Steve Wozniak Event at USF

We saw Steve Wozniak at the USF Leadership Lecture Series.

Tickets were free. We got there early, because we wanted rock star parking and seating, and were treated to some random trivia questions about "The Woz".

When The Woz got on stage everyone cheered. Moez Limayem, the dean of the USF Muma College of Business, asked him several questions. 

I recorded some of the conversations to share. Please excuse the shaky video and poor audio quality.  :-)

Dean Limayem started the afternoon by asking Woz some A or B type questions.

Wozniak is also a prankster! Here is a quick video of him discussing one of his pranks.

Wozniak then started discussing how Steve Jobs and Wozniak started Apple. He talked about how he built things for fun, and that he would charge 5 cents for everything he built, including writing term papers for his peers! Wozniak was working at HP, and Jobs tried to get him to start a new company. What I found very interesting is how Wozniak was shot down at HP. 

Wozniak was asked about his recipe for happiness from a Twitter user. I found his approach interesting, but I don't think I could let everything just roll off me like he says, lol. Heather wants to adopt his idea that Fun + Friends + Food = Happiness. 

Woz talked about his thoughts on ethics in technology. I completely agree with one of his points, which I recorded. I hear people talk all the time about how technology is isolating the youth of today. But, Woz disagrees. He said that technology is helping the shy find like-minded friends online, and bringing them together.

Finally, the last video is Woz's thoughts on Net Neutrality. On these points, I both agree and disagree with him. I strongly disagree with his statement on voting for our leadership. But, I do agree with his stance on Net Neutrality, though I think his comparison to Google Search is comparing apples to oranges.

I'm very glad that Heather and I were able to take the day off to see The Great and Powerful Woz! I added his book, IWoz to my reading list, and can't wait to read it!

Anyone have any thoughts on what he said?