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weird design for steve jobs.. without context it looks like the depiction of some spiritual leader (which maybe is a bit funny given the early apple fanbase). I

weird design for steve jobs.. without context it looks like the depiction of some spiritual leader (which maybe is a bit funny given the early apple fanbase). I get he was a bit of a hippie, but that's not exactly his claim-to-fame > His posture and expression, as he is captured in a moment of reflection i dont associate "reflection" with him. not to disparage him in the slightest, but its just not in the top ten of things i associate with him. I then made myself laugh by trying to imagine a depiction of Bill Gates in the same pose

FloorEgg 1y ago
And then you made me laugh as well.
baxtr 1y ago
From: Steve Jobs, sjobs@apple.com To: Steve Jobs, sjobs@apple.com Date: Thursday, September 2, 2010 at 11:08PM I grow little of the food I eat, and of the little I do grow I did not breed or perfect the seeds. I do not make any of my own clothing. I speak a language I did not invent or refine. I did not discover the mathematics I use. I am protected by freedoms and laws I did not conceive of or legislate, and do not enforce or adjudicate. I am moved by music I did not create myself. When I needed medical attention, I was helpless to help myself survive. I did not invent the transistor, the microprocessor, object oriented programming, or most of the technology I work with. I love and admire my species, living and dead, and am totally dependent on them for my life and well being. Sent from my iPad
- contrarian1234 1y ago
  yeah, i don't wanna shit of steve jobs. I'm sure he reflects on stuff. (though this thing seems to suggest.. he needs to reflect on some real basic human stuff..) I'm sure you can find some cute quotes from Bill Gates too. It's just not really what he's known for just out of pure curiosity.. what's the context of this? He wrote a poem.. to email to himself? and.. how did he get access to his private emails? I can't think of any other example of people writing and mailing poems to themselves
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  - joakleaf 1y ago
    It was released by The Steve Jobs archive posthumously https://stevejobsarchive.com/ https://stevejobsarchive.com/ The archive was launched by Laurene Powell Jobs in 2022
  - paulcole 1y ago
    > I can't think of any other example of people writing and mailing poems to themselves How many people’s emails have you checked to see if they do this?
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vanderZwan 1y ago
> I then made myself laugh by trying to imagine a depiction of Bill Gates in the same pose That is funny, although nothing will ever top Deborah Feingold's 1985 photoshoot where he lies on his desk and flirts with the camera
- contrarian1234 1y ago
  see, now that's a coin I'd actually get! I'd get a whole roll and give it out to friends
- throw101010 1y ago
  We should get a coin of Bill Gates jumping over a chair: https://youtube.com/watch?v=KxaCOHT0pmI https://youtube.com/watch?v=KxaCOHT0pmI
- card_zero 1y ago
  Indeed https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*l85kSwZf8E_FLHKwv5iCBA.jpeg https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*l85kSwZf... It always reminds me of Manet's Olympia.
  - microtherion 1y ago
    Maybe Boucher's Blonde Odalisque.
cubefox 1y ago
Either of these two Steve Jobs portraits would have been much better: https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4D12AQHLC366nJwa1A/article-cover_image-shrink_600_2000/article-cover_image-shrink_600_2000/0/1736868009395?e=2147483647&v=beta&t=KIiWyH5e6witxhT5jDp6rZ-Q9Mtyx9FaaLvNcUpoT80 https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4D12AQHLC366nJwa1A/art...
lossyalgo 1y ago
If you scroll down there is a description explaining the pose: > This design presents a young Steve Jobs sitting in front of a quintessentially northern California landscape of oak-covered rolling hills. His posture and expression, as he is captured in a moment of reflection, show how this environment inspired his vision to transform complex technology into something as intuitive and organic as nature itself. Inscriptions are “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” and “CALIFORNIA.” Additional inscriptions are “STEVE JOBS” and “MAKE SOMETHING WONDERFUL.”
- ada1981 1y ago
  It reminds me of the scene from the movie where he’s taking LSD in the field.
- contrarian1234 1y ago
  sometimes I'm really flabbergasted by the replies and reading comprehension on HN. I'm genuinely curious what's going on. Are you a last-gen AI or something? Did you read the first sentence and hit reply? I'm literally quoting the passage you're citing and talking directly about it. And then you quote it back to me. mind = blown.
JKCalhoun 1y ago
> which maybe is a bit funny given the early apple fanbase Or, you know, just early Steve Jobs.

FloorEgg 1y ago

And then you made me laugh as well.

baxtr 1y ago

From: Steve Jobs, sjobs@apple.com To: Steve Jobs, sjobs@apple.com Date: Thursday, September 2, 2010 at 11:08PM I grow little of the food I eat, and of the little I do grow I did not breed or perfect the seeds. I do not make any of my own clothing. I speak a language I did not invent or refine. I did not discover the mathematics I use. I am protected by freedoms and laws I did not conceive of or legislate, and do not enforce or adjudicate. I am moved by music I did not create myself. When I needed medical attention, I was helpless to help myself survive. I did not invent the transistor, the microprocessor, object oriented programming, or most of the technology I work with. I love and admire my species, living and dead, and am totally dependent on them for my life and well being. Sent from my iPad

contrarian1234 1y ago
yeah, i don't wanna shit of steve jobs. I'm sure he reflects on stuff. (though this thing seems to suggest.. he needs to reflect on some real basic human stuff..) I'm sure you can find some cute quotes from Bill Gates too. It's just not really what he's known for just out of pure curiosity.. what's the context of this? He wrote a poem.. to email to himself? and.. how did he get access to his private emails? I can't think of any other example of people writing and mailing poems to themselves
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- joakleaf 1y ago
  It was released by The Steve Jobs archive posthumously https://stevejobsarchive.com/ https://stevejobsarchive.com/ The archive was launched by Laurene Powell Jobs in 2022
- paulcole 1y ago
  > I can't think of any other example of people writing and mailing poems to themselves How many people’s emails have you checked to see if they do this?
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vanderZwan 1y ago

> I then made myself laugh by trying to imagine a depiction of Bill Gates in the same pose That is funny, although nothing will ever top Deborah Feingold's 1985 photoshoot where he lies on his desk and flirts with the camera

contrarian1234 1y ago
see, now that's a coin I'd actually get! I'd get a whole roll and give it out to friends
throw101010 1y ago
We should get a coin of Bill Gates jumping over a chair: https://youtube.com/watch?v=KxaCOHT0pmI https://youtube.com/watch?v=KxaCOHT0pmI
card_zero 1y ago
Indeed https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*l85kSwZf8E_FLHKwv5iCBA.jpeg https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*l85kSwZf... It always reminds me of Manet's Olympia.
- microtherion 1y ago
  Maybe Boucher's Blonde Odalisque.

cubefox 1y ago

Either of these two Steve Jobs portraits would have been much better: https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4D12AQHLC366nJwa1A/article-cover_image-shrink_600_2000/article-cover_image-shrink_600_2000/0/1736868009395?e=2147483647&v=beta&t=KIiWyH5e6witxhT5jDp6rZ-Q9Mtyx9FaaLvNcUpoT80 https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4D12AQHLC366nJwa1A/art...

lossyalgo 1y ago

If you scroll down there is a description explaining the pose: > This design presents a young Steve Jobs sitting in front of a quintessentially northern California landscape of oak-covered rolling hills. His posture and expression, as he is captured in a moment of reflection, show how this environment inspired his vision to transform complex technology into something as intuitive and organic as nature itself. Inscriptions are “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” and “CALIFORNIA.” Additional inscriptions are “STEVE JOBS” and “MAKE SOMETHING WONDERFUL.”

ada1981 1y ago
It reminds me of the scene from the movie where he’s taking LSD in the field.
contrarian1234 1y ago
sometimes I'm really flabbergasted by the replies and reading comprehension on HN. I'm genuinely curious what's going on. Are you a last-gen AI or something? Did you read the first sentence and hit reply? I'm literally quoting the passage you're citing and talking directly about it. And then you quote it back to me. mind = blown.

JKCalhoun 1y ago

> which maybe is a bit funny given the early apple fanbase Or, you know, just early Steve Jobs.