The Apple has fallen from the tree...

“Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure — these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.” Steve Jobs

Remembering that I’ll be dead soon .......jen you scared me after I read these few lines words.

Not to be picky but the idiom in the title of this thread doesn't actually apply in its traditional meaning to the actual events. But at least it wasn't tasteless unlike a headline I saw on a newspaper today which read like this "Steve Jobs RiP" (notice the lowercase "i"). Nevertheless, I agree, he will be missed and his imprint in the industry will never be forgotten. In the early 2000s, Apple had got to a point where many saw it as a stuffy work tool. But with Jobs' innovative ideas from the iPod and onwards, Apple became a Lifestyle brand, not just a Work brand. To do that involves incredible innovation and risk taking. This is how I will remember Steve Jobs, he's definitely made an impact on my lifestyle.

May he rest in peace and best wishes to his family, friends and relatives. I don't think I own any Apple stuff but as someone on another site said, no doubt his visions seeped into and inspired the design/look of many other devices I own. Also I am an animation fan and he was an early adopter/supporter/founder of Pixar, without his funding perhaps the animation industry would be lacking their similarly innovative visions.

He will definitely go down in the history books and never be forgotten.

plumgas wrote:Remembering that I’ll be dead soon .......jen you scared me after I read these few lines words.

I'm hoping to be around a long time to come.

Jen wrote:“Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure — these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.” Steve Jobs

The stuff of legends usually occur when you take fear out of the equation. Unfortunately, that bastard keeps crawling back just a few moments later. Bloody fear. It might be linked to survival, it's the prime destroyer of marvels-to-be.

Someone said yesterday that ten years ago American had Bob Hope, Johnny Cash and Steve Jobs.

Now they have no Hope, no Cash and no Jobs.

No, but they still have their Sheen

I heard the same thing. Then I heard someone say that at least there's still Courtney Love, Kevin Bacon and Anthony Head.

I found that amusing enough to repost it here.

-Fred

And plenty of Bush to go around.

Anthony Head as in Giles from Buffy? He's english! You must have seen the Gold Blend adverts from the 80s!

I like the comment Joel, I'm moving!