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General Garbage => Tropical Paradise of Hard Shelled Fruits => Topic started by: B E C K on Oct 06, 2011, 01:30:34 PM

Title: Steve Jobs Thread.
Post by: B E C K on Oct 06, 2011, 01:30:34 PM: Since he's dead and all, I guess. I had no idea until he died that he was adopted and part Syrian.
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Post by: IDE on Oct 06, 2011, 01:33:06 PM: iDied
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Post by: B E C K on Oct 06, 2011, 01:37:14 PM: There's an app for that.
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Post by: Fiero on Oct 06, 2011, 03:45:44 PM: Syrian?

I can't believe I never guessed that. It's in his face.
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Post by: joe on Oct 06, 2011, 03:53:01 PM: Yeah, I could tell he was adopted from his face as well.

He always looked a little sad.
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Post by: Rodent of Unusual Size on Oct 06, 2011, 07:20:55 PM: I didn't like him, and I feel he's given way, way too much credit. He was a great CEO and an aesthetic genius, but all this crap about him being up there with Edison is more of the bullshit cult of personality he fostered among Apple/Leapfrog sycophants and media lapdogs.

But I'm also sad for his suffering and the fact that he died, and how he leaves a family behind who loved him and a legion of fans who looked up to him.
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Post by: Fiero on Oct 06, 2011, 07:49:32 PM: Quote from: Rodent of Unusual Size on Oct 06, 2011, 07:20:55 PM
I didn't like him, and I feel he's given way, way too much credit. He was a great CEO and an aesthetic genius, but all this crap about him being up there with Edison is more of the bullshit cult of personality he fostered among Apple/Leapfrog sycophants and media lapdogs.

But I'm also sad for his suffering and the fact that he died, and how he leaves a family behind who loved him and a legion of fans who looked up to him.

You know, you're a pretty swell guy.

I can't even begin to comment how furious I was with a few of my friends. "haha, glad that douchebag died," sort of comments... Heartless.
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Post by: IDE on Oct 07, 2011, 03:34:40 AM: Is he responsible for inventing the personal computer or did he steal someone elses OS and package it?
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Post by: Chopper Face 69 on Oct 07, 2011, 09:10:17 AM: Yeah I'm pretty surprised at how much he's being given credit for now that he's dead. I guess he'll go down in history as being a pioneer of personal computers and smart phones. To me he just helped make sleeker more popular versions of existing products.

Anyway, he ignored his cancer for 9 months to pursue ... well crazy shaman type shit. I can't respect that, and wish more people were aware of this fact and knew he didn't need to die.
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Post by: blanktoe on Oct 07, 2011, 09:21:45 AM: In happier news Fox finally cancelled The Simpsons!
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Post by: Chopper Face 69 on Oct 07, 2011, 09:24:45 AM: Is this confirmed? I know they were basically saying it was unprofiteable to try to force a pay cut on the actors...
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Post by: blanktoe on Oct 07, 2011, 09:35:29 AM: No, we probably wont hear anything official till this afternoon.
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Post by: Chopper Face 69 on Oct 07, 2011, 09:41:32 AM: Fingers crossed. That show has sucked since the 20th century.
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Post by: Rama on Oct 07, 2011, 11:48:31 AM: Simpsons is a go for at least one more season. They agreed to the pay cuts.
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Post by: Sam on Oct 07, 2011, 02:01:43 PM: I wish I had a slighter build so I could be zombie Steve Jobs for Halloween.
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Post by: IDE on Oct 07, 2011, 05:14:29 PM: Holy shit that's a great idea.

I could be jacked up abomination zombie steve jobs...
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Post by: Rodent of Unusual Size on Oct 07, 2011, 06:30:49 PM: I remain very impressed with myself (not difficult) with how spot on I was with the first paragraph I wrote up there.

I mean, I'm used to being right, and I'm used to expressing myself on the printed page well, but still. Bravo, me.
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Post by: B E C K on Oct 07, 2011, 07:49:02 PM: Quote from: blanktoe on Oct 07, 2011, 09:21:45 AM
In happier news Fox finally cancelled The Simpsons!

`Simpsons' cast strikes new deal (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2011/10/simpsons-cast-strikes-new-deal.html)
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Post by: blanktoe on Oct 07, 2011, 08:25:11 PM: If you were getting paid half a million dollars to not be funny, you'd try to keep the gravy train going as long as you could too.
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Post by: B E C K on Oct 07, 2011, 08:30:22 PM: This series is gonna live forever, isn't it?
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Post by: IDE on Oct 07, 2011, 08:58:56 PM: I thought the last movie was decent.

They should cancel the show and focus on making another one.
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Post by: B E C K on Oct 08, 2011, 09:42:34 PM: I approve this compromise.
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Post by: Sam on Oct 10, 2011, 03:38:41 PM: The first two episodes this season have been quite good.
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Post by: IDE on Oct 10, 2011, 08:42:24 PM: Sam is right I just watched the roosevelt one and it wasn't bad, had more than a couple funny moments.
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Post by: B E C K on Oct 11, 2011, 12:35:34 AM: I'll take your word for it.