Jason SnellDec 8, 2023

This guy posted that the iPod Hi-Fi was the original iPod Dock and it generated a lot of copycats. When I pointed out it wasn't true he ran away, tried to redefine the topic, and insulted me.

I'll just say it here: I don't know who this dude is, but I wouldn't trust a word that comes out of his mouth or on his social media feeds. He's apparently selling Apple posters (does he have the rights?) and fancies himself an expert on Apple design.

He sure seems like a phony to me.

Show threadJason SnellDec 8, 2023
Update: He's blocked me on Twitter and Threads now. I have no idea if he's plying his trade on Mastodon, too.
Show threadCabel Sasser

@jsnell A few fun facts:

• presents icons and ui work on his site he had nothing to do with
• claims to be a ‘protege’ of Steve Jobs, come on man
• used an ai generated Steve Jobs voice to give a fake “keynote speech” for a project of his, one of the most tasteless things i’ve ever witnessed
• posted to twitter some beautiful teacup icons he “made” and when I replied to ask why he’s not saying they’re A.I. generated he hid my comment

Just red flag city all the way down

Dec 8, 2023 at 8:36pmWeb
Show threadMatt VanOrmerDec 8, 2023
@cabel @jsnell idk seems like a very authentic and totally real person to me
Show threadZoe KnoxDec 8, 2023
@mvo @cabel @jsnell we need a 4 hour video essay about this guy now
Show threadmarlies Dec 8, 2023
@zmk @mvo @cabel @jsnell the four hours should just be part one of the video series
Show threadJason SnellDec 8, 2023
@cabel Yeah, I mean his profile seemed super questionable before, but I couldn't help but call him on the outright fabrication about an event I attended during a time I know quite well.
Show threadPierre-Luc GagnéDec 8, 2023

@jsnell @cabel If I had to assemble the Dream Team of Apple knowledge you’d be my first pick. You’re always right, and when you’re wrong you always know you’re guessing. How can this guy even hope to scold you?

I’d even pick you above Steve Jobs. That dude had forgotten anything that wasn’t a decades-long gripe against a guy.

Show threadMichael StancliftDec 8, 2023
@jsnell @cabel but he's verified on Twitter, so that's something.
Show threadMax Leibman has moved!Dec 8, 2023
@vmstan @jsnell @cabel Yep! Proves he has at least $8 a month of disposable income*.



(* ~ I’m sure it’s not $8 a month anymore but I have a strict policy of not going to Twitter even to fact-check things.)
Show threadPhilippDec 8, 2023
@jsnell @cabel I think you should shine some light on this guy. Should be easy to find out if her ever worked at Apple, no?
Show threadCabel SasserDec 8, 2023
@eierund @jsnell He HAS worked at Apple, but what I’ve heard is that (allegedly) his accomplishments are being wildly overstated by him. The problem is, of course, you’ll never get an Apple employee to say that on the record — which makes for a very convenient window of grifting opportunity (allegedly).
Show threadPhilippDec 8, 2023
@cabel @jsnell aww man that’s super gross. Glad the two of you are throwing m a little bit of a spotlight onto the situation, though. Maybe Apple will at least come down hard on his poster sales ;)
Show threadJonathan ReedDec 8, 2023
@cabel @eierund @jsnell Maybe we crowd fund £398 and get Jason to ask him everything for an hour…
Show thread🔥 Tom Swift 🔥Dec 8, 2023
@jonathanreed @cabel @eierund @jsnell 👍🤣
Show threadPhilippDec 8, 2023
@jonathanreed @cabel @jsnell omg!!! I’d totally chip in but it would probably be a waste of money. People like that would never but themselves in such danger. Jason would destroy him within the first 10 minutes 😂
Show threadAlex GriffithsDec 9, 2023
@jonathanreed @cabel @eierund @jsnell I suspect we’d have to pay Jason a hell of a lot more than that to put up with this guy for an hour.
Show thread🔥 Tom Swift 🔥Dec 8, 2023
@cabel @eierund @jsnell Maybe someone is impersonating him 😄
Show threadUhl AlbertDec 8, 2023
@cabel @eierund @jsnell Just take a look at their LinkedIn profile. Even if all those achievements are true, the self-centeredness and grandiose claims are troubling.
Show threadKennyDec 9, 2023
@uhl @cabel @eierund @jsnell that sure seems AI generated too
Show threadDrew PickardDec 8, 2023

@cabel @eierund @jsnell

I had suspected as much. Dude is sniffing his own farts.
Thank you for confirming with the birdies. I could not get over his preposterous . . . everything.

One of his recent posts includes around 50(!?)nice comments from colleagues but also . . . his wife?!

Show threadPhilippDec 9, 2023
@drewpickard @cabel @jsnell he also seems to have posted some Airbnb reviews on his review page 😂
Show threadDrew PickardDec 9, 2023
@eierund @cabel @jsnell
Are you serious?
Hahahaha
Show threadPhilippDec 9, 2023
@drewpickard @cabel @jsnell yep. His testimonial page: https://bento.me/testimonials
James "Jim" Ed Randson

Student at Indonesia Open University, Linux Enthusiasm, Graphics Designer, and newbie at Psychology. He/Him. Also VCC/VTuber at YouTube.

Bento
Show thread(((Jann Gobble)))🏳️‍🌈Dec 8, 2023
@cabel @jsnell C'mon, Cabel... he claims to be a "protégé" of Steve Jobs - not "protege". There's a difference to people like him! 😂
Show threadSteven HuangDec 8, 2023

@cabel @jsnell

- “unparalleled design journey at Apple”, eclipsing Jony Ive
- “drove the formation of the HIG” that dates back at least to 1987, 12y before he joined
- claims 9 patents (key Apple designers typically have dozens) but not even listed as inventor on any that I could see
- left Apple just as work on iPhone was kicking into gear, so either not invited or didn’t see its potential
- puts Apple logo in LinkedIn user name

Show threadJason Petersen (he)Dec 8, 2023
@cabel that third bullet point is well beyond a red flag. OK people sometimes have red flags. No one does that third thing who is a good person, that is outright deranged.
Show threadCraig HockenberryDec 8, 2023
@cabel @jsnell DUDE HAS GREAT HAND ON CHIN GAME THO
Show threadcharlesesmithDec 9, 2023
@chockenberry @cabel @jsnell Steve Jobs Protogé! Missed some points for no glasses, no turtleneck, and absolutely zero taste.
Show threadMark MetzgerDec 9, 2023
@cabel @jsnell …and he disrespected Jason.
Show threadJason SnellDec 9, 2023
@markmetzger @cabel
Show threadAlphacheezDec 9, 2023
@cabel @jsnell trying to persuade and influence people with colorful bullshit is straight out of the Steve Jobs playbook, but Steve knew when he really had something compelling and this guy doesn't seem to have a sliver of that insight, skill, or charisma
Show threadTodd VaziriDec 9, 2023
@cabel @jsnell MY GOODNESS
Show threadDavid FriedmanDec 9, 2023
@cabel This is embarrassing. And for sale!