I agree. But wouldn't the Feebs be more accurate about a titan of industry?
J. Devine On Feb 9, 2012 5:45 PM, "Gar Lipow" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 1:36 PM, Jim Devine <[email protected]> wrote: > > FBI’s Steve Jobs file: He will ‘distort reality ... to achieve his goals’ > > > > By Hayley Tsukayama, Updated: Thursday, February 9, 9:25 AM > > > > > http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/fbis-steve-jobs-file-he-will-distort-reality--to-achieve-his-goals/2012/02/09/gIQAWJfU1Q_story.html > > > > Steve Jobs, being considered in 1991 for an appointment under President > > George H.W. Bush, underwent a thorough background investigation by the > FBI, > > according to newly released files from the agency. > > > > The FBI amassed a lengthy and often unflattering file on Apple’s > co-founder, > > with more than 30 interviews of friends, neighbors, family, former > business > > associates and Jobs, that revealed his early drug use and concerns that > the > > then-head of NeXT was neglecting his daughter born out of wedlock with > his > > high school girlfriend. > > > > The business genius was a late bloomer, having graduated from Homestead > High > > School in Cupertino, Calif., with a 2.65 GPA. He admitted using marijuana > > and LSD while in college but appeared to have stopped using drugs at > least > > five years before the report. > > > .... > > “Several individuals questioned Mr. Jobs’s honesty stating that Mr. Jobs > > will twist the truth and distort reality in order to achieve his goals,” > > according to the FBI file. > > I would not be too quick to treat an FBI file as a reliable source. My > 90 year old mother undoubtedly has a long file from having been > involved in left wing activism from the age of 12. When I urged her > to ask for a copy for the sake of history, she replied. > > My memory has been awful since I was 50. So if the file conflicted > with my memories I could not be sure I was right. On the other hand > the FBI not only lies a lot, mostly they have the ability to burn > water making tea. So if the file conflicted with my memory, I could > not be sure they were right either. So there is no point in asking for > the file, because the source is too unreliable to be of any use, and > my memory is not good enough to correct it into anything of use. > -- > Facebook: Gar Lipow Twitter: GarLipow > Solving the Climate Crisis web page: SolvingTheClimateCrisis.com > Grist Blog: http://grist.org/author/gar-lipow/ > Online technical reference: http://www.nohairshirts.com > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l >
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