<story><title>With Time Running Short, Jobs Managed His Farewells</title><url>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/07/technology/with-time-running-short-steve-jobs-managed-his-farewells.html?pagewanted=all</url><text></text></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>eob</author><text>This is a sweet story, but I just wanted to point out that this is pretty common for someone with terminal cancer. Jobs was a private, controlling man, for sure, but I feel like this reporter is unfairly stretching the narrative to fit this caricature.&lt;p&gt;The endless stream of visitors to the house can be absolutely exhausting for a person who already only has enough energy to stay awake and active a few hours each day. A big part of the family&apos;s responsibility, and burden, is prioritizing and intercepting visitors.&lt;p&gt;I&apos;m sure many of you here on this board have had the misfortune to experience this yourself, so you know what I&apos;m talking about.&lt;p&gt;It&apos;s not a big deal; it was a good article. But for once, Jobs&apos; behavior didn&apos;t stem from being some larger than life cartoon figure of a business-genius-prophet-dictator.. he was just really sick.</text></comment>
<story><title>With Time Running Short, Jobs Managed His Farewells</title><url>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/07/technology/with-time-running-short-steve-jobs-managed-his-farewells.html?pagewanted=all</url><text></text></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>jballanc</author><text>Every summer Steve had a talk with the Apple interns. In 2008, I was there (at what, as far as I know, would end up being his last intern talk). One question came from the audience: &quot;What is your dream?&quot;&lt;p&gt;After a beat, his dead-pan response: &quot;To not be asked questions like that.&quot;</text></comment>