Steve Jobs has passed away.

[Vyxx]

http://www.apple.com/stevejobs/

RIP.

It will be interesting to see if Apple can hold it together without him.

[Jockel]

Whoops. At first I thought, this was a troll post.
But he was ill, right? I just hope he didn't have to suffer much.

[Vyxx]

I believe he had Pancreatic Cancer.

[GaijinPunch]

Basically the worst kind. Generally by the time they find it, it's too late. I'm not his biggest fan by a stretch, but the guy had some ideas and took that company to crazy places.

[Blackbird]

Wow, I thought it was a troll post until I actually went to the link O_O. I knew his health had been in decline, but I didn't realize he was dying.

RIP Steve. Like Apple or not, he was still one of the pioneers of the personal computer industry.

[Ruldra]

Oh shit, I didn't know his situation was that bad.

RIP.

[Stormwatch]

And here is today's lesson, kids: if you find you have cancer, do what your doctor tells you to right away, and don't waste time with alternative medicine bullshit.

[Never_Scurred]

And here is today's lesson, kids: if you find you have cancer, do what your doctor tells you to right away, and don't waste time with alternative medicine bullshit.

The realest shit I ever quote.

[Icarus]

The man was inspiring, and will be missed. R. I. P.

[Udderdude]

System 7 man, System fucking 7.

I grew up on Apple computers before moving on to PCs, but I'll always have a soft spot for old Mac stuff.

R.I.P.

[Drum]

I am a semi-foaming Mac anti-fan, but this sucks. RIP.

[Skykid]

Damn, didn't see that coming. Thanks for everything Steve.

[spl]

Even tho I hate Macs, it's sad to lose a creative mind like that.

RIP Steve Jobs

Everyone should watch "Pirates of the Silicon Valley" in rememberance.

[tinotormed]

Even tho I hate Macs, it's sad to lose a creative mind like that.

RIP Steve Jobs

Everyone should watch "Pirates of the Silicon Valley" in rememberance.

Watched it while it was our topic of discussion at school. Steve Jobs is the REAL pioneer for Apple! THANK YOU, Steve! You will be missed.

[Kaspal]

And here is today's lesson, kids: if you find you have cancer, do what your doctor tells you to right away, and don't waste time with alternative medicine bullshit.

QFT man!!!

my father died of cancer too, and he did waste time with alternative medicine BS, and by the time he started the radio and quimo, it was too late.... so, you speak the truth, kind sir!

OTOH, RIP Steve, you will be missed.

[Stormwatch]

Everyone should watch "Pirates of the Silicon Valley" in rememberance.

Anon delivers!

I'd also suggest watching Cringely's Triumph of the Nerds (episodes one, two, three) for a more complete picture of the personal computer saga.

[mesh control]

[Stormwatch]

So, was that pic ever confirmed as real or not?

[Phoenix]

Sad, this disease takes n prisoners, even a guy with all that money cant be helped.

I hate that disease, every week i see people around me getting the bad news. There should be only 1 war on this planet and that is humans vs diseases like cancer.


I just wonderd, that new Iphone, Iphone 4s. If i read that, it says: Iphone for Steve........

Coincidence or Apple's way to honour their founding father?

[rapoon]

Whether you like Apple products or not, the man was fucking brilliant.
It's a shame he's gone.

[gct]

Also a semi-foaming anti-Apple fan, but the man did great things to change the world of computing. RIP.

[Stormwatch]

Obligatory...



Here's to the crazy ones.
    The misfits.
        The rebels.
            The troublemakers.
                The round pegs in the square holes.
The ones who see things differently.

They're not fond of rules.
    And they have no respect for the status quo.

You can praise them, disagree with them, quote them,
    disbelieve them, glorify them or vilify them.
About the only thing you can't do is ignore them.

Because they change things.
    They invent. They imagine. They heal.
    They explore. They create. They inspire.
They push the human race forward.

Maybe they have to be crazy.
How else can you stare at an empty canvas and see a work of art?
    Or sit in silence and hear a song that's never been written?
Or gaze at a red planet and see a laboratory on wheels?

We make tools for these kinds of people.
Because while some see them as the crazy ones, we see genius.

And it's the people who are crazy enough to think they can
change the world who actually do.

[dcharlie]

alternative medicine bullshit.

<minchin>
do you know what they call alternative medicine that has been proven to work?


...


"medicine"
</minchin>

RIP Steve Jobs - not been the biggest mac fan in the world to be honest but he was visionary in what he did.

[GaijinPunch]

And here is today's lesson, kids: if you find you have cancer, do what your doctor tells you to right away, and don't waste time with alternative medicine bullshit.

The realest shit I ever quote.

Gayest quote ever. Success rate of pancreatic cancer is awful at best and he lasted what... 6 years?

[Udderdude]

http://money.cnn.com/2008/03/02/news/co ... /index.htm

... a biopsy revealed that Jobs had a rare - and treatable - form of the disease. If the tumor were surgically removed, Jobs' prognosis would be promising: The vast majority of those who underwent the operation survived at least ten years.

Jobs decided to employ alternative methods to treat his pancreatic cancer, hoping to avoid the operation through a special diet - a course of action that hasn't been disclosed until now. For nine months Jobs pursued this approach ...

[GaijinPunch]

treatable != curable

I'd probably opt to have it removed, but having had a parent who survived an undetectable by mammogram form of cancer, I fully respect anyone's decision. It's their body. My mother did chemo once and told her doctor to go fuck himself after that. She's in remission and has been for 4 years. Her logic was it almost kills the host in the process of getting the cancer.

And let's face it -- even in the medical world there are no absolutes. If you've never been faced with making a life altering decision that's hard to swallow. Walk a mile, bitches. If you can't respect that, enjoy being a commie.

Also...

In the end, Jobs had the surgery,

You forgot that one.

[Gearhalt]

Steve Jobs idead at the age of 56. Thanks for the iphone.

[nem]

I'm not a big fan of today's Apple, but there's no denying the impact it has had on the tech industry. Steve Jobs was definitely a visionary in every sense of the word.

I never knew that the guy had cancer. There's a popular Finnish magazine that had him on the cover a week ago:



It reads "After Jobs: What will happen to Apple?"

I thought he was just stepping down

RIP

[louisg]

We should honor him by playing oldschool Apple ][ shooters.

http://www.mobygames.com/game/apple2/threshold
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBSLkZQ8i4c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksYGCX-xJE4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vhig18_ZKDM

word.

[Khan]

RIP