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A Profile of Steve Jobs Published By The Times

A Profile of Steve Jobs Published By The Times

Posted August 17, 2009 at 10:37am by iClarified
The Times has published a profile Steve Jobs which discusses some of the recent events in his life; such as, his health and his fight to tear down the Jackling House.

For five years the owner of the Jackling House in Woodside, California, has been trying to knock it down. He hates the place, calling it “one of the biggest abominations of a house I’ve ever seen”. He hates it so much, he has abandoned it to live a few miles away in Palo Alto. Pictures of the interior show a ghostly, decaying mansion. The owner can’t knock it down because of protests from conservationists. But a deal has been done. He will spend $600,000 to have it taken down and will have it rebuilt elsewhere — not a big victory by his standards, but a satisfying one. He has been having a hard time lately.

9to5Mac has heard that Apple’s PR people attempted to prevent publication of this report though most of the information in the report is common knowledge. Perhaps they felt a quick glance at the article might put Jobs in a negative light.


The report does recognize the genius of Steve Jobs:

Geniuses tend to see their own lives as universally significant, embodying the great currents of their age. They may not know they are doing this, but it is evident in their work. Everything about Jobs tells me this is how he sees his life, as the distillation of the high-tech revolution and of affluent, aspirational consumerism. He is, as Dan Lyons says, “the ultimate end-user”, both consumer and maker. He is one with the bozos and their gizmos. That’s who he is.

You can read the entire four page profile using the link below...

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Kyle Flanagan
Kyle Flanagan - August 17, 2009 at 1:07pm
I believe the only time Steve Jobs was at his best, was during the Stanford commencement speech. I keep going back to watching that speech mainly for inspiration, and for all the (rookie) advice(s) but most of all about 'finding something you love to do'. I guess, apart from being an original, it's also a key ingredient for success.
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