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Title: Steve Jobs Dead at age 56
Post by: ggould on October 05, 2011, 04:48:19 PM

just saw this on MSNBC

Title: Re: Steve Jobs Dead at age 56
Post by: sundaygal on October 05, 2011, 04:55:55 PM

Quote from: ggould on October 05, 2011, 04:48:19 PM

just saw this on MSNBC

Damn.  RIP indeed.

Here's a great obit:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304447804576410753210811910.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEADNewsCollection#articleTabs%3Darticle

Title: Re: Steve Jobs Dead at age 56
Post by: ggould on October 05, 2011, 05:18:19 PM

(http://images.apple.com/home/images/t_hero.png)

Title: Re: Steve Jobs Dead at age 56
Post by: Tinka Cat on October 05, 2011, 05:19:51 PM

Quote from: sundaygal on October 05, 2011, 04:55:55 PM

Quote from: ggould on October 05, 2011, 04:48:19 PM

just saw this on MSNBC

Damn.  RIP indeed.

Here's a great obit:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304447804576410753210811910.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEADNewsCollection#articleTabs%3Darticle

I can't seem to read that one....  wants me to login or something

here's one from the Chronicle:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/10/05/BUU013D45T.DTL&ao=all

and I found this from WSJ:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304447804576410753210811910.html?mod=WSJ_WSJ_US_News_3

(Maybe sunday linked to a registration'd page?)

Title: Re: Steve Jobs Dead at age 56
Post by: ggould on October 05, 2011, 06:13:36 PM

http://boingboing.net/2011/10/05/steve-jobs-has-died.html

Title: Re: Steve Jobs Dead at age 56
Post by: sundaygal on October 05, 2011, 07:25:14 PM

Sorry about the dodgy link...I copied and pasted it off my ex's FB page (he works for WSJ).

Here's something very moving - Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement Speech, 2005...

"Stay hungry, stay foolish"

http://youtu.be/D1R-jKKp3NA

Title: Re: Steve Jobs Dead at age 56
Post by: Wayback on October 06, 2011, 10:49:10 AM

Unbelievable.  Not very Christian of them, eh?  And they announced it via iPhone!

Westboro Baptist to picket Steve Jobs' funeral
http://blog.sfgate.com/hottopics/2011/10/06/westboro-baptist-to-picket-steve-jobs%e2%80%99-funeral-church-members-tweet-via-iphone/?tsp=1

Title: Re: Steve Jobs Dead at age 56
Post by: ggould on October 06, 2011, 10:54:39 AM

Quote from: sundaygal on October 05, 2011, 07:25:14 PM

Sorry about the dodgy link...I copied and pasted it off my ex's FB page (he works for WSJ).

Here's something very moving - Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement Speech, 2005...

"Stay hungry, stay foolish"

http://youtu.be/D1R-jKKp3NA

Thanks for the link, I showed it to my first period class, and got some applause at the end!

Title: Re: Steve Jobs Dead at age 56
Post by: ggould on October 06, 2011, 10:56:12 AM

Quote from: Wayback on October 06, 2011, 10:49:10 AM

Unbelievable.  Not very Christian of them, eh?  And they announced it via iPhone!

Westboro Baptist to picket Steve Jobs' funeral
http://blog.sfgate.com/hottopics/2011/10/06/westboro-baptist-to-picket-steve-jobs%e2%80%99-funeral-church-members-tweet-via-iphone/?tsp=1

I had to do a double-take to make sure it wasn't an Onion article!

Title: Re: Steve Jobs Dead at age 56
Post by: Lightnin' Rod on October 06, 2011, 01:40:35 PM

Quote from: ggould on October 06, 2011, 10:56:12 AM

Quote from: Wayback on October 06, 2011, 10:49:10 AM

Unbelievable.  Not very Christian of them, eh?  And they announced it via iPhone!

Westboro Baptist to picket Steve Jobs' funeral
http://blog.sfgate.com/hottopics/2011/10/06/westboro-baptist-to-picket-steve-jobs%e2%80%99-funeral-church-members-tweet-via-iphone/?tsp=1

I had to do a double-take to make sure it wasn't an Onion article!

Actually, the Onion's take is kinda touching.  Kinda-sorta.

http://www.theonion.com/articles/last-american-who-knew-what-the-fuck-he-was-doing,26268/

RIP, Steve. 

Title: Re: Steve Jobs Dead at age 56
Post by: ggould on October 06, 2011, 07:05:34 PM

Quote from: Rod on October 06, 2011, 01:40:35 PM

Quote from: ggould on October 06, 2011, 10:56:12 AM

Quote from: Wayback on October 06, 2011, 10:49:10 AM

Unbelievable.  Not very Christian of them, eh?  And they announced it via iPhone!

Westboro Baptist to picket Steve Jobs' funeral
http://blog.sfgate.com/hottopics/2011/10/06/westboro-baptist-to-picket-steve-jobs%e2%80%99-funeral-church-members-tweet-via-iphone/?tsp=1

I had to do a double-take to make sure it wasn't an Onion article!

Actually, the Onion's take is kinda touching.  Kinda-sorta.

http://www.theonion.com/articles/last-american-who-knew-what-the-fuck-he-was-doing,26268/

RIP, Steve. 

I like it too.