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- inactive, on 03/05/2008, -26/+171A quick summary of the article: Steve Jobs practically started the personal computer revolution, saved Apple from certain doom, changed the face of animation with Pixar, revolutionized the music industry with the iPod and iTunes and is about to revolutionize the cell phone industry with the iPhone, BUT ...he's like really mean, dude, and did some strange stuff with stock that no one really cares about, and didn't even tell the public he had cancer, even though TECHNICALLY it wasn't against the law, so somehow this means that Apple is DOOMED!
Christ. If I had a nickel for every article predicting the demise of Apple, I could, well ...buy an iMac! - adude, on 03/05/2008, -17/+85No matter how many times I read about Apple and Steve Jobs, I can't help being fascinated by the unique culture of both the company and the man. Love or hate Apple, it is one of the most fascinating stories in not only the tech industry, but in corporations in general.
- jackpotiq, on 03/05/2008, -2/+60It amazes me how good very smart people are at rationalizing very stupid beliefs.
- inactive, on 03/05/2008, -3/+40steve jobs is an arrogant control freak HOWEVER he has a killer sense of simplistic style
- inactive, on 03/05/2008, -6/+41Woz is still the man!
- jaxter2010, on 06/17/2009, -9/+29I like a lot of ideas that comes from Steve (we're on a first name basis), but one of my issues with him is he has a phobia of buttons. Sure I like the fact that macs are aesthetic, but sometimes you just need a button to do something, and he refuses to have one.
- jbfdiggs, on 03/05/2008, -1/+16I'll watch "Pirates of Silicon Valley" again!
- ericdano, on 03/05/2008, -7/+18And they sell out like hot cakes. Yeah, I see the problem.
- cmgarcia, on 03/05/2008, -4/+15If you really didn't give a *****, I doubt you'd bother commenting on something Apple related.
- MacParrot, on 03/05/2008, -0/+11If you just use Digg posts as an example, he could buy us ALL one.
- MarkDykeman, on 03/05/2008, -2/+13Would you buy me one as well, then?
- form3hide, on 03/05/2008, -3/+13I love these types of comments. If you're going to bash someone or something (or even if you're going to praise), then give some reasons for your feelings -- something that justifies the bashing.
Otherwise, you just look ignorant. - streak, on 03/05/2008, -10/+20How does the reporter know Steve Jobs underwent a radical Whipple procedure? While it would be normal for "typical" pancreatic cancer, which is virtually incurable, that's not what Jobs had.
- steelclash84, on 03/05/2008, -0/+10What is this an episode of House? =P
- drlha, on 03/05/2008, -3/+12To be fair, most of Apple's competitors are mediocre, evil and lacking in taste.
- davidrools, on 03/05/2008, -2/+10Okay maybe my previous comment was a bit emotional, but how do you defend a guy who fires employees on a whim, cheats his company out of millions of dollars, was a deadbeat dad and put his baby's mom on welfare, doesn't have a shred of integrity, and laughs it all off? Honestly, there's nothing to like about Jobs' character. Sure he runs a successful company, but is that all that matters? There's no jealousy here. A bit of frustration at the seeming injustice of it all, but certainly not jealousy. I'd much rather die broke and honest than a billionaire liar.
- Pyehole, on 03/05/2008, -7/+15I've got one. It's an awesome piece of hardware. It's also my first Mac and while I do like it, I don't ever see myself switching over completely. The problem with the Mac platform is that there is only one solution; the Steve Jobs solution. I like my Windows PC even more for that reason, it's a much more open platform and if I don't like the solution presented to me there are many, many more options out there. (came to this conclusion after I had to figure out how to unstuff a .sit file and realized there was ONE option and if I didn't like it, I was out of luck).
- DrDigg, on 03/05/2008, -1/+9Yeah but if he had an insulinoma in the pancreatic head they would still do a Whipple. I am guessing that is the type of tumor he had.
- tinotheelf, on 03/05/2008, -1/+9For a second I thought you were referring to his wardrobe.
- samdu, on 03/05/2008, -2/+9I think history has shown that he's the best thing for Apple. Gil Amelio was the worst thing for Apple.
- streak, on 03/05/2008, -0/+7Here's how it can happen:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_dissonance - inactive, on 03/05/2008, -0/+7Christ, who was it that made the decision to go with Darwin and Unix and migrate to Intel. Steve Jobs. That's who.
- inactive, on 03/05/2008, -0/+6Rush Limbaugh uses Macs.
- inactive, on 03/05/2008, -2/+8I doubt you would get that many nickels
- Stryder81, on 03/05/2008, -2/+8I have been waiting for my 24 inch imac for almost 2 weeks now. It is arriving today. What was the point of that? Because I never owned a Mac, never even thought about it all that much till' Steve Jobs came back to Apple and re-created the Apple brand. I'm sure I am not alone when I look at him and the company in that light.
Why is apple so great? Because you have people on all angles who create and craft on things they live & die for. Steve and his company have such a vision for products and it shows. - matriculated, on 03/05/2008, -0/+6He was skeptical of modern medicine? Hello? You make computers.
- NSResponder, on 03/05/2008, -1/+6No, John Sculley and Michael Spindler were the worst thing for Apple. Gil pulled a rabbit out of the hat and got Apple some critical emergency funding, and he also made the decision to buy NeXT instead of Be. What sunk Gil, was the fact that before Steve returned, Apple was unmanageable. Under Sculley, people had gotten used to doing whatever the hell they wanted.
-jcr - inactive, on 03/05/2008, -0/+5Yeah, real smart there. You're going to buy the stock when it goes back up? Christ. Good luck with that.
- stix213, on 03/05/2008, -2/+7BS
1) Most Mac users don't even understand what their OS is based on. All they are concerned with is the UI. The simple to use UI of Macs is much more responsible than what kernel, etc the OS is based on.
2) The boom in Mac popularity began before the x86 swap. The x86 swap was done to improve performance compared to PCs (they had been lacking for some time) and as a cost reducer. Most Mac users couldn't tell you what architecture processor they are running and couldn't care less anyway. The processor architecture is transparent to the user.
My characterization of Mac users doesn't represent Mac users on Digg, but as a whole based on a few decades of experience. If I were to over generalize Mac users on Digg I would say they are very interested in the CPU architecture and would likely spend all day recompiling their OS X kernel to tweak ever bit of speed out of it...... If only Apple would release the source) - MacParrot, on 03/05/2008, -0/+5This truth makes me uncomfortable...
- DrDigg, on 03/05/2008, -1/+6I'm a GI doc, not a surgeon. I guessed insulinoma since that is the most common islet cell tumor type. BTW I would not have recommended sitting on it as it can spread.
The Whipple is done whenever you have a mass in the head of the pancreas. It doesn't matter what the cell type is. In fact a certain percentage of whipples will result in the finding of a non-cancerous mass in the head of the pancreas. You have to do that in some cases because pancreatic adenocarcinoma is so nasty that your only chance at cure is early surgery.
Now if the insulinoma was in the tail of the pancreas then you may get away without a whipple, or if the insulinoma was small and easy to mark and find. If he sat on the tumor for a while that may not have been an option.
As far as a reference, this tends to be textbook stuff and not journal stuff because it has been around for a long time. This site has a good explanation about how you often don't need a whipple for insulinoma, but sometimes it is necessary.
http://www.surgery.usc.edu/divisions/tumor/pancrea ... - SkippyDoorknob, on 03/05/2008, -0/+5Don't squeeze the Charmin!
- Blakechi, on 03/05/2008, -8/+13The fact that he parks in handicapped spaces pretty much sums it up to me.
Another persuasion
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060126-6062 ... - dwright99, on 03/05/2008, -1/+6After reading that, are you sure he is a Buddhist?
- NSResponder, on 03/05/2008, -4/+9Jealousy is a very ugly thing. You should try to work it out in therapy.
-jcr - Calcularius, on 03/05/2008, -1/+5I didn't know he tried to deny he was father to his first daughter and made her and the mother live on welfare while he made millions. What a douche.
- johnpaul191, on 03/05/2008, -0/+4no, nobody said it was lupus yet.
- monospaced, on 03/05/2008, -0/+4What, like a button to open Internet Explorer?
- IllBeBack, on 03/05/2008, -1/+5Although I'm sure Steve didn't incorrectly use the word "sale" as you did.
- inactive, on 03/05/2008, -2/+6FTA Democracies don't make great products
- form3hide, on 03/05/2008, -0/+4@bbardlbradd
What has Steve done for the world? He's a cancer survivor, yet he rarely raises money for the cause, or anything to that extent. Change the world? By pushing Apple products? If he really wanted to change the world, he'd continue to make large contributions quite like the way he did in January with the Steve and Steve Foundation. - IllBeBack, on 03/05/2008, -1/+5I'm on a first-name basis with Steve. Steve Williams, the guy in the next cube from me.
- hasslinthehoff, on 03/05/2008, -2/+6With Apple, the product is king. With everyone else, it's the timetable. It's so simple and yet so elusive for most companies and CEOs to grasp. Jobs understands this and that's what has made him create insanely great products.
- nubnub, on 03/05/2008, -1/+5Yeah but Steve Jobs didn't design it.
- blackjack75, on 03/05/2008, -0/+4I'll come back tomorrow and check if you're still right or if you're just playing with my mind.
- HolyChimp, on 03/05/2008, -0/+4There's the obvious stuffit expander, and there's the unarchiver (which I use). There's two!
Link for The Unarchiver: http://wakaba.c3.cx/s/apps/unarchiver.html - MacParrot, on 03/05/2008, -0/+4I didn't bother to digg you down but maybe...JUST maybe it's because you're coming across like an *****
- mcnearcj, on 03/05/2008, -2/+6I'm with you on that.
My feelings on the man- I like the "I don't' take ***** from anyone" attitude but parking in handicap spaces and refusing to put a license plate on your car is just childish. - inactive, on 03/05/2008, -1/+5Yeah so do I, people with disabilities are always whining about equal rights so they can go and park where everyone else does.
- stix213, on 03/05/2008, -0/+4Errr..... By the time you know that the recession is over the stock prices have long reflected that fact. If you want to buy stocks at a discount you have to buy when the majority of investors still think we are in a recession.
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