Steve Jobs has passed

[MisterNoisy]

The end of an era, to be sure.

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

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/statement-by-apples-board-of-directors-2011-10-05

[WayAbvPar]

I knew he didn't have long...no way he would have quit otherwise. Still, kind of a shock.

[Merusk]

Yeah, sooner than I expected.  I'd figured at least 9 months after he resigned.

[luckton]

Can't ignore the contributions he made to the industry.  He may have worn clownshoes more than he needed to, and esp. at the wrong times, but he was a pioneer and innovator.

RIP

[Trippy]

[Surlyboi]

To quote Patton Oswalt, he was the closest thing we had to Tony Stark.

[Quinton]

His impact on the industry, and technology in general was enormous.  He will be missed. 

[01101010]

Jeezus. Knew he was on his way out, but man, still shocking.

And he timed it perfectly as to not steal the thunder from yesterday and also will probably quell the Apple iPhone outrage. Well played you magnificent bastard.

[sinij]

His entrances and exits are always well-timed. I don't think you could go out more "on top" than Mr. Jobs.

[Paelos]

Younger than my dad. 

Cancer is a cruel bitch.

[stray]

To quote Patton Oswalt, he was the closest thing we had to Tony Stark.

What a compliment. Heh

I don't think we'll see another entrepenuer paid tribute as much as him in the coming days. That's kind of interesting.

*this sounds very silly and fanboish with that title schild gave next to my name.. but i haven't used a mac for some time. i'm a bargain bin pc laptop user now.

[Tannhauser]

Wow, that was quick.  A titan of industry.  Good night moneyman.

fucking cancer...

[fuser]

Sad news, when he stepped down it had to of been hitting him hard.

fucking cancer...

[Surlyboi]

I guess I can share this story now and start the avalanche of stories we'll all be hearing for the next few days or so...

My first week at work, my first real day at One Infinite, after having it sort of drilled in to me, "don't talk to Steve", he hops in line in front of me at lunch. I say, "I know it's my first day and I know you're my boss, but save me some sushi."

He looked at me, laughed and said, "sure."

I'd forgotten he was a vegan and it was an asinine request, but he laughed it off and humored me. A guy I'd sort of idolized for the 20 years leading up to that point.

Not a big story, but its mine.

[Quinton]

A friend of mine who I worked with at Be ended up at Apple working on the OSX Finder (still does, I believe), and a few of us met him and another ex-coworker for lunch at Apple.

He had to bow out because "I'm working on a feature for The Man" (he was scrambling to get a demo put together for that afternoon).

He could never bring himself to just refer to Steve as Steve, as apparently is common practice - guess it just felt weird to him.

[Soln]

Thanks Surly, that's cool.

I am saddened by this.  There's other things to be mindful of for sure, but the man's impact is breathtaking.  My entire scope of living with computers -- started with an Apple II at a friend's -- was predicated on his will and creativity.  End of era indeed.

[Trippy]

I guess I can share this story now and start the avalanche of stories we'll all be hearing for the next few days or so...

My first week at work, my first real day at One Infinite, after having it sort of drilled in to me, "don't talk to Steve", he hops in line in front of me at lunch. I say, "I know it's my first day and I know you're my boss, but save me some sushi."

He looked at me, laughed and said, "sure."

I'd forgotten he was a vegan and it was an asinine request, but he laughed it off and humored me. A guy I'd sort of idolized for the 20 years leading up to that point.

Not a big story, but its mine.

Steve was actually a huge fan of sushi. He used to be a regular at a sushi place in downtown Palo Alto that I was a regular at too and would see him there often. At the iPhone intro one of the places he called on the phone was Sushi Ran in Sausalito, one of the best sushi places in the Bay Area. And the last time I saw Steve Jobs in person was at Jin Sho in Palo Alto. It was a Friday night and the place was packed and he came in saw that the sushi bar was full and left.

Edit: was, fuck

[Chimpy]

RIP.

[Surlyboi]

I'll be in Palo Alto this weekend. I'll hit Jin Sho and raise a glass for him.

[Bzalthek]

[Comstar]

In the end, can you go out of life and be able to have said about you, were you a force for good or a force for evil?

Much as I hate iTunes and Max OS's in general, I very much like my iPod and iPhone. And he helped give the world some more rounded corners. And produced some wonderful movies. What what it will say on his tombstone?

[Pennilenko]

What what it will say on his tombstone?

iDead?

[Ironwood]

What what it will say on his tombstone?

After a certain amount of time, nothing.

Same as every other tombstone.

[ghost]

Good news America: After 24 hours in an air-tight Ziploc bag packed with silica crystals, Steve Jobs works again! Turns out he wasn't really dead, but had accidentally been dropped in water....   

It's a sad day, but he had a pretty good life and accomplished a lot.  I'm actually amazed that he lived as long as he did with pancreatic cancer.  That usually kills people quickly.  The fact that he worked up until the very end is a testament to his perseverance. 

[schild]

What what it will say on his tombstone?

After a certain amount of time, nothing.

Same as every other tombstone.

Most tombstones aren't made out of a single 3 foot thick piece of steel with a 1 inch deep laser etched epitaph in 32 point Helvetica suspended in the middle of a perfectly smooth gorilla glass sphere.

[luckton]

Most tombstones aren't made out of a single 3 foot thick piece of steel with a 1 inch deep laser etched epitaph in 32 point Helvetica suspended in the middle of a perfectly smooth gorilla glass sphere.

And I would be in no way surprised when it actually comes out like that 

Don't forget that it'll have a 20" retina-display screen with a monthly updated clip of memories and contributions.

[Bunk]

What what it will say on his tombstone?

After a certain amount of time, nothing.

Same as every other tombstone.

Most tombstones aren't made out of a single 3 foot thick piece of steel with a 1 inch deep laser etched epitaph in 32 point Helvetica suspended in the middle of a perfectly smooth gorilla glass sphere.

Scary thing is, I have no idea whether you are kidding or not.

The man will be well remembered.

[schild]

I was originally going to make a joke about people taking black turtlenecks to his tomb instead of flowers, but then I realized I could make both jokes.

People will take black turtlenecks to his tombstone instead of flowers.

In all seriousness:
I liked the guy as a sort of imaginary ridiculous cult figure from my teenage and adult years. Yea, my first computers were all Apple. Yea, I have a lot to thank them for. Yea, he was a pretty smart dude sometimes even ahead of his time.

But he worked himself to death, and I don't hold that sort of life attitude on any sort of pedestal. When I die, I want the people close to me to know that I lived. I don't want to see a single quote about working to live or otherwise attributed to me.

I was not kidding about his tombstone. I could totally see that.

[Paelos]

Yeah, I've always thought he had a very warped view of life as well. However, the great innovators and business people almost always sacrfice their lives in favor of advancing their work.

[K9]

I didn't really have much respect for him as a human from what I got to read about him, but as an innovator, designer and thinker his qualities and ability to inspire and lead were undeniable.

[schild]

Yeah, I've always thought he had a very warped view of life as well. However, the great innovators and business people almost always sacrfice their lives in favor of advancing their work.

Not so much, when you don't have a warped view of life.

[Mosesandstick]

I was a fan when I was younger, a computer meant an Apple to me and I even got the first iMac. He's definitely changed lives.

[Paelos]

Bill is one of the standout greats and philanthropists of our day, for sure. He's unfortunately in the minority.

[tgr]

I can't say I've been a huge fan of Apple towards the latter years, but I can't deny the role in which Steve has played in revolutionizing computing over the years. It is sad to see him go the way he did. RIP.

[ghost]

But he worked himself to death, and I don't hold that sort of life attitude on any sort of pedestal. When I die, I want the people close to me to know that I lived. I don't want to see a single quote about working to live or otherwise attributed to me.

This is very debatable.  Apparently he had pancreatic cancer.  I'm not aware that working too hard will give that to you.   However, if he was involved with the hands on use of something carcinogenic early in his career, maybe so.  I personally respect his work ethic.  I'ts not something you see very often in folks at his level in business.