A lot of people impact the world in many ways…but some also have that elusive quality…charisma. One such, I think, was Steve Jobs.

One of the best accounts of Jobs’ life that I’ve read was in Time magazine:

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Portrays him well, warts and all. The photo essay in the same issue is also stunning. I suppose all of you would have read it, and seen it…but still….

At almost the same time, Dennis Ritchie’s death didn’t seem to make many waves, though it must have been a loss to many geeks.