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The Man Behind Apple And Pixar
Ant writes "Steve Jobs is the chief executive of two of the most powerful technology brands in the world: Apple and Pixar. But what motivates him? And how does he choose a new washing machine? An article in the Independent explores this much loved and much hated man." From the article: "Alan Deutschmann, a journalist who researched Jobs's middle years for a biography called The Second Coming of Steve Jobs, believes he displays two personalities in his dealings with people: Good Steve and Bad Steve. The Good side is charming, and can make people believe almost anything; that's the side on public view at the rock-star product launches. He's been said to have a 'reality distortion field' - by a mixture of charm and exaggeration, he can make you believe pretty much anything."
Dressing up as Steve Jobs is not only the easiest to make Halloween costume ever(Black turtleneck and jeans), you can also wear the costume to work at a lot of places!
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A Ballmer costume is not that hard either http://www.bryanshulkpage.com/Images/s20007.jpg(SF W)
The only things certain in war are Propaganda and Death. You can never be sure which is which though
He's been said to have a 'reality distortion field' - by a mixture of charm and exaggeration, he can make you believe pretty much anything.
I hear that it is even said, that he has managed, with the use of this "reality distortion field", to make many people believe that Apple systems have had far fewer virus, security and stability problems!
A little known secret, is that Apple sells this so called "reality distortion field" here.
War crimes, torture, lies, illegal spying... Would someone give Bush a blowjob, already, so he can be impeached?
I always wondered - was Steve Jobs really just in the right place at the right time?
All this talk of a 'reality distortion field', together with his remarkable good fortune at key moments, has made me think that Steve Jobs is in some ways like a real-life version of Zaphod Beeblebrox.
Of course, Jobs is definitely not as cool, but then, who is?
Just when I was going to copy this and use it as a sig I read it again.
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You're missing the point: its not how he buys a washing machine thats interesting, its the mere fact that he's a nerd and actually wants a washing machine, and even knows what they're for.
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If apple went away who would do R&D for Microsoft?
evil is as evil does
Hey, The Road Ahead is a great book. I use it to keep my window propped up on those warm summer nights.
Sometimes when I'm working on projects things disappear, I suspect gremlins.