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10-05-2011, 08:17 PM #1Registered User
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Apple Co-Founder Steve Jobs Dead At Age 56
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs dead at 56
Was shocked to hear this news after dinner tonight.
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10-05-2011, 08:28 PM #2Master Dollar Stretcher
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Wow, that IS a shock! I hadn't heard!
DH aka Mad Hen
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10-05-2011, 08:34 PM #3Moderator
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He's been sick a long time, but I'm still shocked.
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10-05-2011, 09:10 PM #4Registered User
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Yes... was watching TV and they broke in with a special announcement. I think we all knew he was ill but didn't expect it so suddenly.
Kind of brings my Dad's death back to the surface (he died in 2008 at 59)Frugalista Mama to DD 12 & DS 8
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10-05-2011, 09:27 PM #5Registered User
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This was one of those that made me genuinely sad to hear. The kids and I have kinda become apple fan girls over the past few months. He was a fascinating character.
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10-05-2011, 10:05 PM #6Registered User
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My husband read a blog post about a month ago, near when he stepped down from Apple, that speculated about why. They said he must have known there wasn't much time left because nothing other than knowing he was going to die soon would have made him leave the company.
It is a sad day.MissSeetonFan
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10-05-2011, 10:16 PM #7Registered User
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I'm surprised it happened so quickly after leaving Apple. Just for his sake, I had kind of hoped he would be around for a little while, enjoying life on the outside of the company.
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10-05-2011, 10:21 PM #8Registered User
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He had a quiet dignity about him, didn't he? I admire that he worked up until almost the last. He was a brave and brilliant man. Sad to not have his familiar face present at new Apple product launches. I will think of him fondly, every time I use my Apple devices. They make my life so much better and easier.
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10-06-2011, 12:20 AM #9Registered User
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I feel fortunate to be able to write this from my beautiful iMac...Thank you Steve, for many wonderful products!
Right is right even if no one else is doing it. Wrong is wrong even if everyone else is doing it.
IF IT IS TO BE.....IT IS UP TO ME
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10-06-2011, 09:10 AM #10Registered User
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Dh bought his first computer when we were dating way back around 1986 or "87. It was an Apple and so tiny and cute! He was so proud of it! LOL!
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Am sad about this. I'm an Apple cult member.
5 cool things Jobs left us that weren't gadgets - Entertainment - Celebrities - TODAY.com
I posted this on my Facebook, its from that article:
5. A Meditation on Mortality; an Action Plan for Life: "Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life," Jobs said in his 2005 Stanford commencement address. "Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition."
I still have a Macintosh Classic II.
Yes, it still boots and has games on it. Sigh.
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10-06-2011, 03:15 PM #12Super Moderator
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Get this.... Westboro Baptist Church announced via Iphone on Twitter, they plan to picket Steve Jobs funeral.
Russ
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LOL!!! Now that's just tacky.
Originally Posted by Russ
LDR, 2 DD (one left the nest, one rarely home) More pets than money. More love than sense.
"If you can't see the light at the end of the tunnel, march down there and light it yourself."
Full-time job
Car loan and personal loan
Challenges for 2012:
2012 Grocery Budget Reduction Challenge- $100 a month. (down from $150) Hm, might be too low.
Electric Usage Challenge (doing well, under $70 most months)
Yah, I suck at this money stuff, I know. That's why I'm here.
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Will they get the date correct in time to do this? Originally Posted by Russ
2012: The Year Of The Purge!
UPDATED: MAY 15/12
2012 FLING - 673/2012 | COUPON SAVINGS $178.93
EMERGENCY FUND #2 - $510.78 | VACATION FUND - $513.58 | CHANGE JAR $222.51
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Bank of America is THE godfather of Hell with Wells Fargo running neck and neck. When the world ends the only things that will be left are cockroaches, Walmart, Wells Fargo and Bank of America. Not necessarily in that order. The order remains to be seen.
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