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“Please leave us alone” [Steve Jobs]

Dell Deaton — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 12:49:34 +0000

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 souring her close with allegation-as-fact regarding “hypocrisy” on the part of the company Mr Jobs was then leading. There’s nothing humble about this “college student.” Nor, that I can see, anything sincere in her inquiry.

As one comment reads, Chelsea Kate Isaacs is “a Paris Hilton wannabe.” Yup.

Once identified as such, I can think of no better a reply than the one which Steve Jobs ultimately gave.

“Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn,” rage, revenge

Dell Deaton — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 00:16:43 +0000

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.

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Lt Columbo, on insincerity

Dell Deaton — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 03:59:44 +0000

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.

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Post Script: Of course I am keenly aware of the irony here, that Lt Columbo himself is a poser who masterfully uses the persona of bumbling, absent-minded detective to bring down the bad guys.

“Be the candy”

Dell Deaton — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 03:59:40 +0000

See delldeaton.com for further details on this slogan as it appeared on a Michigan billboard, proximal to Valentine’s Day 2011.

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On collecting quotes

Dell Deaton — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 03:59:45 +0000

See delldeaton.com for further details on how and why I’ve come to collect quotes.

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