“Please leave us alone” [Steve Jobs]
Much as I’d like to say that I can’t empathize, that simply wouldn’t be true here.
It’s representative of the sort of flypaper common to so many independent interest forums on the Internet. Blithering narcissists whose only real motive is to drone on, pontificate; “I just wanna be heard” — sans obligation to reciprocate, listening when clear answers are given, problems solved.
Please leave us alone,” Steve Jobs of Apple, finally replied. End of discussion.
Amen. “Chelsea Kate Isaacs,” who allegedly initiated contact with Steve Jobs via eMail on September 10 of last year, evidences little credibility in her claim to have presented the Apple Media Relations Department with “3 quick questions,” as she evidences no capability to write succinctly or on-point anywhere else in the thread cited on “Emails From Steve Jobs.”
And oh, how quickly she goes from posturing herself as “humbly” having asked, to Read the rest of this entry »
“Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn,” rage, revenge
Like the timing of a lot of quotes I post, this one painfully parallels things going on in my personal life.
It’s from the scene in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn, where Kirk rescues Chekov and Captain Terrell from the space station. Kahn had been there, but left.
He had to get back to Reliant in time to blow you to bits,” Terrell says to Kirk.
No worries — my life isn’t literally in danger (but thank you for your concern). But the metaphor is very much on point. Obsessive folks, blinded to all the fantastic opportunities around them, heading to destructions of their own makings. Worse still, at a time when there is so much greatness available to them otherwise, were they not so filled with rage and hubris.
With that, the last of my references to delldeaton.com blog entries. From now on, it’s all just here.
Lt Columbo, on insincerity
Some have said I’d have made it a lot further in life if only I’d learned to “play the game” — pretend that black was white on occasions when I’ve found myself face to face with the former.
No thanks.
And in this regard, the following bit of dialogue from a wonderful 1989 episode of Columbo (where he’s about to nail the murderer) actually plays to my position through a rather entertaining bit of candor.
“Be the candy”
See delldeaton.com for further details on this slogan as it appeared on a Michigan billboard, proximal to Valentine’s Day 2011.
On collecting quotes
See delldeaton.com for further details on how and why I’ve come to collect quotes.
