Dan MorenJan 10, 2024

Eighteen years ago today, my first visit to Macworld San Francisco, just a couple months before I started my career in tech journalism, so this was the only time I ever attended on my own dime.

I think this was maybe the closest I ever got to Steve Jobs. Right after this picture, we made eye contact and he gave me a nod. (Also that's Andy Grove right to the left and in front of him—this was directly after the keynote where they announced the first shipping Intel Macs.)

Show threadJason SnellJan 10, 2024
@dmoren Does this mean we met 18 years ago?!
Show threadDan MorenJan 10, 2024
@jsnell Yep. Seems like just...18 years ago I was accosting you as a stranger.
Show threadGlenn FleishmanJan 10, 2024
@dmoren @jsnell All great partnerships come from random meetings. I just made that up.
Show threadJason SnellJan 10, 2024
@glennf @dmoren Oh it wasn't random! He sought me out to try to get into tech writing!!
Show threadGlenn FleishmanJan 10, 2024
@jsnell @dmoren Savvy! I met Dan when he and Scott interviewed for a pod…cast?
Show threadDan MorenJan 10, 2024
@glennf @jsnell That I have no memory of! I wonder if is still accessible anywhere.
Show threadGlenn FleishmanJan 10, 2024
@dmoren @jsnell I remember it distinctly, because you and Scott (you mostly doing the talking) interviewed me in the press room. The next year, I met you both again and initially couldn’t place you—then you reminded me about the podcast (or was it just an audio recording?) and I was mortified (you weren't rude about it)! I remembered you both but couldn't place you. Now, I remember you all the time and that other guy.
Show threadDan MorenJan 10, 2024
@glennf @jsnell Oh, this does ring a bell! Must have been for the MacUser podcast when Scott was writing there too? Somewhere I might still have the files for those. 😬
Show threadJason Snell
@dmoren @glennf I assume it was TUAW related
Jan 10, 2024 at 8:55pmWeb
Show threadDan MorenJan 10, 2024
@jsnell @glennf Scott was writing for us for a while there! And I hosted a MacUser podcast, so I figure it was for that.
Show threadKelly GuimontJan 10, 2024
@dmoren @jsnell @glennf TUAW sounds right. I bet @MikeTRose can tell you.
Show threadMike RoseJan 11, 2024
@Verso @dmoren @jsnell @glennf before my time but sounds right. Isn’t @blankbaby on this thing?
Show threadGlenn FleishmanJan 11, 2024
@MikeTRose @Verso @dmoren @jsnell @blankbaby He uses his time better.
Show threadScott McNultyJan 11, 2024
@glennf @MikeTRose @Verso @dmoren @jsnell I don’t, really. And I'm shocked to learn I spoke the least in a conversation between Dan, Glenn, and me.