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Hammock Parties · 10-05-2011, 06:13 PM

I'm going to find his grave and spray paint the windows logo on it.

Hammock Parties · 10-05-2011, 06:23 PM

lol, they requested moments of silence at apple stores

**RealSNR** · 10-05-2011, 06:25 PM

So I switched from being alive to being dead because it just works. You don't have to go to work, you don't have to worry about computer crashes, and you don't even have to breathe. It's just the best thing ever. It really is.

I'm Steve Jobs, and I'm a corpse

Hammock Parties · 10-05-2011, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by SNR

So I switched from being alive to being dead because it just works. You don't have to go to work, you don't have to worry about computer crashes, and you don't even have to breathe. It's just the best thing ever. It really is.

I'm Steve Jobs, and I'm a corpse

**CosmicPal** · 10-05-2011, 06:26 PM

Whether you like him or not, he did beget a profound commencement speech back in 2005. I've kept the video bookmarked because it's about living each day as though it is your last. That was a powerful motivator for him.

http://youtu.be/D1R-jKKp3NA

When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: "If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right." It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: "If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?" And whenever the answer has been "No" for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.

Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.

About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer. I had a scan at 7:30 in the morning, and it clearly showed a tumor on my pancreas. I didn't even know what a pancreas was. The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that is incurable, and that I should expect to live no longer than three to six months. My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order, which is doctor's code for prepare to die. It means to try to tell your kids everything you thought you'd have the next 10 years to tell them in just a few months. It means to make sure everything is buttoned up so that it will be as easy as possible for your family. It means to say your goodbyes.

I lived with that diagnosis all day. Later that evening I had a biopsy, where they stuck an endoscope down my throat, through my stomach and into my intestines, put a needle into my pancreas and got a few cells from the tumor. I was sedated, but my wife, who was there, told me that when they viewed the cells under a microscope the doctors started crying because it turned out to be a very rare form of pancreatic cancer that is curable with surgery. I had the surgery and I'm fine now.

This was the closest I've been to facing death, and I hope it's the closest I get for a few more decades. Having lived through it, I can now say this to you with a bit more certainty than when death was a useful but purely intellectual concept:

No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don't want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life's change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so dramatic, but it is quite true.

Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.

kstater · 10-05-2011, 06:28 PM

He tried calling 911 but AT&T dropped the call.

WV · 10-05-2011, 06:45 PM

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He tried calling 911 but AT&T dropped the call.

Silock · 10-05-2011, 06:34 PM

Sucks. The man knew how to revolutionize. A real genius of our time.

**RealSNR** · 10-05-2011, 06:40 PM

By the way, I own a MacBook. I love it for work.

But my problem is I love dead Steve Jobs jokes more.

Silock · 10-05-2011, 06:45 PM

Good night, sweet prince.

**AustinChief** · 10-05-2011, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Silock

Good night, sweet prince.

Why did you post a pic of the good Steve? You know, the one who ACTUALLY invented stuff... Steve Wozniak.

Hammock Parties · 10-05-2011, 06:46 PM

Odd that I just finished installing Windows 7 x64 last night.

COchief · 10-05-2011, 06:50 PM

Even though I detest apple fanboys and think many of apple's products are overpriced and over-marketed garbage.

The man changed virtually every American citizen's daily life with the ipod and iphone, that is a rare occurrence in today's world. He was a genius and a revolutionary inventor. RIP

**DaFace** · 10-05-2011, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by COchief

Even though I detest apple fanboys and think many of apple's products are overpriced and over-marketed garbage.

The man changed virtually every American citizen's daily life with the ipod and iphone, that is a rare occurrence in today's world. He was a genius and a revolutionary inventor. RIP

Spot on.
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Hammock Parties · 10-05-2011, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by COchief

The man changed virtually every American citizen's daily life with the ipod and iphone,

Steve Jobs did not invent the mp3 player or the smartphone.

10-05-2011, 06:13 PM	#1
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10-05-2011, 06:26 PM	#5
CosmicPal Learn it. Know it. Live it. Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: St. Petersburg, FL Casino cash: $10004900	Whether you like him or not, he did beget a profound commencement speech back in 2005. I've kept the video bookmarked because it's about living each day as though it is your last. That was a powerful motivator for him. http://youtu.be/D1R-jKKp3NA When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: "If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right." It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: "If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?" And whenever the answer has been "No" for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something. Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart. About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer. I had a scan at 7:30 in the morning, and it clearly showed a tumor on my pancreas. I didn't even know what a pancreas was. The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that is incurable, and that I should expect to live no longer than three to six months. My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order, which is doctor's code for prepare to die. It means to try to tell your kids everything you thought you'd have the next 10 years to tell them in just a few months. It means to make sure everything is buttoned up so that it will be as easy as possible for your family. It means to say your goodbyes. I lived with that diagnosis all day. Later that evening I had a biopsy, where they stuck an endoscope down my throat, through my stomach and into my intestines, put a needle into my pancreas and got a few cells from the tumor. I was sedated, but my wife, who was there, told me that when they viewed the cells under a microscope the doctors started crying because it turned out to be a very rare form of pancreatic cancer that is curable with surgery. I had the surgery and I'm fine now. This was the closest I've been to facing death, and I hope it's the closest I get for a few more decades. Having lived through it, I can now say this to you with a bit more certainty than when death was a useful but purely intellectual concept: No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don't want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life's change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so dramatic, but it is quite true. Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary. __________________ - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - Four blessings upon my fellow planeteers: Older whiskey, younger women, faster horses, and more money.
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10-05-2011, 06:45 PM	#10
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10-05-2011, 06:50 PM	#13
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