Agree. Thanks Ric.

Steve Jobs - One Last Thing on PBS most places tonight at 10.

Edited November 2, 201114 yr by blessingx

Not that it was great or anything, but if you were interested in last nights doc, but missed it, it's now streaming.

Thanks for the link. I missed it by an hour I guess.

Not that it was great or anything, but if you were interested in last nights doc, but missed it, it's now streaming.

How was it Ric?

Not so great to a person like yourself reading the bio. Somewhat a rushed greatest hits run through, with not always the most interesting take given, but as its even shorter than a Kardashian marriage, why not moar Steve?

Edited November 4, 201114 yr by blessingx

Thanks, Ric. I'll wait til I'm finished with the book, then. But it's good to see some live action stuff to put a voice and mannerisms to the man portrayed in the bio.

I enjoyed it, Ric, thanks.

Moar background if anyone hasn't seen them - two films titled Pirates of Silicon Valley...

Documentary (Dinny, nicely compliments book)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFg0YkQRB74

TV exaggeration (but still kinda fun)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWyLOKjlAKA

Edited November 4, 201114 yr by blessingx

That Buddhism article was a great find Ric, thanks.

Ahhh is this going a bit far? He's at risk of turning into Tupac.

'Lost' 70-minute interview with Steve Jobs coming to select theaters in November http://ow.ly/1zQR1V 

The following are the list of play date theatres, with showings on November 16 & November 17.  Most showtimes are 7:15pm & 9:00pm.  Each theater’s details can be found at http://www.landmarktheatres.com

NEW YORK – Sunshine

LOS ANGELES – Regent

SAN FRANCISCO – Opera Plaza

BERKELEY – Shattuck

PALO ALTO – Aquarius ** this venue only will be a 7 day engagement, 11/16-22

SEATTLE – Metro

SAN DIEGO – Hillcrest

DENVER – Esquire

DALLAS – Magnolia

HOUSTON – River Oaks

MINNEAPOLIS- Lagoon

CHICAGO – Century

INDIANAPOLIS – Keystone

BOSTON – Kendall

PHILADEPHIA – Ritz Bourse

WASHINGON D.C. – E Street

BALTIMORE – Harbor East

ALTANTA – Midtown

MILWAUKEE – Oriental

Edited November 5, 201114 yr by blessingx

Ahhh is this going a bit far? He's at risk of turning into Tupac.

He's WAY past that.

I get that he was a brilliant leader, had a great sense of the market, and was a perfectionist, but he was still a businessman. He was no Mother Teresa, and even she was just a blip on the radar right after Lady Diana's death, which was a sin in my book.

Edited November 5, 201114 yr by roadtonowhere08

Mother Teresa got robbed, no doubt, but to be fair Mother Teresa wasn't even remotely Mother Teresa. In fact several of the most interesting criticisms of both Jobs and her are in the larger picture (Jobs and Apple with Foxconn working conditions and wages, Teresa and her influence on local and international family planning and gender issues, thus continued poverty).

The one thing I'm most confused with on the Jobs backlash though, is the seemingly misunderstanding that Jobs was a businessman. Who doesn't get that? He's a businessman that touched their lives through business and maybe was an inspiration (design, on compromise, etc.). This might be most clearly illustrated with The Onion concise obit. Why not morn someone no matter their path to you? Irrespective of how they spent their time in India?

^^^ Indeed. We all have our demons.

Jobs was an extraordinary influence on all our lives ... mostly in a possitive way, IMHO.

Bill Gates' quote, "I wish I had his taste," is telling. We Americans have produced an enormous amount of tasteless shit in the last century.

Jobs showed that quality, both in performance and style, can be adopted by the popular culture. I wish that there were more like him in that way.

That he could be an asshole, meh, so can I.

Fair enough, guys. I certainly appreciate his contributions to society (except for his love of proprietary hardware and software), but I will never understand those who would want to see an interview of him in a theater

Edited November 6, 201114 yr by roadtonowhere08

^ Clearly "they" think there will be enough folks interested to meet the ends meet.

Ebert kinda reviews tonights flick.