[shawnly1000]

"Apple’s Board of Directors today announced that Steve Jobs has resigned as Chief Executive Officer, and the Board has named Tim Cook, previously Apple’s Chief Operating Officer, as the company’s new CEO. Jobs has been elected Chairman of the Board and Cook will join the Board, effective immediately."


Steve Jobs Resigns as CEO of Apple | Business Wire (http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110824006505/en/Steve-Jobs-Resigns-CEO-Apple)

[StylinRed]

yeah it was expected

I thought he may have passed away already and that they were just keeping it quiet until they got things sorted

with the lack of appearances; his biography coming out; etc etc

its going to be a major hit to Apple to lose such a great leader

[twitchyzero]

a tribute to Mr. Jobs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rw2nkoGLhrE

[goo3]

As an icon in the computer world, let's hope he sticks around for awhile.

[Culverin]

To his health and retirement. He really helped to push the consumer tech boundary.

Also, to hoping the apple gets less dickish.
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[Ch28]

He'll be dead within the year.

To the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple Community:

I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple''s CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come.

I hereby resign as CEO of Apple. I would like to serve, if the Board sees fit, as Chairman of the Board, director and Apple employee.

As far as my successor goes, I strongly recommend that we execute our succession plan and name Tim Cook as CEO of Apple.

I believe Apple''s brightest and most innovative days are ahead of it. And I look forward to watching and contributing to its success in a new role.

I have made some of the best friends of my life at Apple, and I thank you all for the many years of being able to work alongside you.

Steve

[jeedee]

Must be from all the HP Touchpad sales :troll:

[Ch28]

Guess this also explains all the screaming and crying I hear coming from the Starbucks down the block.

[Jsunu]

I was surpised when he didn't retire years ago.

[Vansterdam]

man steve jobs is BALLIN

[!MiKrofT]

He probably won't be able to enjoy any of that money.

[Death2Theft]

Sweet 5% drop in afterhours lets see what happens at market open.

[Jermyzy]

Sweet 5% drop in afterhours lets see what happens at market open.

F*ck...

[!MiKrofT]

This shouldn't put much of a dent in Apple but we'll see tomorrow.

[Jermyzy]

^Well, actually might be a good buying opportunity :)

Last time I added more stock to my portfolio was when he announced he was going on medical leave and the stock dropped.

[StylinRed]

you know the request to stay on in some form with Apple is just damage control for the expected/suspected crash in share value

[Vale46Rossi]

Seems like Steve Jobs took the perfect time to leave,

With Apple selling stronger than ever, they have reported record high quarterly earnings without any new product release or no holiday boost.

And within a month the next iPhone will be out to boost their sales even more.

Steve Jobs planned everything perfectly for his leave, and for new acting CEO to come in at perfect times.

Steve Jobs changed the technology world and I hope he stays strong and continue to watch Apple grow for many years.

[DC5-S]

He changed shit all.. his engineers and people that work for him did everything. They deserve all the credit. He's just a face for the company, sure he was quite involved with the company wayy back when he started apple. But then he left the company when it went downhill then rejoined when it started doing well like wtf.
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[freakshow]

He changed shit all.. sure he was quite involved with the company wayy back when he started apple. But then he left the company when it went downhill then rejoined when it started doing well like wtf.
:seriously:
I'm no apple fanboy, i much prefer PCs, but he was definitely a good leader and had the vision it took to get apple to where it is today.

[StylinRed]

lol i just got banned from Engadget because I said their actions displayed/confirmed a Bias towards Apple and boom banned

(they closed commenting and upon reopening were deleting messages that were anti-apple)

[Vale46Rossi]

lol i just got banned from Engadget because I said their actions displayed/confirmed a Bias towards Apple and boom banned

(they closed commenting and upon reopening were deleting messages that were anti-apple)

Gizmodo is sponsored by Blackberry; so spam there!

[PiuYi]

Sweet 5% drop in afterhours lets see what happens at market open.

probably nothing much.... tim cook showed he can run the company pretty well while jobs was gone



He changed shit all.. his engineers and people that work for him did everything. They deserve all the credit. He's just a face for the company, sure he was quite involved with the company wayy back when he started apple. But then he left the company when it went downhill then rejoined when it started doing well like wtf.
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http://images.memegenerator.net/instances/260x260/9301186.jpg

[SkinnyPupp]

First Jack Layton and now Steve Jobs? What a sad week :okay:

[Sid Vicious]

hahaha people with apple stock are gonna be CHOOOOKEEEDD

[b0unce. [?]]

Apple will be fine. Steve jobs rather be fanning himself with dollar bills and making it rain on them hoes. :fuckthatshit:

[twitchyzero]

Guess this also explains all the screaming and crying I hear coming from the Starbucks down the block.

not quite getting the joke here :noob:

[bing]

He changed shit all.. his engineers and people that work for him did everything. They deserve all the credit. He's just a face for the company, sure he was quite involved with the company wayy back when he started apple. But then he left the company when it went downhill then rejoined when it started doing well like wtf.
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i disagree, with that logic in mind, you could say that about any company. yes they don't do the actual hands on work, but they are able to bring the people that can together. Their ability to motivate coupled with their vision, directions, and decisions that can make a company millions or lose em. Not every person is made out to be a CEO.

[LiquidTurbo]

Do you know how much of a micromanager Steve Jobs was? He had a handle in just about everything, even the food selection for company events. To say he was just a face of the company and did nothing to get it to its success today.. is just plain ignorant.

[Simplex123]

First Jack Layton and now Steve Jobs? What a sad week :okay:
Jack Layton passed away, Steve Jobs didn't, just yet.
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[StylinRed]

Jack Layton passed away, Steve Jobs didn't, just yet.
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or maybe he already did

and this is just a damage control ploy by slowly easing into it

after all he hasn't made any public appearances and his biography was already released etc

[SkinnyPupp]

Jack Layton passed away, Steve Jobs didn't, just yet.
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He may as well be dead, considering how people are talking about him.

Why would anyone other than shareholders care who the CEO of apple is?

[Onassis]

hahaha people with apple stock are gonna be CHOOOOKEEEDD

Until the iPhone 5, iPad 3, Mac Pro and their deal with China telecom drops, then the stock holders will just end up laughing all the way to the bank.

;7556666']Apple will be fine. Steve jobs rather be fanning himself with dollar bills and making it rain on them hoes. :fuckthatshit:

I really wish this were true, I hope he atleast fights off his sickness.

Steve Jobs is the ultimate underdog story, he got kicked out of his own company, came back and brought it to prominence. Even his side project Pixar turned out to be a huge player in the entertainment industry (even banishing his long time nemesis Michael D. Eisner in the process).

Regardless I wish him well, but as of tonight it's an end of an era.

[Wongtouski]

http://dlimages.businessweek.com/imageserve/06YD0tK1Td9JR/600x300.jpg?fit=scale&background=000000

Apple's Greatest Hits and Misses (http://images.businessweek.com/slideshows/20110412/apple-s-greatest-hits-and-misses/)

[fs604]

good time to invest. like others have said, when iphone 5 comes out, prices will rise just like it did with 4.

[StylinRed]

they should appoint The Woz as CEO and get some real innovations out there not just rebadging existing products

since they wont have Jobs sell factor they'll need real products



Wozniak reflects on Apple co-founder's decision

Wozniak told Bloomberg Television that Jobs has proven himself to be "the greatest technical leader we've ever seen in our lifetime," and also helped Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) become "well-managed, in a financial sense."

"He's been behind the iPhone," Wozniak said. "My God. That's the device of our lifetime."

Wozniak said he does not speak with Jobs on a regular basis and has only common knowledge about Jobs' health. He also said he supports Apple's famed culture of secrecy surrounding products under development, and Apple’s ability to surprise people with products helps fuel its success.

Wozniak also said that in Apple's early days, Jobs "wanted to be an important person in the world" by having a successful company.

"Apple only lost money when they made crappy products that couldn't sell," Wozniak told Bloomberg.
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2011/08/24/wozniak-reflects-on-co-founders.html

Aww shame guess Jobs' fuckover really cut deep


http://www.bloomberg.com/video/74391006/ video

[Senna4ever]

Apple iQuit?

[iEatClams]

He probably won't be able to enjoy any of that money.

Being the richest man in the cemetry doesn't matter to me - Steve Jobs


I don't think he cares that much about the money. Once you hit a billion dollars, another billion dollars or so doesn't satisfy you as much as the previous.

[Culverin]

Why would anyone other than shareholders care who the CEO of apple is?

Cause as much as I hate their corporate policy, Jobs has proven time and time again he can get it done and is willing to push the technical boundary to do so. And that now Apple is the undeniable market leader in mobile consumer electronics, all eyes will be looking to them for future trends.

So regardless of whether I buy an Apple product or not, the truth of the matter is the next iPhone and the next one after that will determine what kind of phone I get. Without them, we'd all still be using regular phones.

On the other hand, without Apple, mp3 players would still sound awesome and companies like iRiver and Cowon would still thrive.

So who cares? I care and so should you if you like fancy mobile toys.

[k3mps]

I don't think his reputation is very well known with the younger crowd (grade 7 and 8's).
When i was coaching high school basketball, when he took a leave for health, i asked the team what they thought of him during a water break.
All of them said "well he's just a ceo, all he does it manage a company'.
They don't seem to understand that although at the time he was a CEO, he created revolutionary technology.
If you ask the youth, such as juniors in high school, what Steve Jobs has done in his life, they will just say "manage a company, made the ipod", even though he did SO much more than that.

[SkinnyPupp]

Cause as much as I hate their corporate policy, Jobs has proven time and time again he can get it done and is willing to push the technical boundary to do so. And that now Apple is the undeniable market leader in mobile consumer electronics, all eyes will be looking to them for future trends.

So regardless of whether I buy an Apple product or not, the truth of the matter is the next iPhone and the next one after that will determine what kind of phone I get. Without them, we'd all still be using regular phones.

On the other hand, without Apple, mp3 players would still sound awesome and companies like iRiver and Cowon would still thrive.

So who cares? I care and so should you if you like fancy mobile toys.
I had phones with more features than the iPhone a good 3 years before the iPhone ever existed, so don't try to tell me that they are "pushing technical boundaries" and shit like that.

The only thing Steve Jobs is good at is marketing. Now, he is the MASTER at it, and has actually built a CULT around a COMPANY, but that's about it. There is nothing that special about their products, once you evaluate them critically.

[Culverin]

My bad, I shouldn't have said pushing the technical boundaries, in so much as pushing the boundary of what is mainstream.

I'm as much an apple hater as anybody out there, but even I have to admit because they control everything so carefully, there is a level of "out of the box" integration that no other companies seemed to have pulled off.

[geeknerd]

they only control those who are dumb enough to fall for it.

[LiquidTurbo]

I had phones with more features than the iPhone a good 3 years before the iPhone ever existed, so don't try to tell me that they are "pushing technical boundaries" and shit like that.

The only thing Steve Jobs is good at is marketing. Now, he is the MASTER at it, and has actually built a CULT around a COMPANY, but that's about it. There is nothing that special about their products, once you evaluate them critically.

2004 was the year I got my first cellphone ever, the Sony Ericson T610 with its 0.1 mP camera or whatever.

What phone in 2004 was better than the original iPhone?

[LiquidTurbo]

Regardless, I'm excited for the new Steve Jobs release..

Faster, Thinner, Lighter, and maybe a white sweater this time :D

[twitchyzero]

iPhone concept was conceived in 2005 i believe..but didn't come out until 2007
edit: oops you were referring to SP's post

[SkinnyPupp]

Yup in 2005 we were using Windows Mobile phones, with many of the same features the iphone came out with. The only thing the iphone really added (and it is a very important thing) is a centralized app store that is heavily integrated.

BTW you wouldn't believe how expensive data plans were back then :eek:

[Oleophobic]

^
I remember Bell had $25/4MB
lol'd hard when I first saw that many years ago

[StylinRed]

2004 was the year I got my first cellphone ever, the Sony Ericson T610 with its 0.1 mP camera or whatever.

What phone in 2004 was better than the original iPhone?

Nokia phones and Windows Mobile phones were the omgwtfbbq phones any of their phones was better than the iphone ;)

hell palm pilots etc were better phones

[Geoc]

Yup in 2005 we were using Windows Mobile phones, with many of the same features the iphone came out with. The only thing the iphone really added (and it is a very important thing) is a centralized app store that is heavily integrated.

BTW you wouldn't believe how expensive data plans were back then :eek:

LOL, I remember my windows mobile device. That thing crashed 5 times a day, the reset button was getting a heck of a work over lol. Thing looks ugly as well, cheap plastic as well as being bulky and thick.

Then a swapped to Palm Treo, and for once it didn't crash, but installing apps was ridiculously tedious and programs left all sorts of files everywhere. But at least it didn't crash.

Too bad Palm didn't keep their game up and kept their archaic OS for too long:okay:

[SkinnyPupp]

Windows Mobile wasn't that bad, provided you got a device with enough RAM. That goes for any device really... If there is one part you don't want to skimp out on, it's RAM.

[Ronin]

yeah it was expected

I thought he may have passed away already and that they were just keeping it quiet until they got things sorted

with the lack of appearances; his biography coming out; etc etc

its going to be a major hit to Apple to lose such a great leader

LOL he isn't Kim Jong Il. There would be no way that would happen.

Apple has other great people that can run the company but I really don't think there is another person around that is much of a visionary as Steve Jobs. Whether you like Apple products or not, you can't deny that he's changed the world several times. The Apple II, iPod and iPad all started something crazy and maybe the iMac to a lesser degree, not to mention all the patents Apple holds (lots of which Jobs was involved in development). Even if you HATE Apple products, you have to admit the world lost one of the most innovative people in the industry.

LOL you think MP3 players would be as awesome today without the iPod? Do you remember other MP3 players that were available at the same time as the first iPod? They were garbage. I remember I still used MiniDisc at that time because they were all terrible compared to the iPod.

[Tim Budong]

The Life and Career of Steve Jobs - YouTube

[Great68]

Fuck Apple and their proprietary dock connector. I hate that Apple products are your only choice if you want integration with things like Car Stereos, Radios, etc...

I can't believe the industry couldn't come out with something open after so many years.

[dangonay]

He changed shit all.. his engineers and people that work for him did everything. They deserve all the credit. He's just a face for the company, sure he was quite involved with the company wayy back when he started apple. But then he left the company when it went downhill then rejoined when it started doing well like wtf.
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Really? How do you explain the fact that Jobs has over 300 patents where he is listed as the principal inventor or co-inventor?

There are excuses like "they put his name on patents their engineers developed to make him look good" or "they're probably garbage patents anyway". But those are just excuses made up by haters trying to take credit away from a person they dislike, for some reason or another.

Seriously, suggesting Jobs patents were put on inventions he didn't create? That's a sure fire way to get your patent invalidated.

There's a saying that goes "history is written by the victors." It seems like the haters are trying to re-write computer history to try and minimize Jobs impact and contribution. Really quite pathetic.
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[dangonay]

Double post damn RS mobile.

[!LittleDragon]

Fuck Apple and their proprietary dock connector. I hate that Apple products are your only choice if you want integration with things like Car Stereos, Radios, etc...

I can't believe the industry couldn't come out with something open after so many years.

I know with cars, I don't bother with the connectors anymore. Most modern cars with Bluetooth can control the phone's music player. My car connects and controls all my smartphones wirelessly. Ironically, the odd day I do decide to use my iPhone and I connect it with the dock connector, all it does is control music, I can browse everything on the GPS screen but the phone functions don't work.

[StylinRed]

Id love it if my deck would show my album covers like they supposedly do with an ipod hookup

but whatever you can see em on my phone ;)

[7seven]

http://ll-media.tmz.com/2011/08/26/0826-steve-jobs-02pcn-credit-1.jpg

Wow, Jobs doesn't look well at all. Only matter of time

[Tim Budong]

oh man.. the cancer really got the best of him..yikes

[CP.AR]

LOL he isn't Kim Jong Il. There would be no way that would happen.

Apple has other great people that can run the company but I really don't think there is another person around that is much of a visionary as Steve Jobs. Whether you like Apple products or not, you can't deny that he's changed the world several times. The Apple II, iPod and iPad all started something crazy and maybe the iMac to a lesser degree, not to mention all the patents Apple holds (lots of which Jobs was involved in development). Even if you HATE Apple products, you have to admit the world lost one of the most innovative people in the industry.

LOL you think MP3 players would be as awesome today without the iPod? Do you remember other MP3 players that were available at the same time as the first iPod? They were garbage. I remember I still used MiniDisc at that time because they were all terrible compared to the iPod.

actually, my first MP3 has menus very similar to that of the first iPod. this was before the first iPod came out btw....

sure it had much less capacity, but I loved it

[FerrariEnzo]

poor rich bastard... RIP

[CP.AR]

^ wait what he's dead?

[bloodmack]

or maybe he already did

and this is just a damage control ploy by slowly easing into it

after all he hasn't made any public appearances and his biography was already released etc

or maybe he wont and he'll just change his identity, or maybe steve jobs is a fake identity all together and really his name is Jim Ricky the "millionaire" from texas.

The shit you can do with unlimited money :lol

[q0192837465]

If that's a real pic of him then I doubt he'll last long. All hell breaks lose in the final stage

[Ch28]

If that's a real pic of him then I doubt he'll last long. All hell breaks lose in the final stage

Picture was taken today

[Ronin]

I never even though of that. What if this is all an elaborate scheme so Jobs can disappear into anonymity? I'm sure getting mobbed anytime you want to go to Starbucks would suck ass eventually.

I'm a bit of Jobs worshiper myself, I have to admit. I think even if I wasn't an Apple user, I would admire his work and hope he'll pull through.

...but I also think he's an evil genius which is exactly why it's entirely possible he's faking all this so he can build himself an evil lair in a volcano without anyone bothering him.

[seakrait]

Is Steve Jobs dead? (http://www.isstevejobsdead.com/)

[StylinRed]

Apple gives Tim Cook $384 million stock grant

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Steve Jobs took home $1 a year for serving as Apple's CEO. The company's new leader, Tim Cook, is getting a richer deal.

Apple's board has given Cook a restricted stock grant of 1 million shares, Apple (AAPL, Fortune 500) reported late Friday in a regulatory filing. Those shares have a market value of $383.6 million, based on the stock's closing price on Friday.

But Cook will collect the shares only if he remains an Apple employee for the next decade. Half of his stock will vest in August 2016, and half will vest five years later, in 2021.

As Apple's chief operating officer, Cook collected an annual salary last year of $800,000 and an additional bonus of $900,000. He also took home a special award from the board for his "outstanding performance" as acting CEO during Jobs' 2009 medical leave: A $5 million cash bonus and a grant of 75,000 shares.

That put Cook's total 2010 compensation at $59 million -- enough to make him one of the tech industry's highest-paid executives.

Apple gives Tim Cook $384 million stock grant - Aug. 26, 2011 (http://money.cnn.com/2011/08/26/technology/tim_cook_stock_bonus/index.htm?hpt=te_bn2)

[Senna4ever]

If that is a real photo of him, then he's most likely in palliative care now, unfortunately. Ugh...cancer is a horrible disease to die from. I hope he does pull through, but it does look bad. :(

[seakrait]

If that is a real photo of him, then he's most likely in palliative care now, unfortunately. Ugh...cancer is a horrible disease to die from. I hope he does pull through, but it does look bad. :(

reminds me of what Jack Layton looked like when he told the country he was stepping down. :(

[MG1]

Cancer usually means a long agonizing death. I hope he goes quickly, so he doesn't suffer. Doctor assisted suicide for me, when it gets that bad. I saw my father go from a strong man to a frail shell of a body in a matter of a few months. Nothing but pain till the end.

[LiquidTurbo]

I'm no doctor.. but, man.

He can't even stand up..

[Blinky]

Ugh @ the photo.

Now that one photo has been released, I hope that other outlets will respect his privacy and what remains of his dignity.

[StylinRed]

how does an image of him ill take away from his dignity? (if you even believe that image.. it was bought by TMZ)

[murd0c]

Think about what he money would do to help finding the cure for cancer. He could leave a legacy beyond any ones beliefs if he did something like that.

[SkinnyPupp]

how does an image of him ill take away from his dignity? (if you even believe that image.. it was bought by TMZ)
IMO being on TMZ is what lends credit to this picture. If it was someone's yfrog or whatever, forget it. TMZ is usually pretty good about posting accurate photos, IIRC

[SkinnyPupp]

I wonder what Steve Jobs would look like if he had been eating properly for the last 3 decades?

Bill Clinton too... He started eating low fat Ornish diet for several years before having to get heart surgery twice, and now that he's a vegan, he looks like he has aged about 100 years in the last 2 years...

[dangonay]

Apple said Steve spent his last day (Wednesday) doing a regular full day of work. Seems funny he could spend an entire day at work and look like this two days later. Unless he had a particularly bad chemotherapy session or some other aggressive treatment.
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[Psykopathik]

oh man.. the cancer really got the best of him..yikes

more like chemotherapy, if hes even bothering...

shit thats sad.

[SkinnyPupp]

It's said that he never bothered with chemo, since his form of cancer was beatable without it. Instead, he used surgery and a bad diet. IMO he should have tried something else, but unfortunately, he was convinced by "gurus" that raw, vegan, unnutritious food was the way to go. Despite the science saying otherwise.

Btw here's an article explaining it a bit

Can a High-Fat Diet Beat Cancer? - TIME (http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1662484,00.html)

[murd0c]

it just shows you just because you have billions of dollars doesn't mean you are actually smart.

[SkinnyPupp]

Look at all this rich, famous people in PETA for instance... And the scientologists for that matter. Sometimes I wonder if too much money actually makes you teh dumberrr

[murd0c]

exactly. It like all common sense goes out the window and they do what other people tell them should be right. It's kinda sad a lot of the rich and powerful don't have a mind of their own these days.

[LiquidTurbo]

:facepalm:

[Onassis]

It's said that he never bothered with chemo, since his form of cancer was beatable without it. Instead, he used surgery and a bad diet. IMO he should have tried something else, but unfortunately, he was convinced by "gurus" that raw, vegan, unnutritious food was the way to go. Despite the science saying otherwise.

Btw here's an article explaining it a bit

Can a High-Fat Diet Beat Cancer? - TIME (http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1662484,00.html)

As a cancer survivor that has gone through chemo therapy I don't exactly blame him. Going through chemo (tablet or injection form) is the absolute worst thing a person can live through, and personally I wouldn't wish the experience on my most terrible enemy. To put short it's like living in a limbo where you lose all your hair, feel extreme pain and naseua and there's nothing you can do or take to eliminate that feeling. You're energy is depleted even for monthns and years after treatment. Thirsty ? Well you're so tired that getting up to go to the sink and pouring yourself a glass is nearly impossible. Somehow got the water and drinking it ? Well try keeping it down without throwing up.
Hell if I had any other option than chemo (like a transplant), I would have taken it in a second.

[SkinnyPupp]

I think it was probably a good idea to avoid chemo. Starving himself was the bad idea

[Wongtouski]

I'm petrified by that photo...dude looks like a zombie there man shit.

[Psykopathik]

fuck why doesn't he buy himself a new body......

that said i hope he gets better anyways.

[Hakkaboy]

my cousin works as developer (for drivers) for apple in San Jose, and when Steve Jobs went on the most recent leave of absence, i asked him, "does he really do a lot of day to day tasks?"

his response was, " yep, pretty much all decisions have to go through him"

[Phat_R]

http://i.imgur.com/WV5Y0.jpg

[bloodmack]

fuck why doesn't he buy himself a new body......

that said i hope he gets better anyways.

next thing you know we're going to have the iBody..

[StylinRed]

well hopefully he pulls through treatment is a bitch though

[monkeywrench]

Definitely hope he pulls through. Jobs made Apple this far, would like to see him bring it even farther.

[SkinnyPupp]

http://i.imgur.com/WV5Y0.jpg
I bet even without the shitty photoshopping he looks just as bad.

[RRxtar]

regardless of some photoshopping, his hair is a frazzled mess and there is someone holding him up.

[LSF22]

Steve Jobs's biological dad wants to meet dying son | TG Daily (http://www.tgdaily.com/business-and-law-brief/58174-steve-jobss-biological-dad-wants-to-meet-dying-son)

[StylinRed]

interesting that his biological dad (if he is) is also successful


regardless of some photoshopping, his hair is a frazzled mess and there is someone holding him up.

not being able to keep ones balance is a symptom from treatment (vertigo) etc etc
Jobs was already quite thin before treatment so it may not be as bad as we're all imagining

[t8v6]

hmm makes you wonder if Jobs could be this successful if his real dad was a part of his life

[Ulic Qel-Droma]

i seriously wonder if he'd be where he was today if he never did lsd at all.

[chopstickz]

all hail tim cook

[SkinnyPupp]

i seriously wonder if he'd be where he was today if he never did lsd at all.
I doubt it had any effect on his life one way or another

[Ulic Qel-Droma]

I doubt it had any effect on his life one way or another

I don't think so. although he was already a hippy, which probably led to the lsd use, his perspective on a lot of things probably changed (either affirmation, or pulling in a shit load of other theories).

if you look back at these histories, it's often a few major decisions determined the success of these types of companies, sometimes even just one decision.

steve jobs is a very right brained, big picture visionary type guy, but he still makes a lot of small mistakes...

an example is, the apple II. although steve jobs heavily was against expansion cards on the apple II, wozniak pushed for it and anyone that had an apple II knows how heavily it depended on those expansion cards. the computer probably wouldnt of done so well without that feature.

bill gates was a much more conservative and uptight guy in terms of thinking compared to steve jobs. the two products are very different but both successful... bill gates is a dude that extrapolates in a very linear fashon, very opposite of jobs.

Even steve jobs says LSD was one of the top 3 most important things he's done in his entire life... that's a powerful statement.

you must understand, lsd isnt like cocaine, alcohol, or whatever other bullshit drug that just temporarily blows your ego up and makes you feel good about yourself or some bullshit like that. it's a powerful psychedelic drug that alters your state of consciousness... probably for the rest of your life. it's powerful enough that a lot of people convert to buddhism after doing it. you don't see people converting their fundamental values and beliefs after doing some party drug. it really makes you step back and look at the world from a very different perspective, perhaps a more true and realistic perspective than you ever can without the drug.

I just think a lot of people when they think of LSD, they just think of that 70's show, where they have the intermissions between scenes of the jumping in the air and posing with crazy colors going on in the backgrounds, when in fact the colors and shit like that arent even close to that, and arent even the "main attraction" of the trip.

actually i duno where i'm going with this... lol i just don't ppl to have the whole "omg lsd, it's a drug, drugs are bad, especially lsd, i heard its crazy." argument to cloud their thoughts on this subject.

bah, you can't say it didn't do anything. drugs change people, a lot, even the low down escapist narcotics can change a person dramatically. how can you say one of the most powerful psychedelics known to man had little to no effect on the outcome of his life and all the decisions he's ever made?

[SkinnyPupp]

yeh when I did lsd it certainly made me see things differently. I'll never forget it.

But then when I came down, life went back to normal.
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[Ulic Qel-Droma]

well, i guess different people take things on differently, i mean, we don't have to talk about LSD here. it can even be a dream someone had when they were asleep.

someone could wake up and just go "oh cool" and go about the rest of their day. Another person could hold onto every last detail and find deeper meaning, and be greatly inspired by it. and another could just totally forget about it before they even hit their snooze.

[murd0c]

One drug I have always wanted to try but will prob never do.

[Greenstoner]

LSD sounds like the drug in the movie limitless..
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[vafanculo]

LSD sounds like the drug in the movie limitless..
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I heard jobs did DMT aswell, which to my knowledges sounds like limitless.

Just hearsay though lol
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[SkinnyPupp]

LSD is a lot less scary than mushrooms IMO, and whatever the fuck was in that ecstasy that time I tried it one night.

[PornMaster]

did mushrooms once in my life and almost killed me. SCARIEST SHIT IN MY LIFE
I swore I died and got revived

[StylinRed]

did mushrooms once in my life and almost killed me. SCARIEST SHIT IN MY LIFE
I swore I died and got revived

or you just thought that happened ;)

[Ulic Qel-Droma]

LSD is to digital and mushrooms is to analog.

one is a lot more refined, smoother, and controllable than the other.

and DMT isnt anything like "limitless", i duno where you heard that, lol. DMT isnt anything like anything the human mind could conceive or describe.

[skyxx]

This thread has turned into drug information and usage.

[StylinRed]

ulic want a new lobo?

http://www.geek-art.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Ivan-Camelo-Lobo.jpg

[PornMaster]

or you just thought that happened ;)

nope I ended up in the hospital and had no idea who and where I was, I didnt even know what day it was.

[SkinnyPupp]

Mushrooms was the first drug I ever tried, in grade 8 or 9. Popped them at lunch time, went back to class. Bad idea... Spent entire math class tracing demons that were appearing on my paper. Skipped the rest of the day (running away from satan was one of the things we did during that time). When we went back to the school to catch the bus home, it was 8:30pm :fuckthatshit:

[LSF22]

did mushrooms once in my life and almost killed me. SCARIEST SHIT IN MY LIFE
I swore I died and got revived

I've always wanted to try, not sure if it's worth risking my life.

How much did you do dude?!

[SkinnyPupp]

I've heard of people freaking out on shrooms, but never really ODing like that.. scary

[Hondaracer]

Lol funny how a thread on jobs turns into LSD and mushrooms

Mushrooms generally isn't all that fun, it's an emotional roller coaster I've done them enough to know I'm not that big of a fan but if people are doing them I'll usually partake lol
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[murd0c]

I've had some bad times on shrooms and also some good times.

Salvia is fun and legal as wel lasts 5mins and it was so cool. I actually picked up a bag yesterday from CHC

[Ulic Qel-Droma]

nope I ended up in the hospital and had no idea who and where I was, I didnt even know what day it was.

ego-death, it's what a lot of people try to achieve on psychedelics. look at the world through reborn egoless eyes/perspective. major insight.

it's like playing the lead roll of the bourne identity for a few hours, except u have no super agent powers. lol.