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submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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• Steve Jobs faked full signal strength and swapped devices during the first iPhone demo due to fragile prototypes and bug-riddled software.

• Engineers got drunk during the presentation to calm their nerves.

• Despite the challenges, Jobs successfully completed the 90-minute demonstration without any noticeable issues.

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[–] [email protected] 112 points 2 years ago (2 children)

And look where he is now. Dead. Lesson learned.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (6 children)

That's where all of us are headed. What's the lesson?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

A fruitarian diet won't help you against pancreatic cancer.

Or, in other words, you can't fight P.C. with apples.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I haven't snorted that loud in public for quite a while

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

But are we dead right now, like Steve is? No.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Just give it time.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

What’s the lesson?

You can't take it with you.

Also, if you have cancer, go to a doctor.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Fake it till you make it?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

The final goal in life: the eternal slumber.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Not me - I'm learning from Steve's mistake.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Dead people should be shot at birth

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

cheaters never live forever

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago

idiots who refuse cancer treatment in favor of "alternative medicine" don't live forever...

also, everyone else, really, forever is quite a long time.