"He is an impressive businessman and a brilliant engineer and inventor".
At this point I will agree with "inventor". I am anxiously waiting to see independent results of what has been invented and whether I will be impressed with his business and technical acumen. I do credit him with taking a world-changing concept and moving it forward in his own unique way... On Sunday, July 8, 2012, Harry Veeder wrote: > In a business setting I would say the operative word is ally rather than > friend. > > Harry > > > On Sun, Jul 8, 2012 at 5:04 PM, Jed Rothwell > <jedrothw...@gmail.com<javascript:;>> > wrote: > > OrionWorks - Steven Vincent Johnson <orionwo...@charter.net<javascript:;>> > wrote: > > > >> > >> > Since you [Jed] know him so well, please explain this dichotomy > >> > in rossi's relationships with people; what makes a person > >> > a snake and a clown and what makes a person a valuable friend. > >> > >> A razor's edge. > > > > > > Exactly! > > > > It might also be compared to quantum entanglement. All of us who try to > > deal with Rossi play the role of Shrodinger's cat. It is impossible to > know > > -- even in principle -- whether you are presently alive or dead to him. > > After a while you stop caring, which is why, for example, I am typing > this > > message. Or . . . am I?!? > > > > See also: Steve Jobs Reality Distortion Field -- > > > > http://folklore.org/StoryView.py?story=Reality_Distortion_Field.txt > > > > "A reality distortion field. In [Job's] presence, reality is malleable. > He > > can convince anyone of practically anything. It wears off when he's not > > around . . . > > > > ". . . [J]ust because he tells you that something is awful or great, it > > doesn't necessarily mean he'll feel that way tomorrow. You have to > low-pass > > filter his input. And then, he's really funny about ideas. If you tell > him a > > new idea, he'll usually tell you that he thinks it's stupid. But then, > if he > > actually likes it, exactly one week later, he'll come back to you and > > propose your idea to you, as if he thought of it." > > > > This is the mark of genius and also of a sociopath. Jobs was both. > > > > - Jed > > > >
