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Creator of 'Doom' speaks of Steve Jobs, a "hero" and "idiot."
As a video game producer and pioneer, John Carmack is now one of the most respected names in the field. With credits in the production of games like 'Doom', 'Wolfenstein' and 'Commander Keen', Carmack is now the CTO of Oculus VR and in its latest publication on Facebook left a firsthand account of its relationship with Steve Jobs , the iconic founder of Apple.In the publication Carmack tells of his troubled relationship with Jobs and distinguishes the "rollercoaster hero / idiot" who is the founder of Apple."It was often frustrating, because he could talk, with all confidence, of things about things was just wrong. When Steve made a choice, he was decisive. Decisions were made, companies were acquired, conferences were scheduled, and the realm of reality distortion was activated, making the ideas about everything else that had been previously considered terrible, "Carmack writes.Carmack also reveals that as Steve Jobs' health began to fail, he tried to write emails that sent a positive message but never came to an end."I corroborate many of the negative traits of character by which he was known, but elements along the way that led me to where I am today are contingent upon the dings he left in the Universe," he noted.
Steve Jobs
My wife once asked me “Why do you drop what you are doing when Steve Jobs asks you to do something? You don’t do that for anyone else.”
It is worth thinking about.
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Miguel Dias-NM
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