One of the sad rumors to break last week was that Steve Jobs may have six weeks to live. I’ve had several people close to me die of cancer. One stepmother was given a few months, but she actually lived more than a year and did a number of amazing things. Another stepmother died two days after the initial diagnosis, and my uncle died ugly in three months. I also recall a close friend who had saved his entire life to spend a rich retirement with his wife only to die from
deep vein thrombosis caused by too much air travel a year before he intended to retire.
I love comics too, but this post wasted my time. Sure, doing extreme things in one's short days left is a choice, which you could easily have communicated that using just one of your examples. But this is a profound question and, from a human and/or technological point of view, something I'd want to see serious reflection about. What do we hope for Steve, from his point of view, or for the good of the planet, or just those of us longtime Mac users who will be left without his extraordinary vision? You're a smart guy, so I'm interested in your serious thoughts about this. Hope you try again.
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If I Were Steve Jobs and Had Six Weeks to Live
Posted by: Rob Enderle February 21, 2011 05:00 AMOne of the sad rumors to break last week was that Steve Jobs may have six weeks to live. I’ve had several people close to me die of cancer. One stepmother was given a few months, but she actually lived more than a year and did a number of amazing things. Another stepmother died two days after the initial diagnosis, and my uncle died ugly in three months. I also recall a close friend who had saved his entire life to spend a rich retirement with his wife only to die from
deep vein thrombosis caused by too much air travel a year before he intended to retire.