I have too many cats. I wear my heart on my sleeve and my spleen in my left pocket. You might have shopped at my Onoma. I write software and make dad jokes.
Jul 11, 2020 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
I feel like people don’t get why Steve Jobs was ultimately so successful. It wasn’t because of his huge ego or because he could be a complete jerk. It wasn’t because of his incredible charisma, although that helped.
And it wasn’t just because Steve could read the tea leaves and figure out where technology was going — yes, he did this very well, but he consistently was too early by five or ten years.
May 2, 2018 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
Here are my thoughts on why the tech world sucks now. Probably nothing super new here, but it’s been bugging me so I’m writing it down.
When I started in tech in the 1980s it was still the refuge of outcasts and misfits. It wasn’t cool and it wasn’t a way to huge riches. The people who were into it knew what it was like to feel like outsiders.
