7.30
Chances are Jobs will be fine, and will remain as cantankerous, arrogant, dictatorial, and wildly visionary as ever for many years to come
– Orac
From the blog post entitled “What’s wrong with Steve Jobs?”. Orac is “the nom de blog of a humble pseudonymous surgeon/scientist …”.
6.17
Despite the fact that there have to be many talented people toiling away behind the doors of 1, Infinite Loop, there is no denying the importance — both symbolic and real — of the man in the mock turtleneck when, a week after Steve Jobs appeared on stage looking, by all accounts, dangerously thin, there is still a profound interest in discovering exactly what, if anything, is going on with his health. indeed, even after a statement by Apple’s PR department that the culprit was just a “common bug”, the investigation continues in ernest. To wit, Fortune’s “Apple 2.0″ blog has a post on the results of an investigation into the possibility that Mr. Job’s gaunt appearance is a not unexpected result of the type of surgery he underwent to remove a cancerous tumor from his pancreas a short time ago.
Known as The Whipple Procedure, apparently it significantly rewires your digestive system, can make it difficult to manage your weight and can even cause aversion to certain foods.
Maybe what Mr. Jobs needs is an old Italian grandma. “Steven, you’re so skinny! Eat, eat!”. That’ll take care of it.