[mdlug] Why I will not praise Steve Jobs

[David Lane]

In IT there are a lot of guys that are unpleasant to work with or for.

In death we respect the person that has past away and we are reminded of our own mortality. 


That said even still, though we think romantically about innovation it is NOT an easy road.  When you introduce a new 

idea you place many people outside of there comfort zone. And they would much rather beat you down then accept your new idea. 


I went to a National Science Foundation conference where there were 7 Phd's in 10 of the people attending. 


I can respect Job's achievements, 

he might have been an SOB many people are,   
he might have his short comings every body does, 

He was innovative and a risk taker not many people are.

David C. Lane



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From: Garry Stahl <tesral at wowway.com>
To: glorydaysgaming at yahoogroups.com; Terok Nor <teroknor at yahoogroups.com>; Phoenix Inn <phoenixinn at yahoogroups.com>; MDLUG Main <mdlug at mdlug.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 8, 2011 2:36 AM
Subject: [mdlug] Why I will not praise Steve Jobs

Said better than I could write myself, and with the facts.

http://gawker.com/5847344/what-everyone-is-too-polite-to-say-about-steve-jobs

I will not have an iThing.  Given one I would get rid of it.

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