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In his 2005 Stanford commencement lecture, Apple Computer founder and college dropout Steve Jobs credited a Reed College calligraphy class for his focus on choo

by jpswade 13y ago

In his 2005 Stanford commencement lecture, Apple Computer founder and college dropout Steve Jobs credited a Reed College calligraphy class for his focus on choosing quality typefaces for the Macintosh. He seems to do alright.

dublinclontarf 13y ago
> He seems to do alright. Did, RIP Jobs. Also he was Steve Jobs, who created multiple multi-billion dollar companies, he would have been a success had he taken a burger flipping class. There was only one Steve Jobs.
- jpswade 13y ago
  That was a typo, however, as his legacy continues the typo remains. Also I disagree with your burger flipper comment, his beliefs were really what made him, him.
chad_oliver 13y ago
Those facts are indeed correlated, but there's no evidence of causation.
James_Duval 13y ago
He might indeed be doing alright if he had taken a little more interest in science. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/8841347/Steve-Jobs-regretted-trying-to-beat-cancer-with-alternative-medicine-for-so-long.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/8841347/Steve-Jo... I wonder how many years of his life that wasted?
- run2xs 13y ago
  Likely, none. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81xnvgOlHaY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81xnvgOlHaY
  - James_Duval 13y ago
    > John A. McDougall, M.D., is an American Irish physician and author whose philosophy is that degenerative disease can be prevented and treated with a low-fat, whole foods, plant-based/vegan diet – especially one based on starches such as potatoes, rice, and corn – which excludes all animal foods and added vegetable oils. Do you think the guy might have a horse in this race?
marknutter 13y ago
I believe Jobs didn't actually take the course but just showed up without being an enrolled student. This is an important point because he got his "liberal arts" fix without the high price tag.
protomyth 13y ago
He was not exactly a technical illiterate. In fact, I get the feeling quite a few media folks / commenters (not the parent post) who say he has a lack of technical knowledge have does less electronics work than Jobs did.

by jpswade 13y ago

dublinclontarf 13y ago

> He seems to do alright. Did, RIP Jobs. Also he was Steve Jobs, who created multiple multi-billion dollar companies, he would have been a success had he taken a burger flipping class. There was only one Steve Jobs.

jpswade 13y ago
That was a typo, however, as his legacy continues the typo remains. Also I disagree with your burger flipper comment, his beliefs were really what made him, him.

chad_oliver 13y ago

Those facts are indeed correlated, but there's no evidence of causation.

James_Duval 13y ago

He might indeed be doing alright if he had taken a little more interest in science. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/8841347/Steve-Jobs-regretted-trying-to-beat-cancer-with-alternative-medicine-for-so-long.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/8841347/Steve-Jo... I wonder how many years of his life that wasted?

run2xs 13y ago
Likely, none. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81xnvgOlHaY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81xnvgOlHaY
- James_Duval 13y ago
  > John A. McDougall, M.D., is an American Irish physician and author whose philosophy is that degenerative disease can be prevented and treated with a low-fat, whole foods, plant-based/vegan diet – especially one based on starches such as potatoes, rice, and corn – which excludes all animal foods and added vegetable oils. Do you think the guy might have a horse in this race?

marknutter 13y ago

I believe Jobs didn't actually take the course but just showed up without being an enrolled student. This is an important point because he got his "liberal arts" fix without the high price tag.

protomyth 13y ago

He was not exactly a technical illiterate. In fact, I get the feeling quite a few media folks / commenters (not the parent post) who say he has a lack of technical knowledge have does less electronics work than Jobs did.