I thought a much detailed explanation was found in another article that was posted to HN earlier this month [1]. The article referred to a 2008 blog post about

I thought a much detailed explanation was found in another article that was posted to HN earlier this month [1]. The article referred to a 2008 blog post about that. --- [1] http://www.skepticblog.org/2011/10/06/steve-jobs-succumbs-to-alternative-medicine/ http://www.skepticblog.org/2011/10/06/steve-jobs-succumbs-to... and HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3080176 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3080176