shminux comments on Rationality Quotes September 2011 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: gwern 30 August 2013 03:55:58PM 2 points [-]

Which has little to do with how he & his simplifications were remembered by scores of millions of Americans. Don't you remember when he died, all the news coverage and blog posts and comments? It made me sick.

Comment author: shminux 30 August 2013 05:58:47PM 2 points [-]

Meh, I thought of him as a brilliant but heavy-handed and condescending jerk long before I heard of his health problems. I refused to help my family and friends with iTunes (bad for my blood pressure) and anything Mac. My line was: if it "just works" for you, great, if not, you are SOL. Your iPod does not sync? Sorry, I don't want to hear about any device that does not allow straight file copying.

Comment author: Lumifer 30 August 2013 06:11:40PM 4 points [-]

Heh. I have been known to engage in "What do you mean you are having problems? <blink> That's impossible, there's the Apple guarantee It Just Works (tm) (r) <blink> <blink>" :-D