand the shear genius of Mr. Jobs, the information that you put forth will help people realize what a loss the world has suffered. Peace to you always. BVB

[JackTwist]

Westboro Leader Uses Her I-phone to Announce Protest of Steve Jobs' Funeral

 

There's just nothing quite like religious zealot morons to make my blood boil: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/under-god/post/westboro-baptist-church-uses-iphone-to-announce-steve-jobs-funeral-protest/2011/10/06/gIQAJqBjPL_blog.html

[bigvalboy]

JT that is sad and disturbing news...Part of the reality of living in a world that tolerates that sort of disgusting behavior. I have been reading where states are beginning to step in and inact laws that prevent and make it illegal to disrupt funerals..

[+ FreshFluff]

Daddy, I have never talked to him either, but I saw him around sometimes back when I hung out in that area. Did you work at Apple?

 

 

I feel sorry for Steve Jobs that he has died so young. On the other hand, he actually changed nothing in my life. I realized tonight as the television reviewed his innovations that I have never bought any of them. I never owned a MAC, an Ipod, an IPhone, an Ipad and I never have been to a Disney film that used PIXAR. The only real concession I have made to today's media and technology is in having a laptop to connect to the Internet and a flat screen TV (takes less space).

 

Even if you use a PC, as I do, even if you don't use an iPhone, the user interface of the tools you use has been affected by Jobs. However, I see Jobs as more of a marketer than an originator of the WYSIWYG vision. Xerox Parc and others were ahead of him on that. But he was the one who brought it to the masses, which is often the biggest challenge.

[+ glutes]

I wonder if our griever of Al David will attend?

 

CUPERTINO, Calif. – This Sunday will be declared "Steve Jobs Day" in the tech pioneer's home state of California, as Apple holds a memorial service for its late founder.

California Gov. Jerry Brown tweeted Friday evening that Oct. 16 "will be Steve Jobs Day in the State of California" -- a salute to come 11 days after the computer genius died aged 56, following a long battle with pancreatic cancer.

Apple has invited some of Silicon Valley's biggest names to a private memorial service for Jobs on the same day, according to a copy of the invitation and several invitees cited by The Wall Street Journal on Friday.

 

 

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/10/15/california-governor-declares-oct-16-steve-jobs-day/#ixzz1apRnWX6n