dhh – walker – 2022-11-05

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"Mark Zuckerberg has dismissed the threat of a punishing boycott from major advertisers pressing Facebook to take a stronger stand on hate speech and said they will be back “soon enough”", he was right! https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/jul/02/mark-zuckerberg-advertisers-boycott-facebook-back-soon-enough

dhh twitter · 2022-11-05

"Mark Zuckerberg has dismissed the threat of a punishing boycott from major advertisers pressing Facebook to take a stronger stand on hate s

R to @nk: We are blessed never to have seen how past icons might have fared with a twitter addiction 😄

dhh twitter · 2022-11-05

We are blessed never to have seen how past icons might have fared with a twitter addiction 😄

R to @nk: The tech industry is full of leaders who are or have been accused of being "petty, aggrieved, vindictive". Gates and Ellison come readily to mind. Didn't seem to stunt the growth of their companies.

dhh twitter · 2022-11-05

The tech industry is full of leaders who are or have been accused of being "petty, aggrieved, vindictive". Gates and Ellison come readily to

R to @tveskov: "We've learned and struggled for a few years here figuring out how to make a decent bird box. EV guy is not going to just figure this out. He's not going to just walk in."

dhh twitter · 2022-11-05

"We've learned and struggled for a few years here figuring out how to make a decent bird box. EV guy is not going to just figure this out. H

R to @tomeclarke: Jobs: "Some mistakes will be made. That's good. Because at least some decisions will be made too. We'll fix them... But I think it's so much better than where things were not very long ago."

dhh twitter · 2022-11-05

Jobs: "Some mistakes will be made. That's good. Because at least some decisions will be made too. We'll fix them... But I think it's so much

R to @charlesarthur: Just made that exact comparison in this piece! https://world.hey.com/dhh/apple-fired-4-100-when-steve-jobs-returned-in-1997-57ed6bc6

dhh twitter · 2022-11-05

Just made that exact comparison in this piece! https://world.hey.com/dhh/apple-fired-4-100-when-steve-jobs-returned-in-1997-57ed6bc6

"Twitter ain't Apple, Musk ain't Jobs, but maybe before you declare the bird house dead, you ought to let your humility reflect history." https://world.hey.com/dhh/apple-fired-4-100-when-steve-jobs-returned-in-1997-57ed6bc6

dhh twitter · 2022-11-05

"Twitter ain't Apple, Musk ain't Jobs, but maybe before you declare the bird house dead, you ought to let your humility reflect history." ht

Apple fired 4,100 when Steve Jobs returned in 1997

dhh blog · 2022-11-05

In 1997, Apple was in dire straights. The stock was trading at a 12-year low, they were losing gobs of money, and Michael Dell famously call