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[niner]

Steve Jobs
1955-2011

[firespin]

It is sad that he died from pancreatic cancer at only 56 years old. Besides an accident, cancer has to be one of the most serious threats to longevity and reaching biological immortality.

[Elus]

No cryopreservation ? A titan has been erased from history forever, ne'er to return. A sad day indeed.

This man's company had a huge impact on the world of technology, and many ideas about what user friendly should entail. The whole idea that technology should adapt to us and be an extension of ourselves was a prominent theme at Apple.

Edited by Elus, 06 October 2011 - 02:24 AM.

[TheFountain]

It's pretty sad when you're walking around outside and you overhear some 15 year old ask someone else who steve jobs was! Do these fools realize that without this man they would not have personal computers (At least in the form we have them today) nor facebook, nor their precious Ipods, nor most social networking innovations that they take for granted as just another trivial thing? I believe she had an IPHONE with her too!

[brokenportal]

That's to be expected by the newer generations. You, for instance, don't know who invented the cell phone do you?

Who here has a renewed sense of dedication to the cause of indefinite life extension because of Steves horrible death?

[brokenportal]

In this Standford Commencement Adress, Steve talks about death from within the perspective of the pro-aging trance.

I watched that Address a few times. I think somebody around here posted it a year or so ago. Maybe it was somewhere else. In any case, here is Steve Jobs, talking about death as though its a good motivator for life, rationalizing and supporting death.

This is one example of the reason why the supporters of indefinite life extension around here and all the indefinite life extension communities need to stand up. We cant afford for you to not help. People like Steve Jobs and millions upon millions upon millions upon millions of others can not afford for you not to lend a hand. Help with projects, help with the forum, buy t shirts, give money, refer people to the site, or any of the indefinite life extension communities. I know a lot of you do around here, but I know that most of us think that everybody else will do it. The VIP Outreach Team for example could have put a stronger outreach effort into getting through to Steve Jobs. We talked to Steve Wozniak for gods sake, this stuff isnt rocket science, its not impossible. You know, Steve Wozniak went up on the Transcendent Man live panel a few months after we contacted him. When we contacted him he said that he didnt really much care for the notion of indefinite life extension and he was nice in turning us away. Just a few months later at the live panel he said that he used to not think he supported indefinite life extension but that he now thinks maybe he wants to see if he cant stick around a little longer and have a chance to check out things like the Singularity. The meme spreads, just bring it to them. They arent likely to think about it if nobody brings it to them, bring it to them. Help us get through to these people, please, for the love of life. Step up to the plate and help us get through to people.

[The Immortalist]

You know, Steve Wozniak went up on the Transcendent Man live panel a few months after we contacted him. When we contacted him he said that he didnt really much care for the notion of indefinite life extension and he was nice in turning us away. Just a few months later at the live panel he said that he used to not think he supported indefinite life extension but that he now thinks maybe he wants to see if he cant stick around a little longer and have a chance to check out things like the Singularity.

Do you have any links about this?

[e Volution]

He practised raw-food veganism... Not making any claim that it had anything to do with his early demise, but it seems relevant.

[CorbensLife]

Some very important quotes from Steve Job. I guess this goes in line with what most here think:

"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."

[drus]

Some very important quotes from Steve Job. I guess this goes in line with what most here think:

"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."

Excellent quotes! My heart goes out to Steve's family and friends for their loss.

[1kgcoffee]

I'm so saddened by this. Steve Jobs had so much more to give the world.

[Mind]

The most important thing he brought to the world is wealth. His hard work, innovation, and passion helped created many useful tools (computers, i-thingys, and such) and created a lot of millionaires. Not only the founders, management, and investors, but employees and productive people who used Apple products. I wish (besides more rich entrepreneurs embracing life extension and cryonics) that more people would stop occupying wall street and start creating just a tiny fraction of the wealth that Jobs did.

[Elus]

His death is a grave reminder that aging reaches even the best of us. No matter how successful you are, not matter how powerful and influential - aging and death just shit all over the beauty of life. It must be stopped. SENS and friends must succeed. Or we're all dead.

[PWAIN]

While all death is abhorrent, to me Steves death is no more important than the deaths of those Chinese workers who committed suicide working in the factory he subcontracted. This was not a charitable man and not a man who brought us great innovation but a man who was great at design and exceptional at marketing. He didn't invent anything, merely adapted existing technologies to be in a form that made people want them. There were no great scientific breakthroughs, no mass saving of life, no helping of the poor.

So yes, it is sad to see any person die, but that is as far as I go. I see the world as no better or worse without him.

Sorry to change the tone, but I prefer truth.

[Luminosity]

Nice picture.

[jep]

He practised raw-food veganism... Not making any claim that it had anything to do with his early demise, but it seems relevant.

He was a pescatarian, who otherwise ate a standard vegetarian diet from all sources I've seen.

[Pour_la_Science]

In this Standford Commencement Adress, Steve talks about death from within the perspective of the pro-aging trance.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc&feature=player_detailpage#t=542s
I watched that Address a few times. I think somebody around here posted it a year or so ago. Maybe it was somewhere else. In any case, here is Steve Jobs, talking about death as though its a good motivator for life, rationalizing and supporting death.

A strange man after all: one whose job was to build new technology and was deeply afraid of medical technology :
http://money.cnn.com...tune/index4.htm

Jobs' tumor was discovered in October 2003. He had been getting abdominal scans periodically because of a history of intestinal problems. His doctors noticed a growth that turned out to be an islet cell neuroendocrine tumor - a rare and operable form of pancreatic cancer. With surgery, his long-term prognosis would be good.
But Jobs sought instead to treat his tumor with a special diet while launching a lengthy exploration of alternative approaches.(...) Apple director Levinson, who has a Ph.D. in biochemistry, monitored the situation for the board. He and another director, Bill Campbell, tried to persuade Jobs to have the surgery.

Edited by Pour_la_Science, 07 October 2011 - 12:36 PM.