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Terrific eulogy via Twitter

EmmaZahn — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:08:18 +0000

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Terrific eulogy via Twitter @FinancialTimes >

In memoriam: Steve Jobs. Read Martin Wolf's view here: on.ft.com/qxJyZA

My pleasure. I am hoping

Beetlejuice — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 03:50:40 +0000

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My pleasure.

I am hoping someone with more skin in the game will see the argument ... heath care premiums the average workers pays thru payroll deductions aren't investments in research. Cures for what ails us can only be resolved if we all pool our resources. While Steve Jobs had tons of cash on reserve, it wasn't enough to cure him. So just because you have a company sponsored health care plan doesn't mean they will be able to cure any illness you come down with. Only by putting the health care system under the knife and cutting out the excess and waste will we be able to get a better grip on the common ailments that can be easily treated at little cost and time. That frees up more money and time to research new methodologies, techniques and technology to discover causes of the more serious illnesses and establish preventative measures for the public to follow ... like the polio and TB vaccines were in the mid twentieth century. But we can't take the first step forward if a majority are too selfish and refuse to participate simply because, at the moment, they're not sick. Someone needs to remind them that once they do get deathly sick, there may not be a cure and they'll die prematurely.

Sorry.

MrSmith1 — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:37:16 +0000

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Sorry.

Ouch

Donal — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:12:06 +0000

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Ouch

Very sad, indeed, however,

MrSmith1 — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:05:25 +0000

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Very sad, indeed, however, there is absolutely NO truth to the rumor that GOP soothsayers predicted the death of the Apple co-founder when, earlier this year, they wrote: "Obama to Blame for Loss of Jobs."

I like this statement very

Oxy Mora — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 18:15:59 +0000

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I like this statement very much. Thanks.

I got my very first Apple

tmccarthy0 — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:50:19 +0000

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I got my very first Apple computer in August of 1977, I was 15. I took it with me to boarding school in '79, and we used my apple to roll up characters for our D&D games. We created a random number generator, based on the 20 sided dice.

That Apple computer changed the trajectory of my life. Thanks Steve!

RIP Steve Jobs, rest in peace.

Jobs was a Buddhist, so the

Verified Atheist — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:12:35 +0000

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Jobs was a Buddhist, so the liberal label might not be malapropos. Of course, as our Richard II would point out religious affiliation (or lack thereof) doesn't necessarily define ones political ideology.

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EmmaZahn — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:25:51 +0000

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Image by Jill Ousey

What I find missing is that

Beetlejuice — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:08:57 +0000

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What I find missing is that his death from pancreatic cancer didn't have an option to play out, like a smoker getting a new set of lungs and heart ... at least I never heard such an option was available to him. His untimely death should send a message to all we need to put more money in researching medical possibilities for everyone regardless of one's ability to pay. Mr. Jobs had more than the minimal financial resources to pay for expert medical attention, yet he still died unnecessarily. That should send a clear message to those who believe the costs of medical cares is high because of scofflaws gaming the system ... it's not about money. It's about research into the hidden dimension about life and learning how to control and correct organisms that malfunction and slowly destroy their host body. It's why universal health care was and still is so important. Of course, if it requires conservatives to increase taxes to fund such medical research for the public good then it won't be too long before Jobs will be painted as a liberal and his life was not worth saving because one life is too costly for the public to endure. Then again, maybe it will make a few reconsider their entrenched positions. Mr Jobs death might follow that of the legendary phoneix ... reborn out of the ashes of death. Just think ... his death being the catalyst to rejuvenate a demand for universal heath care and research into cures for the many varieties of cancers that plague mankind is a parting gift up Mr. jobs alley ... just like all of the many products he brought forth during his life span.