tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post1106554222593593321..comments2023-09-29T06:58:20.125-07:00Comments on Badtux the Snarky Penguin: Our national valuesBadTuxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-60935719736050135892011-10-15T05:35:05.807-07:002011-10-15T05:35:05.807-07:00Well, I don't actually hold that low of an opi...Well, I don't actually hold that low of an opinion of Jobs. Considering the obituary you posted a week ago, I was kind of surprised to see you refer to him as a "marketing con artist and fashion icon." If you were one of my friends, I would probably give you a hard time about that because that is how I roll ;) <br /><br /> I also don't really think it is any great tragedy when someone isn't recognized sufficiently after their death because they are, you know, dead. You can't appreciate fame when you are dead after all. This guy is no Steig Larsson either, whose main success was posthumous. No, Ritchie was recognized during his lifetime, albeit only by a small group of UNIX aficionados. He may not even have wanted fame. I know that fame isn't something I would ever want. <br /><br />I just posted that picture because it seemed to fit and I agree with the message that our culture values celebrity over substance and that maybe that isn't such a good thing.NoNamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525122106635914532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-22745908655547899622011-10-14T22:28:28.641-07:002011-10-14T22:28:28.641-07:00Lynne: Far too true :(.
Dave: You bet. And it'...Lynne: Far too true :(.<br /><br />Dave: You bet. And it's not because Apple doesn't make enough money to build everything they sell in America, their big problem is finding places to stash their hoards, they're having to build a whole new Spaceship One the size of the Pentagon just for their money. But good jobs for Americans would imply having human feeling, which cold blooded lizard people lack so (shrug).<br /><br />- Badtux the Unix Geek PenguinBadTuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-50262030361886969502011-10-14T22:11:02.746-07:002011-10-14T22:11:02.746-07:00Damn right, Badtux, and well said.Damn right, Badtux, and well said.jbrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06300144776575465111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-65690844927346516472011-10-14T21:09:54.424-07:002011-10-14T21:09:54.424-07:00The marketing Con Artist that could have employed ...The marketing Con Artist that could have employed thousands of Americans to build the toys that he was peddling, yet, he chose to let the Chinese build them because that's the way Lizard people think. Employing Americans is for SUCKERS, not smart Lizard People.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07486079925445178228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-51062128860664680692011-10-14T17:14:01.000-07:002011-10-14T17:14:01.000-07:00https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/E0xg6SIEozPW...<a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/E0xg6SIEozPWvOtVJlxy3g?feat=directlink" rel="nofollow"> https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/E0xg6SIEozPWvOtVJlxy3g?feat=directlink</a>NoNamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525122106635914532noreply@blogger.com