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."

Comments

Only twice?

[BladeMelbourne]

Second Coming?

I know he works in IT, but surely a man needs more than two by his age?

The article

[TubeSteak]

I'm going to exercise my /. right to complain about TFA

I find the dual columns truly irritating to read.
They're not nearly wide enough to scan at highspeed.
I hate having to scroll down constantly
I hate having to jump back to the top of the page to continue reading.

I'm not getting page damage from my adblocking software, because I turned it off and not only did the page layout still suck, but i got smacked with a full screen popunder.

news.independent.co.uk sucks.

Re:Apple Distortion Field.

[hcpxvi]

Bah. Golden delicious are tastless mush and Granny smiths are tasteless mush with extra acid, just not enough acid to be a good cooker. Best cooker: Bramley's seedling, of course, with Howgate wonder as one among many alternatives. Best eaters: Egremont russet, Braeburn and Cox (but only if they have not gone wooly).

Golden delicious? Fit only for throwing at French farmers. And don't get me started on those horrid Pink lady things. Ugh!