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Steven Sinofsky @stevesi.xyz · May 29

NPR and PBS Aren’t Entitled to Your Tax Dollars
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NPR and PBS Aren’t Entitled to Your Tax Dollars

National Public Radio is suing the Trump administration on free speech grounds. Here’s why that argument doesn’t fly.

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Techmeme @techmeme.com · Mar 30

A look at the new, open-source Model Context Protocol for connecting LLMs to data sources and why its success depends on overcoming middleware challenges (Steven Sinofsky/Hardcore Software)

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Steven Sinofsky @stevesi.xyz · Mar 9

No chance.

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Steven Sinofsky @stevesi.xyz · Mar 9

Love this one from 1981 before IBM's launch. And that box on Dan/Bob ❤️ @harrymccracken.com

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Steven Sinofsky @stevesi.xyz · Mar 5

It will crush QC in every/any metric.

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Steven Sinofsky @stevesi.xyz · Feb 26

Apple’s Dictation System Transcribes the Word ‘Racist’ as ‘Trump’ Summarize The company said it was working to fix the problem after iPhone users began reporting the issue. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/t...

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Steven Sinofsky @stevesi.xyz · Jan 27

DeepSeek Has Been Inevitable and Here's Why (History Tells Us) hardcoresoftware.learningbyshipping.com/p/228-deepse...

228. DeepSeek Has Been Inevitable and Here's Why (History Tells Us)

DeepSeek was certain to happen. The only unknown was who was going to do it. The choices were a startup or someone outside the current center of US AI leadership and innovation.

hardcoresoftware.learningbyshipping.com

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Steven Sinofsky @stevesi.xyz · Jan 23

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Steven Sinofsky @stevesi.xyz · Jan 13

227. CES 2025: An Abundance of (AI) Experimentation
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227. CES 2025: An Abundance of (AI) Experimentation

CES proved a transition year with many established product lines showing incremental improvements or focusing on B2B areas and new product lines showing a rush to demonstrate their relevancy to AI.

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Steven Sinofsky @stevesi.xyz · Jan 11

TIP @techmeme.com x.com/stevesi/stat...

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Steven Sinofsky @stevesi.xyz · Jan 9

Check it out @harrymccracken.com

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Steven Sinofsky @stevesi.xyz · Jan 7

A lot of people at the Nvidia CES keynote. Largest public keynote I’ve experienced (2x my recollection of Xbox/NT/tablet at old Aladdin) Blackwell has 4000 TOPS

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Steven Sinofsky @stevesi.xyz · Jan 2

Brilliant.

Steven Sinofsky @stevesi.xyz · Dec 22

The Renton theme was "giant building with an even more giant parking lot next to Boeing and Lowes" as far as I recall.

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Steven Sinofsky @stevesi.xyz · Dec 22

Ring has done a really great job expanding. My favorite example is the "Retro Alarm" kit that integrates door ADT sensors so you don't need stick on magnets.

Tons of room for great work. Simply doing faceid when we're still waiting on HomeKey isn't the killer feature I think.

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Steven Sinofsky @stevesi.xyz · Dec 22

Challenge is integrating with existing world and not building a partial solution: entry, cameras, locks, glass break, water, motion, keypads, panic, contact, window, and more. PLUS monitoring. PLUS all of this should be integrated with WiFi/Threads so you don't need repeaters.

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Steven Sinofsky @stevesi.xyz · Dec 22

Apple Explores a Face ID Doorbell and Lock Device in Smart Home Push by @markgurman // Apple entering home security is very exciting (to me). It is an area that requires strong integration across components, not just a doorbell cam. 1/3 www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Apple Explores a Face ID Doorbell and Lock Device in Smart Home Push

Also: Company ramps up work on turning AirPods into a health device.

www.bloomberg.com

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Steven Sinofsky @stevesi.xyz · Dec 16

I think Patrick madden was the first charged under the earliest computer hacking statute. www.thecrimson.com/article/1983...

FBI Confiscates Students' Computer In Cornell Crackdown on Illegal Use | News | The Harvard Crimson

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents raided the dormitory room of two Cornell University freshmen last week, according to the

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Steven Sinofsky @stevesi.xyz · Nov 26

The cats love chewy boxes.

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Steven Sinofsky @stevesi.xyz · Nov 26

On the Toll of Being a Disruptor. It is very easy to be disruptive, but being a disruptor is enormously difficult technically and emotionally hardcoresoftware.learningbyshipping.com/p/223-on-the...

223. On the Toll of Being a Disruptor

It is very easy to be disruptive, but being a disruptor is enormously difficult technically and emotionally

hardcoresoftware.learningbyshipping.com

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Steven Sinofsky @stevesi.xyz · Nov 22

Benedict Evans puts together a yearly slide deck looking broadly at the industry while diving in with specific numbers and a lot of charts (90 slides). It is always a gem. via
@benedictevans

This year is about AI (of course). It is super. ben-evans.com/presentations

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Steven Sinofsky @stevesi.xyz · Nov 20

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Steven Sinofsky @stevesi.xyz · Nov 18

DOJ Will Push Google to Sell Off Chrome to Break Search Monopoly bloomberg.com/news/article... // True insanityt. There's so little distribution advantage to web browsing. If there were then Edge would have succeeded. This is not about consumers or benefits but about penalties and politics.

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Ilija Studen @istdn.bsky.social · Nov 12

I'm halfway through Hardcore Software by @stevesi.bsky.social‬. It's a lengthy one, but I'm really enjoying it and would not mind if it was twice as long. #books

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Steven Sinofsky @stevesi.xyz · Jun 4

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