37: A Story of Triumph

John Siracusa and Dan Benjamin talk about the death of Steve Jobs: personal remembrances, the less-obvious lessons of his life, and the dangers of his deification. Also, misspeaking vs. failing to communicate, Star Wars blu-rays, and John's attempt to politely decline charity.

Links for this episode:

• Steve Jobs: a personal remembrance
  
• Hyperbolic discounting and Netflix queues - youarenotsosmart.com
  
• 5by5 Specials #2: Thank You, Steve Jobs
  
• Hypercritical #32: The Next Big Move
  
• Charismatic authority - Wikipedia
  
• Stack Exchange Podcast #20
  
• WWDC 1997 Closing Keynote with Steve Jobs - YouTube
  
• KWHA-sohn or crah-SONT?
  
• Getting started with iCloud, Apple's new sync service | Web | Macworld
  

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