Jobs had a Whipple procedure -- a major operation that removes part of the pancreas and re-wires hit guts. The 5-year survival rate is around 25%, and Steve is right at the 5 years. I could not find 10-year survival stats, but even with a successful surgery and claims that he is "cancer-free", a Whipple means a shortened life span. Weight loss is a known complication. But who is he kidding? He's skipping the keynote because of his health. He's probably skinnier and more sickly-looking than before, and any other excuse is just that: an excuse. Warren Buffet knows he is not immortal, and while he has not named his specific successor, he has made numerous statements that it is taken care of, and Berkshire Hathaway is fully prepared for his eventual death. Jobs needs to do the same, and now. I hope he stays at Apple for a long time, but realistically he could be dead in a year.

Damn straight. I'm paraphrasing here, but I believe he said or posted something like "I was only behind one proxy, and when I realized what I'd done, I had a "OH $T!" moment, changed the pw, and posted it online." And he used a traceable email address when he posted and admitted what he'd done. That proxy may not have been enough to hide him from an investigation, but he sealed his fate when he used that email address. Even if that proxy had been traced back to his IP address, he could have STFU and have already poured some Clorox onto his computer. Poor kid, he needs to get punished, but any prison time is just cruel and unusual.