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New email from Steve Jobs: 'Life is fragile'
- eplanit 16y agoGeezus. Steve Jobs sends a terse, two sentence email wherein he states (very un-eloquently) a basic and well-known truth of life -- and he's to be anointed for Sainthood? Ask anybody who has faced mortality so closely. Yes, you learn hard and fast that life is fragile. I'm happy Steve survived his illness, and that he was able to get a transplant. I'm happy that he's advocating a good cause. He's a very successful and talented person, and historically noteworthy CEO. There are a lot of good things to say about the guy. But come on, let's keep perspective. Most people on this list would have written back with responses at least (and very likely more) compassionate that Mr. Jobs did. The phenomenon of Celebrity never ceases to amaze me.
- petercooper 16y agoFrom the "not sure where I am on the autism scale" department.. it stood out for me that Steve uses two spaces after periods in his e-mail. I even had to go test Mail on the iPad to see if it allowed that (without autocorrection). It does!
- noonespecial 16y agoHe didn't, however, do so well on the your/you're thing.
- philwelch 16y agoOn the iPhone, at least, "two spaces" autosubstitutes to "two spaces and a period after the last word.