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Holly Gray

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I was reading xkcd today, and I realised that this would be a viable memorial. It'd be expensive, due to the energy needed to keep the beachball spinning, but it could be a poignant, almost beautiful commemoration without being overbearingly schmaltzy. It could be a tangible, permanent tribute from the Apple community. If anyone agrees, I'm more than willing to look into the mechanics of it, etc.

Of course, some might consider it too light-hearted or a little flippant. I'm quite a poor judge of what's too light-hearted for remembrance - I think that this hits the perfect balance of tastefulness without heavy-handedness, but what are your opinions?
 
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Tower-Union

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I love the idea.
 

neilmacd

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Problem is who actually appreciates the beachball? IMO its not a positive image/icon.

I'd rather have something that incorporates the sleeping power button :)
 

boss.king

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Problem is who actually appreciates the beachball? IMO its not a positive image/icon.

I'd rather have something that incorporates the sleeping power button :)

My thought exactly. No one likes to see it cos it usually means they're being inconvenienced. Not to mention that it wouldn't translate well into a physical thing without looking a little tacky.

Honestly, in keeping with Jobs design ethic and personal preference for privacy, less is more when it comes to a memorial for him.
 

MadeTheSwitch

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Yeah the beachball has a negative connotation. I say instead of that, a pulsating symbol (like when your computer goes to sleep) is the way to go. A nice soft pulsating white LED. The technical equivalent of the eternal flame.
 
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