Our Prime Minister has offered "thoughts and prayers” in the first 12 hours. Now he has brought all state governments together- 24 hours after the atrocity. They will tighten gun ownership and act on antisemitism. And drop that - “it’s the wrong time to talk about this."
@maddow.bsky.social
@maddow.bsky.social
December 15, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Our Prime Minister has offered "thoughts and prayers” in the first 12 hours. Now he has brought all state governments together- 24 hours after the atrocity. They will tighten gun ownership and act on antisemitism. And drop that - “it’s the wrong time to talk about this."
@maddow.bsky.social
@maddow.bsky.social
Our Prime Minister has offered "thoughts and prayers” in the first 12 hours. Now he has brought all state governments together- 24 hours after the atrocity. They will tighten gun ownership and act on antisemitism. And drop that - “it’s the wrong time to talk about this."
@karaswisher.bsky.social
@karaswisher.bsky.social
December 15, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Our Prime Minister has offered "thoughts and prayers” in the first 12 hours. Now he has brought all state governments together- 24 hours after the atrocity. They will tighten gun ownership and act on antisemitism. And drop that - “it’s the wrong time to talk about this."
@karaswisher.bsky.social
@karaswisher.bsky.social
Our Prime Minister has offered "thoughts and prayers” in the first 12 hours. Now he has brought all state governments together- 24 hours after the atrocity. They will tighten gun ownership and act on antisemitism. And drop that - “it’s the wrong time to talk about this."
@nicollewallace.bsky.social
@nicollewallace.bsky.social
December 15, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Our Prime Minister has offered "thoughts and prayers” in the first 12 hours. Now he has brought all state governments together- 24 hours after the atrocity. They will tighten gun ownership and act on antisemitism. And drop that - “it’s the wrong time to talk about this."
@nicollewallace.bsky.social
@nicollewallace.bsky.social
If you’re into Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order, you need to listen to Billy Bragg’s Everywhere. #burnorder @maddow.bsky.social
December 7, 2025 at 3:18 AM
If you’re into Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order, you need to listen to Billy Bragg’s Everywhere. #burnorder @maddow.bsky.social
Larry Tesler says, “You don’t have a degree, and we don’t know where to put you” So Larry was a no, but Harry Vertelney says, 'No, no, no, he's great. He's going to do exactly what we need him to do.
inventingthefuture.ghost.io/l/
inventingthefuture.ghost.io/l/
December 4, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Larry Tesler says, “You don’t have a degree, and we don’t know where to put you” So Larry was a no, but Harry Vertelney says, 'No, no, no, he's great. He's going to do exactly what we need him to do.
inventingthefuture.ghost.io/l/
inventingthefuture.ghost.io/l/
So insightful, considered and fun. All done in the moment. Great live television. Thanks @nicollewallace.bsky.social @mollyjongfast.bsky.social 'The Rev' and @jheil.bsky.social and the Deadline WH team.
November 21, 2025 at 11:38 PM
So insightful, considered and fun. All done in the moment. Great live television. Thanks @nicollewallace.bsky.social @mollyjongfast.bsky.social 'The Rev' and @jheil.bsky.social and the Deadline WH team.
Bring Back Bix.
inventingthefuture.ghost.io/apple-connec...
inventingthefuture.ghost.io/apple-connec...
November 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Bring Back Bix.
inventingthefuture.ghost.io/apple-connec...
inventingthefuture.ghost.io/apple-connec...
Former Head of Software Engineering at Apple, Mike Potel:
"For so many of the people named in this book, Steve Jobs's leaving was a breath of fresh air. The skunkworks projects and next-generation technology efforts that were hidden away and kept secret from Steve, were now out in the open."
"For so many of the people named in this book, Steve Jobs's leaving was a breath of fresh air. The skunkworks projects and next-generation technology efforts that were hidden away and kept secret from Steve, were now out in the open."
November 13, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Former Head of Software Engineering at Apple, Mike Potel:
"For so many of the people named in this book, Steve Jobs's leaving was a breath of fresh air. The skunkworks projects and next-generation technology efforts that were hidden away and kept secret from Steve, were now out in the open."
"For so many of the people named in this book, Steve Jobs's leaving was a breath of fresh air. The skunkworks projects and next-generation technology efforts that were hidden away and kept secret from Steve, were now out in the open."
pretty freakin’ good 👍
October 19, 2025 at 7:22 AM
pretty freakin’ good 👍
Beat perfect edit by Andy Jurgensen
September 28, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Beat perfect edit by Andy Jurgensen
September 14, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Apple engineer Steve Milne recalls.
Which chord to use for the Mac II boot chime. A major chord (tonic, major 3rd, fifth) has a positive, perhaps corny sound. A minor chord (tonic, minor 3rd, fifth) sounds sad. We settled on a power chord (tonic, fifth) - the most neutral.
books.by/john-buck
Which chord to use for the Mac II boot chime. A major chord (tonic, major 3rd, fifth) has a positive, perhaps corny sound. A minor chord (tonic, minor 3rd, fifth) sounds sad. We settled on a power chord (tonic, fifth) - the most neutral.
books.by/john-buck
September 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Apple engineer Steve Milne recalls.
Which chord to use for the Mac II boot chime. A major chord (tonic, major 3rd, fifth) has a positive, perhaps corny sound. A minor chord (tonic, minor 3rd, fifth) sounds sad. We settled on a power chord (tonic, fifth) - the most neutral.
books.by/john-buck
Which chord to use for the Mac II boot chime. A major chord (tonic, major 3rd, fifth) has a positive, perhaps corny sound. A minor chord (tonic, minor 3rd, fifth) sounds sad. We settled on a power chord (tonic, fifth) - the most neutral.
books.by/john-buck
Bob McNinch recalls.
Jobs said, 'If there's anything I can do for you, come to my office'. I did 'To make more sales in Europe we need a localized Lisa keyboard with characters like Å and Ö. "Don't worry. We're going to fix it in software". And walked away.
books.by/john-buck #apple #jobs #design
Jobs said, 'If there's anything I can do for you, come to my office'. I did 'To make more sales in Europe we need a localized Lisa keyboard with characters like Å and Ö. "Don't worry. We're going to fix it in software". And walked away.
books.by/john-buck #apple #jobs #design
September 10, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Bob McNinch recalls.
Jobs said, 'If there's anything I can do for you, come to my office'. I did 'To make more sales in Europe we need a localized Lisa keyboard with characters like Å and Ö. "Don't worry. We're going to fix it in software". And walked away.
books.by/john-buck #apple #jobs #design
Jobs said, 'If there's anything I can do for you, come to my office'. I did 'To make more sales in Europe we need a localized Lisa keyboard with characters like Å and Ö. "Don't worry. We're going to fix it in software". And walked away.
books.by/john-buck #apple #jobs #design
Tom Erickson notes:
This was before Apple turned into a vampire ecosystem where everything tries to suck money out of people. We were on a mission. Whatever you could do to make something attractive, engaging, and understandable for people. And nothing else.
books.by/john-buck #apple #HIG #design
This was before Apple turned into a vampire ecosystem where everything tries to suck money out of people. We were on a mission. Whatever you could do to make something attractive, engaging, and understandable for people. And nothing else.
books.by/john-buck #apple #HIG #design
September 1, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Tom Erickson notes:
This was before Apple turned into a vampire ecosystem where everything tries to suck money out of people. We were on a mission. Whatever you could do to make something attractive, engaging, and understandable for people. And nothing else.
books.by/john-buck #apple #HIG #design
This was before Apple turned into a vampire ecosystem where everything tries to suck money out of people. We were on a mission. Whatever you could do to make something attractive, engaging, and understandable for people. And nothing else.
books.by/john-buck #apple #HIG #design
Jim Reekes recalls:
I had a music background, and was put in Apple tech support to fix sound problems. Developers contacted us with very technical programming questions. If we couldn't answer, we'd go to the actual engineers working on the OS to find the answers.
books.by/john-buck #apple
I had a music background, and was put in Apple tech support to fix sound problems. Developers contacted us with very technical programming questions. If we couldn't answer, we'd go to the actual engineers working on the OS to find the answers.
books.by/john-buck #apple
August 24, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Jim Reekes recalls:
I had a music background, and was put in Apple tech support to fix sound problems. Developers contacted us with very technical programming questions. If we couldn't answer, we'd go to the actual engineers working on the OS to find the answers.
books.by/john-buck #apple
I had a music background, and was put in Apple tech support to fix sound problems. Developers contacted us with very technical programming questions. If we couldn't answer, we'd go to the actual engineers working on the OS to find the answers.
books.by/john-buck #apple
"Apple is in danger of looking like a laggard, not a leader. It must prove that it can introduce new technology, get it to market in a reasonable timeframe, and at a reasonable price.
It has to continue to attract good work from third-party developers. We'll be waiting."
InfoWorld, Oct 1990
It has to continue to attract good work from third-party developers. We'll be waiting."
InfoWorld, Oct 1990
August 8, 2025 at 6:02 AM
"Apple is in danger of looking like a laggard, not a leader. It must prove that it can introduce new technology, get it to market in a reasonable timeframe, and at a reasonable price.
It has to continue to attract good work from third-party developers. We'll be waiting."
InfoWorld, Oct 1990
It has to continue to attract good work from third-party developers. We'll be waiting."
InfoWorld, Oct 1990
Jeremy Jones recalls:
"What Steve Hain and I had written in a basement, was now good enough for former Xerox PARC scientists, Larry Tesler and Alan Kay, as well as Newton's Steve Capps and Steve Sakoman to tell John Sculley to buy Coral Software and create Dylan."
books.by/john-buck #apple #dylan
"What Steve Hain and I had written in a basement, was now good enough for former Xerox PARC scientists, Larry Tesler and Alan Kay, as well as Newton's Steve Capps and Steve Sakoman to tell John Sculley to buy Coral Software and create Dylan."
books.by/john-buck #apple #dylan
August 4, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Jeremy Jones recalls:
"What Steve Hain and I had written in a basement, was now good enough for former Xerox PARC scientists, Larry Tesler and Alan Kay, as well as Newton's Steve Capps and Steve Sakoman to tell John Sculley to buy Coral Software and create Dylan."
books.by/john-buck #apple #dylan
"What Steve Hain and I had written in a basement, was now good enough for former Xerox PARC scientists, Larry Tesler and Alan Kay, as well as Newton's Steve Capps and Steve Sakoman to tell John Sculley to buy Coral Software and create Dylan."
books.by/john-buck #apple #dylan
Vicki Brown recalls Project Oreo:
Our building was off campus and there wasn't any of the Tech-Bro culture. This was Apple, and this was Unix. And between the two of those, if you knew what you were doing, you were a member of the team, and that's all that mattered.
books.by/john-buck #apple #unix
Our building was off campus and there wasn't any of the Tech-Bro culture. This was Apple, and this was Unix. And between the two of those, if you knew what you were doing, you were a member of the team, and that's all that mattered.
books.by/john-buck #apple #unix
August 3, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Vicki Brown recalls Project Oreo:
Our building was off campus and there wasn't any of the Tech-Bro culture. This was Apple, and this was Unix. And between the two of those, if you knew what you were doing, you were a member of the team, and that's all that mattered.
books.by/john-buck #apple #unix
Our building was off campus and there wasn't any of the Tech-Bro culture. This was Apple, and this was Unix. And between the two of those, if you knew what you were doing, you were a member of the team, and that's all that mattered.
books.by/john-buck #apple #unix
Rod Perkins recalls ATG in '87
"We laid out what users would want from ‘Spider’, adding live audio capability gave rise to voice calls between Macs, like what we have now with Teams and FaceTime, and we saw the need to leave a Voice Message if the respondent was busy or away."
books.by/john-buck
"We laid out what users would want from ‘Spider’, adding live audio capability gave rise to voice calls between Macs, like what we have now with Teams and FaceTime, and we saw the need to leave a Voice Message if the respondent was busy or away."
books.by/john-buck
August 1, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Rod Perkins recalls ATG in '87
"We laid out what users would want from ‘Spider’, adding live audio capability gave rise to voice calls between Macs, like what we have now with Teams and FaceTime, and we saw the need to leave a Voice Message if the respondent was busy or away."
books.by/john-buck
"We laid out what users would want from ‘Spider’, adding live audio capability gave rise to voice calls between Macs, like what we have now with Teams and FaceTime, and we saw the need to leave a Voice Message if the respondent was busy or away."
books.by/john-buck
Chris Crawford, pioneer game designer:
"With the benefit of hindsight it's easy to see the Apple II's success but that wasn't clear in 79. Computer junkies bought the less expensive TRS-80 and PET. The II's color display advantage was shattered by the Atari 800's debut"
books.by/john-buck
"With the benefit of hindsight it's easy to see the Apple II's success but that wasn't clear in 79. Computer junkies bought the less expensive TRS-80 and PET. The II's color display advantage was shattered by the Atari 800's debut"
books.by/john-buck
July 29, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Chris Crawford, pioneer game designer:
"With the benefit of hindsight it's easy to see the Apple II's success but that wasn't clear in 79. Computer junkies bought the less expensive TRS-80 and PET. The II's color display advantage was shattered by the Atari 800's debut"
books.by/john-buck
"With the benefit of hindsight it's easy to see the Apple II's success but that wasn't clear in 79. Computer junkies bought the less expensive TRS-80 and PET. The II's color display advantage was shattered by the Atari 800's debut"
books.by/john-buck
SuperMac’s Steve Edelman recalls Apple in 87:
That Steve (Jobs) was in exile and not able to resist or even kill an expandable platform was crucial. It allowed the development of products allowing functionality over costs, coming from individuals, inside the company and outside.
books.by/john-buck
That Steve (Jobs) was in exile and not able to resist or even kill an expandable platform was crucial. It allowed the development of products allowing functionality over costs, coming from individuals, inside the company and outside.
books.by/john-buck
June 24, 2025 at 11:12 PM
SuperMac’s Steve Edelman recalls Apple in 87:
That Steve (Jobs) was in exile and not able to resist or even kill an expandable platform was crucial. It allowed the development of products allowing functionality over costs, coming from individuals, inside the company and outside.
books.by/john-buck
That Steve (Jobs) was in exile and not able to resist or even kill an expandable platform was crucial. It allowed the development of products allowing functionality over costs, coming from individuals, inside the company and outside.
books.by/john-buck
Should chyron read ‘assassination’ rather than shooting? @msnbc.com @nicollewallace.bsky.social #deadlinewhitehouse
June 18, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Should chyron read ‘assassination’ rather than shooting? @msnbc.com @nicollewallace.bsky.social #deadlinewhitehouse
Rumor is Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig have a new book in the works. “Sharpest Bulb aka Trump 2” 😵💫 @carolleonnig.bsky.social
June 13, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Rumor is Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig have a new book in the works. “Sharpest Bulb aka Trump 2” 😵💫 @carolleonnig.bsky.social
If the Mac was to get millions of colors, it meant someone had to turn Atkinson's QuickDraw into Color QuickDraw. @geprgec.bsky.social recalls: "Steve Jobs told me I must consult Bill Atkinson on any changes I had planned for QuickDraw. Steve held Bill in extremely high regard."
Vale Bill Atkinson
Vale Bill Atkinson
June 8, 2025 at 10:04 PM
If the Mac was to get millions of colors, it meant someone had to turn Atkinson's QuickDraw into Color QuickDraw. @geprgec.bsky.social recalls: "Steve Jobs told me I must consult Bill Atkinson on any changes I had planned for QuickDraw. Steve held Bill in extremely high regard."
Vale Bill Atkinson
Vale Bill Atkinson
HyperCard was ahead of its time.
“I grew up in a box-centric culture at Apple. If I'd grown up in a network-centric culture, like Sun, HyperCard might have been the first Web browser. I thought everyone being connected was a pipe dream. Boy was I wrong."
Vale Bill Atkinson
@karaswisher.bsky.social
“I grew up in a box-centric culture at Apple. If I'd grown up in a network-centric culture, like Sun, HyperCard might have been the first Web browser. I thought everyone being connected was a pipe dream. Boy was I wrong."
Vale Bill Atkinson
@karaswisher.bsky.social
June 7, 2025 at 10:54 PM
HyperCard was ahead of its time.
“I grew up in a box-centric culture at Apple. If I'd grown up in a network-centric culture, like Sun, HyperCard might have been the first Web browser. I thought everyone being connected was a pipe dream. Boy was I wrong."
Vale Bill Atkinson
@karaswisher.bsky.social
“I grew up in a box-centric culture at Apple. If I'd grown up in a network-centric culture, like Sun, HyperCard might have been the first Web browser. I thought everyone being connected was a pipe dream. Boy was I wrong."
Vale Bill Atkinson
@karaswisher.bsky.social