Closing chapters: the deaths of 2011

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Closing chapters: the deaths of 2011

From dictators and terrorist murderers to those whose innovation and genius inspired us, this year saw the deaths of some people whose legacies will linger for decades to come

Published: 25/12/2011 at 03:10 AM
Newspaper section: Spectrum

STEVE JOBS: Steve Jobs died at the age of 56, but he might have lived to 100 with a little more thought. One of the greatest minds in technology decided he could cure cancer with homeopathic medicine - and by the time he realised how dumb that was, the disease had taken hold.

Steve Jobs died at the age of 56, but he might have lived to 100 with a little more thought. One of the greatest minds in technology decided he could cure cancer with homeopathic medicine - and by the time he realised how dumb that was, the disease had taken hold.

Jobs invented the Apple, the Mac, iPod, iPhone and iPad. But what was amazing about his story was that he made his greatest inventions while he knew he was dying.

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Discussion 4 : 25/12/2011 at 04:13 PM4
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I stopped reading the article right at the top, where the author maligns Steve Jobs and purposely leaves out the amount of time Steve Jobs used to treat his cancer with alternative methods, which was 8 months. Why did the author leave out that simple but key fact? Because it makes his ridiculous point about living to 100 even more patently absurd than it already is. And writing that Steve Jobs had a "ruthless ego" -- here's the definition of the word "ruthless": Adjective: Having or showing no pity or compassion for others: "a ruthless manipulator". Here are synonyms for ruthless: merciless - pitiless - cruel - unmerciful - remorseless. Was that Steve Jobs? Absolutely not. Poorly written article.

I agree with Renaissance at D2.
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Discussion 3 : 25/12/2011 at 01:46 PM3
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No Thaksin Shinawatra? :(
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Discussion 2 : 25/12/2011 at 12:33 PM2
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In all fairness to Steve Jobbs, he probably knew the statistics about treatment of cancer with radiation and chemotherapy, i.e. that 98% of patients die from the chemicals. Hospitals forget to tell you this. There are old and well-tested natural ways to cure cancer, which are so effective and cheap that the pharmaceutical industry would not like us to know about them as there would be no profit for them.

Discussion 1: I would love to see a sign in the Parliament chamber stating: "What would you like people to think about you at your funeral?"
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Discussion 1 : 25/12/2011 at 11:28 AM1
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No matter how popular, talented, gifted, influential, dictatorial, revolutionary, genius or loved, everyone must die. The only thing we can really leave behind is a memory of our reputation.
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