#Steve Jobs was the co-founder

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[the-joy-of-knowledge]

A Guide to Mastery: Finding Your Life's Work

Mastery is what we hope to attain. We hope to get a point where we become master of our fields, experts of our work, and mentors to younger people. But the big question we ask ourselves is "what should I do?" "what can I do?" "what is my purpose in life?" and that is a very big question that we might spend our entire lives trying to figure out.

It is difficult now, especially when we hear people talk about their careers, we see updates on people's career changes on LinkedIn and everyone is vying for a job in big tech, big law, consulting, Wall Street and you feel left out, not good enough, in fact discouraged.

However, you can find fulfillment by taking this self-discovery one step at a time, at a pace that best suits your skills, and still rise to the top.

Here is how to find your Life's work:

Look back to your childhood

Often to figure out what you want to do or who you want to become you have to look back to your past, your childhood. What made you tick? What classes were most fun for you? Who did you enjoy watching or spending time with growing up? The answers can give you a peek into the kind of life you want. Growing up I enjoyed reading biographies of people. I was obsessed with how they became successful and how they set themselves apart - now my writing mirrors that.

2. Find your niche

The uncertainty or discomfort you feel could be caused by not fitting into one field. You feel like you can do a lot more than there is out there. This is a great feeling. if you feel this way do not be discouraged. It is your life's journey to figure out the intersection of your interest. It is a sign that you should try out multiple things. Your career may become an amalgamation of your interest, ideas, disciplines, and fields. Here are some intersections that I found in people I admire:

Design + Technology - Steve Jobs- Apple Co-founder, Brian Chesky - Airbnb Co-founder

Food + Technology - Apoorva Mehta; co-founder Instacart

Culture + Commerce - Most architects, designers fit this category

Science + Art - Trip Hawkins; founder of Electronic Arts

Community + technology - Whitney Wolfe Herd; Founder of Bumble

Food + business: Kaspar Basse; founder of Joe & The Juice

Sportsmanship + design - Phil Knight; co-founder of Nike

Environmentalism + Sportsmanship - Yvon Chouinard; founder of Patagonia

These people are at the top of their fields. You can start by having a double major, or minoring in a totally different field (Art + Finance, Biology + Sports management etc)

3. Resist the pressure of the majority

There is always a group of people on the other side of your interest and skills - parents, friends, professors, peers who want something different from what you aspire to. You love art but they remind you that the pay is meagre, you want be a lawyer but they tell you, you are not good enough for law. You see, the salary you get paid for doing something you love should not stop you from getting started. You will eventually become so good that the value you provide will eventually command a huge compensation but for now bend down and learn.

4. Find a mentor

Once you get a glimpse of what you feel like you want to do. Find a mentor, your mentor could be distant or imminent. A distant mentor could be a renowned expert, a person you stumble upon through a book, an interview etc. Their story inspires you and you somehow you feel seen, you goals aren't so impossible anymore. The imminent mentors are the people you meet through school, work and whose work has some skills you need to learn for your Life's work. Your relationship with them or experience with them is the closest to reality of your Life's Work. Learn as much as you can in this process.

Welcome to my A Guide to Mastery series inspired by the book Mastery.

[learnfromjobs]

The Art of Failing: How to Fail Your Way to Success

Hey, what's up, learners? It's your favorite sarcastic writer back again with some more "advice" on how to navigate the professional world. Today's topic? Failing. That's right, folks, we're going to talk about how to screw up so badly that you eventually succeed. It's an art, really.

You see, most people think that failure is the opposite of success. But let me tell you something, it's not. Failure is actually a necessary ingredient for success. You can't have one without the other. It's like peanut butter and jelly. Sure, they're great on their own, but they're even better together.

Now, I know what you're thinking, "Yalla Papi, how can failure be good? It's embarrassing, demoralizing, and it makes me feel like a complete loser." Trust me, I get it. But hear me out. When you fail, you learn. You learn what not to do, what mistakes to avoid, and how to improve. Failure is like a personal tutor that teaches you valuable lessons that you can't learn anywhere else.

Let me give you an example. Take Steve Jobs, for instance. You may have heard of him. He was the co-founder of Apple, the company that made the iPhone, the Macbook, and all sorts of other fancy gadgets. But did you know that he was fired from his own company? Yeah, that's right. The guy who started Apple was kicked out of Apple. Talk about a major fail, right? But did he give up? No way. He went on to start another company, NeXT, and eventually went back to Apple and made it even more successful than before. That's what I call failing forward.

So, how can you embrace failure and use it to your advantage? Here are a few tips:

Change your mindset: Instead of viewing failure as a negative, view it as an opportunity to learn and grow. Every failure is a stepping stone towards success.

Take risks: You can't fail if you don't take risks. Don't be afraid to try new things and step outside of your comfort zone.

Embrace imperfection: No one is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes. It's okay to mess up sometimes. In fact, it's necessary.

Keep going: Don't give up after one failure. Keep pushing forward and trying again. You never know what success may be waiting for you on the other side.

So there you have it, folks. The art of failing. Embrace your failures, learn from them, and use them to your advantage. Who knows, you may just fail your way to success.

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Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple, in 1981 office.

[dertaglichedan]

Eighty-eight corporate leaders endorse Harris in new letter, including CEOs of Yelp, Box

Eighty-eight corporate leaders signed a new letter Friday endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris for president.

Signers include former 21st Century Fox CEO James Murdoch, Snap Chairman Michael Lynton, Yelp boss Jeremy Stoppelman and Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen.

If the Democratic nominee wins the White House, they contend, “the business community can be confident that it will have a president who wants American industries to thrive.”

WASHINGTON — Eighty-eight current and former top executives from across corporate America have endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president in a new letter shared exclusively with CNBC.

Among the signers are several high-profile CEOs of public companies, including Aaron Levie of Box, Jeremy Stoppelman of Yelp and Michael Lynton, chairman of Snap

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Other signers appear to be issuing their first public endorsements of Harris since she became the de facto Democratic nominee in July.

They include James Murdoch, former CEO of 21st Century Fox and an heir to the Murdoch family media empire, and crypto executive Chris Larsen, co-founder of the Ripple blockchain platform.

Other notable signers are philanthropist Lynn Forester de Rothschild, private equity billionaire José Feliciano, Twilio co-founder Jeff Lawson, and D.C. sports magnate Ted Leonsis, owner of the NBA’s Washington Wizards, WNBA’s Mystics and the NHL’s Washington Capitals.

The three-page list also includes a slate of longtime Democratic political donors, like Kleiner Perkins’ John Doerr, Insight partners Deven Parekh, and Jeffrey Katzenberg, founder and managing partner of Wndr and former chairman of Walt Disney Studios.

Another subset of names are people who have supported Harris in particular since her political campaigns in California, like the philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs, Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz, and NBA Hall of Famer and billionaire businessman Magic Johnson.

More than a dozen of the signers made their fortunes on Wall Street: Tony James, former president and COO of Blackstone and founder of Jefferson River Capital; Bruce Heyman, former managing director of private wealth at Goldman Sachs; Peter Orszag, CEO of Lazard; and Steve Westly managing director of the Westly Group and a former Tesla

board member. 

Still more are prominent in Silicon Valley, including the venture capitalist Ron Conway, entrepreneur Mark Cuban and former LinkedIn CEO Reid Hoffman.

***Cuban just said her plans would destroy the stock market.. Oh well... WOW

[planetpixar]

Hi. I'm James. I worked for Pixar. I was not an animator. I am posting a Chapter from my upcoming book called "The Fall"

Have a read if you like.

Chapter 3: A galaxy, far far away

10 years old. San Francisco. A flickering screen pulsates with the now-iconic blue letters: "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away..."  This wasn't just a movie; it was a portal. Twenty-one Fridays in a row, I found myself transported to that galaxy, mesmerized by the dazzling visuals, the thrilling adventure, and the timeless story.  Star Wars ignited a spark in me – a burning desire to create worlds, weave stories, and make audiences feel the magic of cinema.

Fast forward two decades.  I found myself in a different kind of wonderland – the Palo Alto Apple Store. The year was 2004, and I was a Mac Genius, a frontline soldier in the Apple revolution. Apple Retail was just beginning and the energy was electric, the technology cutting-edge.  Little did I know, my path would take an unexpected turn, one with echoes of that childhood dream ignited by a galaxy far, far away.

Steve Jobs, the visionary co-founder of Apple, was a frequent visitor to our store. Steve, and the head of Apple's Retail division, Ron Johnson, would stop by the store and make their way over to the Genius Bar every couple of weeks. Steve was incredibly intelligent and let me say that again, Steve was incredibly intelligent, and straightforward, and he had this way of looking through you and biting at you. If he asked one of us a question, which he often did, each one of us knew that the answer given had better be correct, concise, and articulate. In retrospect, I now know that Steve already knew the answer to the questions he asked. He wanted to see if we had the requisite knowledge to stand behind that Genius Bar. He wanted people that were not full of shit. We were the public face of Apple's Retail business and his passion for design, innovation, and creating delightful customer experiences was of the utmost importance. It was all that mattered. The slogan at Apple was surprise and delight, which was far beyond just going above and beyond. Steve wanted to return to retail and Mac Geniuses were the primary vehicles he used to achieve that aim.

His passion for the Apple Retail division reminded me of the spirit I witnessed onscreen in Star Wars. 

Working at Apple was an incredible experience, but the pull of that childhood dream remained strong.

Then, in 2006, fate intervened.  One of my customers, Erik Foreman, the Mac OS X team manager at Pixar, noticed my technical expertise and perhaps even a hint of that Star Wars-fueled passion in my eyes.  He saw potential and offered me an interview – not as a filmmaker (yet!), but as a Mac OS X Systems Administrator at Pixar Animation Studios. I accepted, and after three months of interviewing at Pixar, I was chosen.

Pixar, I soon discovered, had its connection to the galaxy far, far away.  Founded by John Lasseter and Ed Catmull, the studio emerged from Lucasfilm, the very birthplace of Star Wars.  It was a full-circle moment, a chance to be part of the creative legacy that had so inspired me as a child.

Walking through the doors of Pixar on my first day of employment, was like stepping onto a movie set, except the sets were real, alive with creativity and a playful spirit.  While I wasn't directly involved in animation, my role was crucial.  Maintaining the Mac OS X desktops, laptops, and servers ensured a smooth workflow for the talented artists, animators, and storytellers who brought these incredible worlds to life. I was still helping to build a galaxy, albeit a digital one.

Every day at Pixar was a reminder of the power of imagination and the pursuit of a dream.  It was also a masterclass in storytelling.  Witnessing the meticulous detail, the collaborative spirit, and the unwavering dedication to excellence that went into each frame was an education in itself.

Being at Pixar wasn't just a job; it was a return to that childhood spark, a chance to be a part of the magic I had witnessed on screen years ago. The next chapter will explore how the lessons learned at Pixar, coupled with the practice of mindfulness, empowered me to take the next step on my creative journey, and eventually my demise.

End of Chapter 3

Wanna read more? Chunk on the link

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Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes is scheduled to move into a Texas prison on Tuesday, beginning an 11-year sentence for swindling investors of hundreds of millions of dollars and lying about her biotech company's blood-testing technology.

A California court convicted Holmes, 39, on four counts of fraud and conspiracy. The judge presiding over the case recommended she serve time at a prison camp in Bryan, Texas. She leaves behind a nearly 2-year-old son, who was born weeks before the start of her trial; and a 3-month-old daughter, who was conceived after her conviction.

The federal judge who sentenced Holmes, 39, in November recommended that she be incarcerated in a women's prison camp located in Bryan, Texas, located about 100 miles from Houston, where she grew up aspiring to become a technology visionary along the lines of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.

Maintaining she was treated unfairly during the trial, Holmes sought to remain free while she appeals her conviction. But that bid was rejected by U.S. District Judge Edward Davila, who presided over her trial, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, leaving her no other avenue left to follow but the one that will take her to prison nearly 20 years after she founded Theranos.

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1. What are the factors that contributed to the success and failure of Steve Jobs as a technopreneur?

Steve Jobs’ success as a technopreneur can be explained by his inimitable leadership qualities, perfect devotion, and wise intellect. His outstanding ability to predict how technology will change the world allowed him to create outstanding products that changed their industry. Jobs was different from his competitors because he valued beautiful design and simple user interface – this is what clearly stood behind the creation of the Macintosh product line. Steve was a passionate and inspired person, he took risks and despised mediocrity. His charismatic leadership, combined with such determination, allowed him to not just create and promote his ideas but also to spread this enthusiasm further.

Jobs did, however, also have a number of notable setbacks along the way, many of which were the result of failings on both a personal and professional level. His severe and frequently brutal managerial style caused chaos in the workplace and alienated a lot of coworkers and staff members. It is crucial to strike a balance between visionary leadership and empathy and teamwork, as this perfectionism and temper occasionally produced unfavourable results. Apple suffered financial losses and market setbacks as a result of strategic errors including the excessive cost of the Macintosh and the Lisa computer's malfunction. Furthermore, Jobs's departure from Apple in 1985 was a direct result of his personal problems with important individuals, such as his board of directors and co-founder Steve Wozniak. These blunders highlight how crucial it is to make strategic decisions and keep wholesome work relationships.

2. How do you see yourself as a technopreneur?

Thinking back on Steve Jobs' career, I see myself as a technopreneur who values teamwork and creativity. Jobs' innovative style and unwavering commitment to pushing technological frontiers motivate me, but I also understand how critical it is to establish a welcoming and inclusive work atmosphere. My objective would be to create a work environment where people feel appreciated and heard by striking a balance between aspirational, forward-thinking objectives and compassionate leadership. Understanding that a cohesive team is necessary to realize creative ideas, I would work to build strong, respectful connections with my team and stakeholders by taking note of Jobs' management mistakes.

Having reconsidered Steve Jobs’s path, I can see myself as a technopreneur who highly appreciates invention and the importance of teamwork. I know that Jobs was very innovative and always pushed the frontiers, but I do not believe that people should beware of approachability. To have an attitude towards one’s work, I plan to develop emotionality, i.e., combine giant visionary goals with a high level of compassion. Although Jobs’ management style was disastrous due to several failures, I realise that it is impossible to bring creative ideas into reality without the right team.

3. Would you take the same career path that Steve Jobs took? Why or why not?

Steve Jobs’ professional path is very inspiring, but I would not follow it precisely. I like the fact that he had innovatory ideas and influence on tech development, and I want to be like him. However, I would never adopt a strict leadership style and naval gazing behavior. Instead, I would try to be a little of a collaborative leader but with a strong position, positive visions, and empathic understanding. From this experience, I learned that effective leadership is not only about clear goals and motivation but also about a supportive and contributive work atmosphere.

Finally, Jobs’ professional journey also inspire as essential lessons about decision-making and maintaining a happy working environment. While I would be eager to incorporate the same innovative thinking spirit shown by Jobs, I would focus on making more strategic business decisions and familiarize myself with today’s market conditions and dynamics while avoiding some of the mistakes made by Jobs. With a preference of innovative thinking, realistic business skills, and a dream to build a happy work environment, as a technopreneur, my passion is to have a successful but modest career. In conclusion, although inspired by the success of Steve Jobs, I wish to chart a path that combines compassion with innovation, learning from the successes and failures.

[starlightshadowsworld]

In the synopsis for the Fnaf movie we get this line:

"Mike is still haunted by the unsolvable dissappearance of his younger brother more than a decade before."

Which is intresting because of its parallels to the Silver Eyes.

I mean, this was the set up. Except it wasn't Mike's brother that went missing.

It was Charlie's.

Charlie aka Charlotte Emily aka the puppet aka Henry, one of the founders of Freddys, daughter.

Her brother Sammy went missing.

William Afton who in the present day was using the pseudonym Dave Miller to act as a security guard.

Kinda like how Matthew Lilliard is confirmed to be playing William Afton.

And yet appears in the trailer with the plaque, Steve Raglan career councilor on his desk.

It's interesting seeing these two areas of Fnaf collide.

However I do wonder how close they'll get.

Because if you've read the sequel to the Silver Eyes, the twisted ones.

You'll know that it wasn't actually Sammy who went missing.

It was Charlie who was kidnapped and killed by William Afton.

Being remade by her father into an animatronic.

... Several animatronics.

And even if it doesn't follow that.

(Because that's a lot for any 1st movie.

Yeah I said 1 because Matthew Liliard has confirmed to have signed a 3 movie contract with Blum house.

... 3 huh, much like how the Silver Eyes has itself 3 books.)

Having the guy who gave Mike the job in the first place.

Also be the one who kidnapped his brother a decade ago.

Is crazy and I'm here for it.

I do wonder if his brother, Garett will show up in more than just a flashback.

If you get what I mean.

Cos if there's one thing this franchise loves it's a fucked up family reunion.

And maybe this time unlike Sammy we'll figure out what happened to him.

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Title/Name: Steven Paul Jobs, popularly known as ‘Steve Jobs’, (1955–2011). Bio: American businessman, inventor, and investor best known for co-founding the technology giant Apple Inc. Jobs was also the founder of NeXT and chairman of Pixar. He was a pioneer of the personal computer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s, along with his early business partner and fellow Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. Country: USA Wojak Series: Feels Guy (Variant) Image by: Wojak Gallery Admin Main Tag: Steve Jobs Wojak

[learnfromjobs]

Hey there, learners! Are you ready to dive into the world of innovation and entrepreneurship with me, your favorite snarky blogger? I hope so, because today we're talking about the one and only Steve Jobs.

Now, you might think you know everything there is to know about the co-founder of Apple. He's been idolized, analyzed, and dramatized to death in movies, books, and documentaries. But I'm here to tell you that there's still plenty to learn from this tech titan, even if you're not an Apple fanboy or fangirl.

Let's start with one of Jobs' most famous quotes: "Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower." Pretty bold statement, right? But the thing is, Jobs walked the walk when it came to innovation. He wasn't content to follow the crowd, copy what others were doing, or rest on his laurels. No, sirree. He was constantly pushing the envelope, exploring new technologies, and disrupting industries.

And here's the thing: you don't have to be a tech guru or a Silicon Valley insider to innovate like Jobs. You just need to be willing to challenge the status quo, think outside the box, and take risks. Maybe you're a small business owner trying to come up with a new product or service. Maybe you're an artist trying to break into a crowded market. Maybe you're just someone who's tired of the same old routine and wants to shake things up.

Whatever your situation, Jobs can teach you a thing or two about innovation. He believed that the best ideas come from a combination of intuition, creativity, and practicality. He also believed in the power of simplicity, elegance, and user experience. And he wasn't afraid to fail, or to iterate until he got it right.

So, my dear learners, let's take a page out of Jobs' book and embrace our inner innovators. Let's ask ourselves: what can we do differently? What can we improve? What can we create that doesn't exist yet? And let's not be afraid to take risks, fail, and try again. Who knows? We might just come up with the next big thing, and change the world in the process.

[randomvarious]

1990s Trance Playlist

I've been sort of pecking around the edges over the last bunch of weeks at the Harthouse Records catalog, but this week, to close out 2023, I'm finally diving right into its gooey muck and providing a bunch of tunes that really helped to make the label what it was: a pioneering trance music juggernaut 😤. Trance music really started to find its underground global audience in the late 90s, but the bridge to get it to that point—with its Tiëstos and Armin van Buurens and such—partially originates from the German city of Frankfurt, where Harthouse was originally headquartered, and first opened its doors in 1991.

Co-founded by the legendary Sven Väth, the label would issue its debut release in February of 1992, with a 12-inch called "My Name Is Barbarella," by Barbarella, which was a duo that consisted of Väth himself and his constant recording partner, Ralf Hildenbeutel. A good way to think of the relationship and dynamic between these two as producers is that of Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. Sven was basically the ideas man and Ralf then found ways to make those ideas into sonic reality. And with "My Name Is Barbarella," which sampled one of Jane Fonda's lines from the film that it was itself named after, we get a super chill tune that was clearly inspired by Sven's own summer holidays spent on the island of Ibiza, which throughout the 80s had developed itself into the undisputed party capital of the world 😌. This full version of the song is an early trance classic and it's currently sitting at over 115,000 plays on Spotify.

Another Väth tune that I added, though, is Metal Master's "Spectrum," which can be found on Harthouse's second-ever release, Vol. 1. Väth made this song with another one of the label's co-founders, Matthias Hoffmann, and true to the duo's name, it seems to incorporate slow, distorted, and majestic metal guitar into its production in order to form its own excellent lead melody 🤘. And this track, which is sitting at over 63,000 plays on Spotify, is another trance classic, but it is much less chill than "My Name Is Barbarella."

In addition to those couple tracks, I also added a few tunes from one of Harthouse's earliest signings, Hardfloor, a duo from Cologne who would soon become known as the master manipulators of the Roland TB-303 bass synthesizer, the machine that yields electronic dance music's famous acid squelch sound, which originated with mid-80s Chicago's own acid house scene. Hardfloor would go on to become far more known for their techno and tech-house exploits, but they also made trance tunes too, and in March of 1993, they released "Trancescript," soon followed by their debut album, TB Resuscitation, which had both "Trancescript" and another banger on it called "Into the Nature." And then in October of that same year, their popular remix of Robert Armani's "Circus Bells" would appear on a 12-inch that was put out on Dutch label Djax-Up-Beats. "Trancescript" has over 172,000 plays, "Into the Nature" has over 68,000, and that "Circus Bells" remix has over 407,000.

And to close out things on the Spotify side, I added a solo tune from Ralf Hildenbeutel as well, "Hypnoticharmony (Part II)," which he released in 1993 under the name of Progressive Attack. This deep, underappreciated stunner is the one add this week that truly feels most like a blueprint for what would become trance's future. Like, it kind of feels unbelievable that it's actually from 1993, when its vibe could fit on plenty of late 90s trance mixes. And it's the most obscure Spotify add of the week too, as it's currently only sitting at a little over 1,000 plays 😲. Soak it in!

Barbarella - "My Name Is Barbarella" Metal Master - "Spectrum" Hardfloor - "Trancescript" Hardfloor - "Into the Nature" Robert Armani - "Circus Bells (Remixed by Hardfloor)" Progressive Attack - "Hypnoticharmony (Part II)"

But folks, we're not done yet, because there are a couple tunes that I added to the YouTube version of this playlist too, which can't be found on Spotify at all. One of them comes courtesy of Stuttgart, Germany's Marco Zaffarano, who released a song called "For My Love" in 1993 on a Harthouse 12-inch called Minimalism Vol. IV. This song magnificently contrasts and pairs heavenly strings and other synth work with much deeper, ravey, pulsating, acid-addled stabs, and across its bunch of YouTube uploads, it currently has over 38,000 plays.

And the other YouTube add comes from Rotterdam's incredible Speedy J, who isn't really known for being a trance musician, but in '95, came through on Harthouse with an 11-minute track called "Fusion Live." And despite Speedy being a pretty well-known electronic musician, this tremendously constructed song of his only has a little over 900 YouTube plays.

Marco Zaffarano - "For My Love" Speedy J - "Fusion Live"

And this playlist is also on YouTube Music as well.

So with this latest update, the Spotify version of this playlist is now at 19 songs with a total runtime of 2 hours and 36 minutes, but over on YouTube and YouTube Music, we have 25 songs that clock in at nearly 3 hours. So if you want the playlist that has a handful of more and rare goodies on it, check out the YouTube one!

Glad to get an important dose of history onto this thing. Next week we'll dip back into more Harthouse tunes, but we'll be turning our attention to a specific subgenre of trance that the label also happened to pioneer: hard trance.

Enjoy!

More to come, eventually. Stay tuned!

Like what you hear? Follow me on Spotify and YouTube for more cool playlists and uploads!

[adafruit]

Phantom Phreak, the King of NYNEX - HACKERS 1995) and Steve Wozniak "Woz" aka Berkeley Blu…

Couple signed disks photos to post up, a few days after the Marchintosh activities since they were not exactly retro Mac, but sorta! Renoly Santiago (Phantom Phreak, the King of NYNEX - HACKERS 1995) and Steve Wozniak "Woz" aka Berkeley Blu…

…history of phone phreaking, Exploding the Phone, engineer and consultant Phil Lapsley details the story of the 1960s and 1970s culture of hackers who, like Tufte, devised numerous ways to outwit the phone system. The foreword of the book is by Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple—and, as it happens, an old-school hacker himself. Before Wozniak and Steve Jobs built Apple in the 1970s, they were phone phreaks. (Wozniak’s hacker name was Berkeley Blue; Jobs’ handle was Oaf Tobar.) - Slate.

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How Billionaires Organize Their WorkSpace—What You can Learn From it?

Do you ever wonder what billionaires’ workspace looks like and how they manage their workspaces?

What was their workspace before they were famous or Internet celebrities?

In this post, we will explore the workspaces of Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Steve Jobs, Mike Bloomberg, and Kevin Kelly with many other articles and entrepreneurs to see how they are productive and what their workspace looks like.

We will also see what we can learn from them.

Bill Gates

Bill Gates is an American technology entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist better known for the software company Microsoft, As of Dec 2023 it's being valued at 2.76 trillion dollars.

The first person to achieve a $100 Billion net worth. He also owns Codex Leicester, a collection of scientific writing by Leonardo da Vinci.

Gates being a nerd is interesting to see what his workspace looks like.

These are some photographs of the workspace of Bill Gates when he was building Microsoft. You can clearly see the messy piles of papers with computers, keyboards, and telephones.

Gradually over the year, he becomes neat and clean as other work is delegated to others. Gates now uses a clean work setup with a water bottle, computer, keyboard, mouse, and other important things.

Throughout the images of Bill Gates, you can see a book near to him, as he likes to read a lot.

Elon Musk

Elon Musk is an interest entrepreneur and investor and the wealthiest person in the world with over $222 billion as of Dec 2023. He is the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, owner of X, formally Twitter, and also the founder of xAI.

Mr. Musk always grabs a vacant desk whenever he needs one to work and it's interesting to see what his workspace looks like.

Elon Musk always uses an oval-shaped desk to work from the end of his work desktop and other end his places his other important documents or projects.

The desk is somewhat clean and you always find some book near to him, being an avid reader like Bill Gates. The U-shaped desk is the most interesting thing I liked the most from his workspace.

It allows him to switch places from his desktop to the front when he meets someone.

You can also see Musk always works in a place that has large windows to allow natural sun lights to come.

Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg is a computer programmer and entrepreneur, better known for social media Apps like Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads. He is the CEO of Facebook and its parent company, Meta.

Mark is also an interesting personality and it is interesting to see the workspace of Mark Zuckerberg.

From the early days of Facebook, Mark has been comfortable with a small setup with a monitor or laptop with a mouse or some paper around him. You can clearly see he only uses a laptop and it allows him to work from anywhere.

You can see the present day picture of Mark’s desk where you can see some books, a laptop with no mouse and cable connect to it, his phone and Meta Quest VR, which lunched recently.

Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs was an American businessman, inventor, and investor better known for co-founding Apple Inc. He was also the primary investor of Pixar and the founder of NeXT.

As you can see the workspace of Steve Jobs from the last days of his life. He is kind of messy and that may be the sign of geniuses. He is filled with books, electronic devices, and piles of papers.

Nothing is expected more from a person who values and makes minimalist products like iPod, iPhone, and iPad.

Mike Bloomberg

Micheal Bloomberg is an American businessman and politician, who is better known for founding Bloomberg L.P. financial data services firm, and served as mayor of New York City from 2002-2013.

The workspace of Bloomberg looks like the modern coders with multiple screens and monitors opened with chats. Because of his industry, he is always open to news and chats on his multiple monitors.

Kevin Kelly

Kevin Kelly is a founding executive editor of Wired magazine. He is also a writer and photographer. Kelly is an interesting man and with also in his workspace. His workspace looks different from other billionaires.

He also has a messy desktop with a wall of Legos and a skeleton of some kind. You can see the mess of things like books, notebooks, papers, mic, desktops, and more.

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PS: You can see my workspace here.

What You can learn from their workspaces?

Looking at different kinds of workspaces from modern-day entrepreneurs to billionaires and artists to scientists, here are some of the things that we can learn from their workspaces.

Everybody is different in their own way, we can't say a clean background led to success or a messy own. They are the clear examples of this.

You can often find books in their workspace that allow them to read whenever they want to.

Some use a simple workspace and other messy or complex workspaces like Bloomberg with multiple monitors.

They seem to love their own workspace with their own choice of design.

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SAN JOSE, California — Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has been rebuffed in her attempt to stay out of federal prison while she appeals her conviction for the fraud she committed while overseeing a blood-testing scam that exposed Silicon Valley’s dark side.

In an 11-page ruling issued late Monday, U.S. District Judge Edward Davila concluded there wasn't compelling enough evidence to allow Holmes to remain free on bail while her lawyers try to persuade an appeals court that alleged misconduct during her four-month trial led to an unjust verdict.

The judge’s decision means Holmes, 39, will have to surrender to authorities April 27 to start the more than 11-year prison sentence that Davila imposed in November. The punishment came 10 months after a jury found her guilty on four counts of fraud and conspiracy against the Thearanos investors who believed in her promises to revolutionize the health care industry.

Holmes had accompanied her lawyers to a San Jose, California, courtroom on March 17 to try to convince Davila that various missteps by federal prosecutors, and the omission of key evidence, will culminate in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals exonerating her.

Holmes' prison sentence is scheduled to start roughly 20 years after she dropped out of Stanford University when she was 19 years old to start Theranos in Palo Alto, California — the same city where William Hewlett and David Packard founded a company bearing their surnames in a small garage and planted the seeds of what grew into Silicon Valley.

Holmes could still file another appeal of Davila's latest ruling, a maneuver her co-conspirator at Theranos — Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani — successfully used to delay his scheduled March 16 date to begin a nearly 13-year prison sentence. But the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals last week rejected that appeal, and Balwani is now scheduled to report to a Southern California prison on April 20.

Davila has recommended Holmes serve her sentence in a Bryan, Texas, prison. It hasn’t yet been publicly confirmed if that will be the facility where she reports.

Unless she can find a way to stay free, Holmes will be separated from the two children she had leading up to the trial and after her conviction.

Her first child, a boy, was born shortly before her trial began in September 2021. The youngest child, whose gender hasn’t been disclosed in court documents, was born at some point after her November sentencing. She conceived both with her current partner, William “Billy” Evans, whom she met after breaking up with Balwani in the midst of Theranos’ downfall.

The denial of Holmes’ request to remain free is the latest twist in a long-running saga that has already been the subject of an acclaimed HBO documentary and an award-winning Hulu TV series.

Although they had separate trials, Holmes and Balwani were accused of essentially the same crimes centered on a ruse touting Theranos’ blood-testing system as a breakthrough in health care. The claims helped the company become a Silicon Valley sensation that raised nearly $1 billion from investors and at one point anointed Holmes with a $4.5 billion fortune, based on her 50% stake in Theranos.

Holmes also parlayed the buzz surrounding Theranos to speaking engagements on the same stage as former President Bill Clinton and glowing cover stories in business publications that likened her to tech visionaries such as Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.

But Theranos’ technology never came close to working like Holmes and Balwani boasted, resulting in the company’s scandalous collapse and a criminal case that shined a bright light on Silicon Valley greed and hubris.