JMH@60: We will eat the fruit, and only then sort out the good and evil.

Sure, “genius,” however defined, needs breathing space. I’m fine with that – to a degree, beyond which we enter into Hero Worship territory. The other point I note is the tension between the Corporation and Christianity (as rather well exemplified by Jobs – the relentless driver who gave nothing to charity), both of which hold prominent positions within the Republican Party platform.

wws@62: The possibilities are infinite.

If you say so.

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The other thing I wonder about pancreatic cancer is the extent to which Jobs allowed the cancer to gain some perhaps fatal traction during the early days when he attempted to deal with the prognosis through diet and nutrition for something like 6 to 9 months?

No matter, another subject where I am hopelessly stuck in the middle – neither a huge fan nor a critical detractor, but he did achieve iconic status. RIP.