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Gruber: Universe Dented, Grass Underfoot

Why wear this grass-stained pair for the keynote, a rare and immeasurably high-profile public appearance? My guess: he didn’t notice, didn’t care. One of Jobs’s many gifts was that he knew what to give a shit about. He knew how to focus and prioritize his time and attention. Grass stains on his sneakers didn’t make the cut.

A beautiful, thoughtful piece from Frank Chimero, For Steve

Technology and design have the potential to be life-enhancing, and I have never felt that more acutely than when using the things Steve helped make.

Siracusa shares his personal “a-ha!” moment:

The Macintosh was the first thing in my life that I recognized as being wholly new. Everything I’d seen thus far in my nine years had seemed like it already existed prior to my birth—perhaps like it had always existed. But here was something different, something amazing, and this magazine explained how it had been created by this small group of people.

The implications bloomed in my mind. We aren’t stuck with the things we have now. We can make new things, better things.

Chris Brogan on The Time We’re Losing:

Time, friends, is the most difficult of the currencies to leverage, and we all spend it like it’s free.

A great piece on how Jobs handled the infamous “missing” iPhone 4 prototype.

Apple, Google, Wired, BoingBoing, I Love Typography and (especially) Panic pay tribute.

The famous Stanford commencement speech… the one most of the Jobs quotes you’ve been reading came from:

And, uhm, will the President be eulogizing you like this?

By building one of the planet’s most successful companies from his garage, he exemplified the spirit of American ingenuity. By making computers personal and putting the internet in our pockets, he made the information revolution not only accessible, but intuitive and fun. And by turning his talents to storytelling, he has brought joy to millions of children and grownups alike.

Oh, and “one more thing?” The Onion.

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Thanks, Steve.