I remember picking up my first Apple II computer at the store. It didn't
even have a hard drive. I had been working with computers of various sorts
for several years, including a Zilog Z-80, so the concept of a micro
computer was not alien to me. But the Apple was just so cool and I loved it
im
I see an age divide in how IT people perceive Apple:
My over 50 geek friends, in general, love apple.
All under 30 love apple or at least see it as a viable product even they have
an android.
My 35-50 IT friends split about 60% for, 40% against. Those against have a
chip on their shoulder an
He didn't convince me of anything. He made a nice, reliable product and I
bought them. The idea that buying a product constitutes brainwashing is
laughable. I've owned a lot of Fords and several Hondas for the same reason
- they provide something I need - in this case, transportation, and they
As for his arrogance, I can sum up how I got that in one sentence:
"You're holding it wrong" - which was Jobs' reply to people who
complained about dropped calls and antenna problems with the iPhone 4.
My MacBook Pro has been very reliable. However, it has not been more
reliable than any other co
+1
On Sat, Oct 8, 2011 at 7:17 PM, Judah McAuley wrote:
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> And be able to be sent to prison.
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> On Sat, Oct 8, 2011 at 5:25 PM, Dana wrote:
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>> At a minimum, if corporations are individuals like anyone else for
>> purposes of free speech, then they should also pay taxes like anyone
>> else
And be able to be sent to prison.
On Sat, Oct 8, 2011 at 5:25 PM, Dana wrote:
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> At a minimum, if corporations are individuals like anyone else for
> purposes of free speech, then they should also pay taxes like anyone
> else
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>> 1. Corporations need to lose their status as individuals. They
It's time again to throw the religion label at the atheists :)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/apple-is-a-new-religion-and-steve-jobs-was-its-high-priest/2011/10/07/gIQAjYlgTL_story_1.html
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On Sat, Oct 8, 2011 at 9:27 PM, Maureen wrote:
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> I would disagree. Snake oil salesmen sell
I would disagree. Snake oil salesmen sell products that don't work. One of
the main reasons I buy Apple products is that they are reliable. They do
what they are designed to and do it well. If other computer manufacturers
want to emulate Jobs, that quality is what they should strive for.
I'm s
On Sat, Oct 8, 2011 at 11:27 AM, Gruss Gott wrote:
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> I wasn't aware how closely you'd worked with him over the years.
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> Anyway Tyler pretty much says it right in his summary here:
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> http://www.wwtdd.com/2011/10/steve-jobs-died-today/
What exactly does he say? That he is a fanboy?
I will a
At a minimum, if corporations are individuals like anyone else for
purposes of free speech, then they should also pay taxes like anyone
else
> 1. Corporations need to lose their status as individuals. They can keep
> their legal protection for their owners, but they should not be able to
> act a
I just read about the Gov. of SC pushing for colleges to have to adopt a
similar "pay for performance" that the public school system has. No
college student left behind? Actually, I think it will result in many
being left behind. I can see colleges becoming a lot stricter when it
comes to
Since roughly 1973 our country has pursued unsustainable social and economic
policies independent of which party has controlled either the presidency or
congress.
Consequently almost every governmental institution and control we have is
cracking:
* infrastructure is literally crumbling
* our
So every night on the news they state they don't know what the protest
is for, no demands.
Last night they said they finally made a request that rich people pay
higher taxes.
Is that what PoS's do nowadays? Protest to try and force someone else
to pay higher taxes. Get a f'n life aholes.
We sho
I wasn't aware how closely you'd worked with him over the years.
Anyway Tyler pretty much says it right in his summary here:
http://www.wwtdd.com/2011/10/steve-jobs-died-today/
On Oct 8, 2011, at 9:17 AM, Scott Stroz wrote:
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> The only lives he truly changed were those of Apple shareholde
quibble: that's more of a differentiation than a summary. But I agree,
it's a fairly admirable statement if they keep to it. Probably the
most interesting thing I have seen about them yet. I mean, it doesn't
take a rocket science to recognize that there's unaddressed inequity
out there, but seeing
The only lives he truly changed were those of Apple shareholders.
He was more of a cult leader than anything else.
Lastly, the fact that the man died of cancer does not negate the fact
that he was a douche bag.
On Sat, Oct 8, 2011 at 1:17 AM, Gruss Gott wrote:
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> 1.) brought technology to the
On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 5:57 PM, Robert Munn wrote:
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> very cool!
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He had an impact in all those industries, sure. He was part of creating a
new paradigm. So along with IBM, Xerox, Bill Gates, James Cameron and dozens
of others. He didn't change the world, and none of this was single handed.
Wise up indeed.
He surely was a great business man and a wonderful mark
it's stuck in my head, so I thought I'd share:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vnSXDNkUR0
Heard on the radio driving back from MAX -- interestingly though, not
on an LA station. Probably out of Paso Robles or San Luis Obispo. They
had it in a set with Shawn Mullins' California, so someone was do
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