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According to critics, an eavesdropper, constantly striving to go behind the curtains of heaven in order to steal divine secrets. May grant wishes.

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Species: featherless biped, chocolate addict
Roots: born in Sweden — lived also in Switzerland, USA, UK — mixed up genes from Sweden, Norway, India, Germany
Languages: French, English, Swedish, German, Portuguese, Latin, Ada, Perl, Java, assembly languages, Pascal, C/C++, etc.
Roles: entrepreneur, programme manager, methodology lead, quality and risk manager, writer, director of technology, project lead, solutions architect — as well as gardener, factory worker, farmhand, supermarket cleaner, programmer, student, teacher, language lawyer, traveller, soldier, lecturer, software engineer, philosopher, consultant

2002-Jan-14 [this day]

Apple: Form Follows Function

to the Apple iMac page Interview with Jonathan Ive, designer of the iMac, iBook and iPod — At first, he tried simply sticking the guts of the computer into the space behind the flat screen. This meants slower disks, noisier fan, and a screen lacking in mobility. In autumn 2000, after a year of work, he took a preliminary "flat" design to Steve Jobs. His boss's response was to head home, summon him, take him for a walk in a vegetable patch, and tell him to think again about the pieces he was trying to fit together. Each should be true to itself, he said. [this item]

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