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Hacker News Front Page Snapshot from Last Night
- matthewlehner 15y agoThis is good to see - I don't think any one person has had more influence on the way we use computers/technology than Steve did. It felt good to know that someone with his vision also had the power to create and guide new technologies and inovations within many industries. Now that singular force is gone. Hopefully Apple, or the other major players are able to continue to innovate and not just add better specs and more features.
- geoka9 15y ago> I don't think any one person has had more influence on the way we use computers/technology than Steve did. Just wondering, if I don't use macs, smartphones and tablets, do I still owe it to him for the way I use computers/technology?
- rcthompson 15y agoYes. Any major operating system or computing device from the last decade or so (give or take a few decades) has been in stiff competition with the operating systems and computing devices that Apple produced under Steve Jobs, and they have all been strongly influenced by (modeled after?) those Apple products with which they competed. Even something as basic as his insistence that things should be easy to use forced everyone else to improve their products' usability, even change the way they think about designing software in order to make usability a priority, in order to catch up.
- geoka9 15y agoHow do you know? EDIT: oh, I really don't know about that. I spend my days using GNU/Linux, Emacs, C/C++ (GCC) and related free libraries/tools. Even my window manager is emacs-user friendly. If anybody, the most influential person wrt my computing is Richard Stallman.
- hrabago 15y agoIt trickles down, particularly when it comes to someone as influential as Steve Jobs. You may not have used any of his products directly, but as shown by this snapshot, he has influenced an entire generation of great number of people, going beyond technology. Some of these people take bits and pieces of the design principles and apply it to their work. Some of them take lessons shared by Mr. Jobs in his speeches or interviews because they look up to him, and apply those in their work. Mr. Page and Mr. Brin says they looked up to Jobs as model. Windows improved by paying attention to what Mac comes up with. Steve Jobs helped propel the industry forward, so even if you never used any of his products directly, it's a good bet you still benefited from his innovations.
- cwp 15y agoActually, I had been offline all afternoon, and only learned of it when I opened up HN. I was stunned by the top story, and it was good 3 or 4 minutes before I noticed that the entire front page was devoted to Steve. At that point I got something in my eye and had to close my laptop.
- uniclaude 15y agoTwo things are very interesting to me here: - This 100% Steve Jobs page was actually organically generated. - Several members of the community took screen/snapshots yesterday when they discovered the frontpage like this. Those things make me realize how like-minded can some of the members in this community be.
- AndyKelley 15y agoHere let me aid your statistics: http://superjoesoftware.com/temp/hn-steve.png http://superjoesoftware.com/temp/hn-steve.png
- santa_boy 15y agoNot as well timed as you guys, but here is my attempt: http://xeqtit.com/content/hn%E2%80%93imourn.php http://xeqtit.com/content/hn%E2%80%93imourn.php
- alexholehouse 15y agoGuilty - http://www.holehouse.org/thoughts/goodnight-mr-jobs/ http://www.holehouse.org/thoughts/goodnight-mr-jobs/
- raimondious 15y agohttp://cl.ly/112v3A30012Y1I0h302f http://cl.ly/112v3A30012Y1I0h302f
- potatolicious 15y agoIt's not just the HN crowd - I walked by the SF Apple Store today and the front windows were covered in post-it notes full of thoughts from passers by. I know we in the tech world followed his every little move, but it surprised me how much, well, regular people cared. I've never seen this kind of reaction for the death of any famous person who isn't a politician/community leader.
- n0on3 15y ago"I've never seen this kind of reaction for the death of any famous person who isn't a [...] community leader." < Fact is, he was :) ..at least sort of..
- nhebb 15y agoI did a screen grab at ~10:00 PM PST. I never planned on posting it, but I felt it was the "where were you when you found out JFK / Elvis / etc. died" moment of the tech generation and wanted to capture it.
- chj 15y agoA hacker doesn't have to write code to be respected.
- neetij 15y agoNoticed the same thing and started adding to a small collection of tributes from various sites: http://gim.ie/bfmX http://gim.ie/bfmX
- 0ffw0rlder 15y agoWhat is with the SJ worship on reddit/HN? Apple continues to make overpriced hardware (compare to T and W series thinkpads xD) which almost always sacrifices form for function. Want to put an esata/fibre/ port on your laptop? - only one MBP allows it. OS X is a toy os for people who don't want to run windows (excell/MSVS) or linux. Sure, put the iWhatever in the museum of modern art, but just about any business-clas laptop will run linux.
- thetruthsayer 15y agoSpot on my friend - spot on.
- srl 15y agoJust to say: my MBP runs linux (arch) well better than any of my friend's business-class laptops. (Also, I think you meant to say "function for form".)
- snippyhollow 15y agoI did this snapshot (we see more clearly): http://i.imgur.com/pkT8z.png http://i.imgur.com/pkT8z.png
- chokma 15y agoHacker News: no other news on that day. http://images.schedim.de/hacker_news_steve_jobs.png http://images.schedim.de/hacker_news_steve_jobs.png (from Do 06 Okt 2011 09:15:01 CEST)
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- wazoox 15y agoI don't actually care about Steve Jobs death, despite my MacBook, my PowerBook 520c and my Apple //c. I'd probably be sad if Woz passed away. The only public figure death that really saddened me at the time was Miles Davis'. I remember that so vividly.
- adrianwaj 15y ago2 hours earlier http://hackerbra.in/steve.png http://hackerbra.in/steve.png
- ck2 15y agoI've made a filtered feed that removes most of those stories http://feeds.feedburner.com/hacker-news-filtered http://feeds.feedburner.com/hacker-news-filtered I'll delete it after the weekend to respect PG (after the news-cycle finally breaks).
- gbog 15y agoWhat I would be looking for is a diversity enforcer.
- dstein64 15y agoThis was the first time I have seen the entire front page consisting of articles on one topic. The snapshot is from 11pm PDT, and it is from a site that archives the Hacker News front page.
- cosgroveb 15y agoI was shocked last night when I counted 27 articles about Steve Jobs and three about other stuff.
- throw_away 15y agowell, there was the great erlang flood of '09 (though I can't find a screen grab): http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=512145 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=512145
- raimondious 15y agoThat happened again in response to the flood of posts about _why when he "died".
- dgallagher 15y agoAnother one: http://dave-gallagher.net/pics/hn_ipad.png http://dave-gallagher.net/pics/hn_ipad.png
- macrael 15y agoThank you for shareing. I'd feared that I wouldn't get to save that moment.
- artursapek 15y agoI got one as well. http://i.imgur.com/dZife.jpg http://i.imgur.com/dZife.jpg Unanimous, save for one story on Linux.
- invisiblefunnel 15y agoSince we're sharing :) https://twitter.com/#!/invisiblefunnel/status/121843396758351872/photo/1/large https://twitter.com/#!/invisiblefunnel/status/12184339675835...
- andrewljohnson 15y agoI didn't get a screenshot, but it was unanimous at 11:04 PST. http://twitter.com/#!/trailbehind/status/121827334541164544 http://twitter.com/#!/trailbehind/status/121827334541164544
- X-Istence 15y agoThat one disappeared to page 3 rather quickly.
- mappu 15y agoUnanimous here. http://i.imgur.com/2hsac.png http://i.imgur.com/2hsac.png
- fletchowns 15y agojpg for a screenshot :(
- dstein64 15y agoHere is a PDF that I captured at 11:34pm EST, that also has 30/30 articles on Steve Jobs. I was going to post a link to this, until I found the snapshot. https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0BwIUSOeTfraBMTIyOWFjMTUtNDk3MC00YWI5LWEzMWYtZTQxMDUzNjVhYTBk&hl=en_US https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chro...
- j45 15y agoI have my screenshot too from last night. 8:57 PM PST. http://i.imgur.com/SVokO.png http://i.imgur.com/SVokO.png
- DiabloD3 15y agoI counted last night that not only was the first page 30/30 Saint Jobs, but the second page was at least half Jobs. Really, the man made an impact on everyone. I wonder why it took until he died for everyone to realize it?
- bad_wolf 15y agoI think it took his death only to make the realization (and discussion) simultaneous. Heck, I had been thinking about his impact this past weekend, and I've spent a grand total of two dollars with Apple (and own no Apple hardware).
- ArchD 15y agoI suspect that this has something to do with the competitive nature of human beings. Publicly praising/endorsing a famous living person on one hand gives him more power, and on the other hand encourages antagonism from the detractors/enemies/competitors of that person because praising/endorsing someone is an act of aligning with that person. Giving power to others is not something human beings naturally want to do. Neither is inviting opposition. When the subject of the praise or endorsement is dead, the whole equation changes. Dead people have no power over you, and whatever enemies or competitors they used to have are usually no longer opposed to them. Just my two cents. It would be interesting to have a way to test this theory.
- mechanical_fish 15y agoPeople realized it all along. It just wasn't the time for everyone to say so at once. Mourning time is that time. It won't last forever. Mourning doesn't, and shouldn't, last forever. Which is all the more reason to make it count now, when it is appropriate.
- Nican 15y agoHere is my share at 11:16:14 PM http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5927713/ZScreen/Hacker_News_-_Google_Chrome-2011-10-05_23.16.14.png http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5927713/ZScreen/Hacker_News_-_Google...
- _moyo 15y agoyea u seen the same exact thing but different post
- catshirt 15y agoin case it's not clear from the comments, op is most certainly a snapshot. surprisingly cooler than a screenshot.
- felipemnoa 15y agoWhat is the difference?
- antoncohen 15y ago30 of 30 at 8:52 PM PDT. The second page was about 25 of 30. http://goo.gl/7o53T http://goo.gl/7o53T
- ahuibers 15y agohttp://news.ycombinator.com/over?points=3000 http://news.ycombinator.com/over?points=3000
- nhebb 15y agoAnd patrickthomas went from 0 to 3335 karma in a single post.
- ChuckMcM 15y agoPretty cool, 724 days, no comments, one submission, 3346 karma. Probably not something work trying to avoid in a web based reputation system.
- coldarchon 15y agoDoesn't it show how useless global karma is? Besides, I never voted someone down, I just ignore or vote up ..
- bane 15y agoKarma should probably best work on a 1-year rolling window. Your karma score only shows the last year's worth of karma, so it encourages activity.
- ramchip 15y agoI don't think encouraging activity is necessarily good. A lot of comments do not really contribute something useful to the discussion. I'd rather people just posted when they have something really useful or insightful to say. Less comments means less time wasted for the readers.
- coldarchon 15y agoisn't that what ebay implemented recently? Did they patent their algorithm?
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- ComputerGuru 15y agoIf any man deserved this, Steve Jobs most certainly did.
- romaniv 15y agoHowever, there are plenty of people whose contribusions to humanity wastly exceed what Jobs did. Would they get this kind of coverage if deceased? I seriously doubt that.
- antihero 15y agoIt's annoying - I mean yes he made some excellent products and an arguably visionary ability to capitalise on consumers, but most of his products were hardly original - he just took existing ideas and made them more user friendly and pretty.
- geogra4 15y agoThat's the whole point. Henry Ford didn't invent the automobile but that didn't mean he had no impact in how quickly it was adopted!
- eulo 15y agoGetting cancer? I concur
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- swombat 15y agoWow, what an ass. I hope you get hellbanned for this.
- frankiewarren 15y agoI'm pretty sure he meant that Steve deserved the respect that the community is showing for him.
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- jessedhillon 15y agoHas anyone else noticed the black band (actually a table row) at the top of HN? I only noticed it yesterday, so I'm assuming it's pg's way of signifying that HN is mourning the loss of Steve Jobs.
- felipemnoa 15y agoYes, it is.
- Locke1689 15y agoIt appears when someone important to the community passes away.
- mahyarm 15y agoI thought PG put a filter on only Steve Jobs stories because of his death.
- pg 15y agoNo, it was organic.
- jwr 15y agoI took a screenshot of HN yesterday. I felt this was a great tribute to Steve — demonstrates how many of our lives he touched and the respect he commands.
- gbog 15y agoAnd annoying. Did you consider adding a filter to increase diversity?
- pg 15y agoNo. I thought it was good.
- philwelch 15y agoI rather liked it too, and I especially liked it later on when there were just a couple of other links, like the first blades of grass poking through melting snow at the beginning of spring.
- kamaal 15y agoI am from India, and pg I have a question for you. Its almost 1 in the afternoon here. So it must be midnight in the US. I also see you replying to posts during the US day time. If its not too personal, can you share you a brief outline of your schedule. I assume you do not procrastinate, but about the energy and how do you plan your tasks.
- gbog 15y agoWow, lost a lot of karma with this. Anyone cares to explain downvotes? Most links about SJ yesterday did not follow HN guidelines about intellectual curiosity, in my understanding, please clarify if I'm wrong.
- BobSacamano 15y agoHere's my screen grab, 1:41 PM, 06-10-11, (UTC+09:30) http://i.imgur.com/boohg.png http://i.imgur.com/boohg.png
- MatthewB 15y agoI still can't believe Steve Jobs is gone. I don't think I've ever felt this sad about someone I've never met. I always thought I would meet Steve eventually, especially since I finally moved to Silicon Valley recently. He will always be my hero and an inspiration to me in every aspect of my life.
- wunderfool 15y agoget a grip! honestly this messiah-complex is out of hand
- _4zly 15y agoIn every aspect, are you serious? You have to diversify your influences...
- petercooper 15y agoI'm pretty sure MatthewB didn't say he had only one hero.
- angstrom 15y agoNor did he imagine Enrique Inglesais's "I Can Be Your Hero" being sung by Steve Jobs. Influential role model is probably more accurate.
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- wuster 15y ago16-year Mac user here - I wouldn't go to the extent of saying Jobs changed my life. Apple devices influenced how I got my work done, which is non-trivial, but I won't idol worship him in an emotional manner. He's still only human just like the rest of us.
- petercooper 15y agoYou can see every single hour at http://hackerslide.com/ http://hackerslide.com/
- wxl24life 15y agoIt's really great!
- doc_larry 15y agoSteve's death just underlines how real his Stanford commencent speech hits home. His life certainly had its ups and downs, but through it all he persevered and fought for that he felt was true and was worth it. Although his accomplishements went beyond what anyone would have possibly dreamed (aside from himself) there are so many people around us who are also heroes of the real world. We mourn today a great man and in a sense we hold hommage to all of those people who strive to make this world a better place. Rest in peace Steve, may God bless you and your family
- shreex 15y agoyet another screengrab 30/30: http://i.imgur.com/T3CxH.png http://i.imgur.com/T3CxH.png
- mike-cardwell 15y agoI would like to see what happened to the traffic on this site yesterday. I spent considerably less time here than average because of the lack of tech news.
- billjings 15y agoInitially, it was slammed.
- nec4b 15y agoFor a community that takes pride in being intelectual, this is pretty sad and bordeline to religius worship. The black band and a single thread where one could express his appreciation for the deceased would be respectful and enough.
- skatenerd 15y ago"sup dog"
- skatenerd 15y agoI thought it was legitimately worth pointing out that there is a popular post on hacker news that is about hacker news. I apologize for inappropriately using a meme to make that point.
- robjohnson 15y agoThis shows the incredible influence that Steve had on the tech community. Unlike others who have disrupted the world like him, we can at least be glad that he got to witness the incredible impact that he had.
- morsch 15y agoI took a screenshot of the Slashdot firehose (ie. the incoming/recent stories page, not the front page) when the news broke: http://morsch.soup.io/post/174107125/Steve-Jobs-Dead-At-56 http://morsch.soup.io/post/174107125/Steve-Jobs-Dead-At-56
- afsgdhfj 15y agohttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/news/hardware/Steve-Jobs-authorized-biography-so-his-kids-can-know-him/articleshow/10261690.cms http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/news/hardware/Steve-...
- dlikhten 15y agoI was actually worried it would not go away. Fortunately today is back-to-business minus a few posts.
- cme 15y agoThe way it should be!
- iqster 15y agoLike many here, I've been feeling really down because of Steve's passing. At first, it was confusing ... I never even met the guy. Why am I grieving so much? Seeing all the posts on HN and FB, it is comforting to know it's not just me who never met him, and yet is profoundly sad at his passing. He was a personal hero to so many of us.
- jsiaah 15y agoAnd this SJ spam problem is not over yet...
- supjeff 15y agoLeave the meta nonsense to reddit.