Buzz Andersen

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Tech veteran (Apple, Square, Tumblr), old school indie Mac/iOS developer, Eagle Scout. Kind of also trying to be a screenwriter? @buzz on Twitter. Mail: buzz at http://andersen.buzz
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Buzz AndersenJun 24, 2025
4am ❧Jun 23, 2025

MicroTimes (1985): "[They] met a couple of years ago at a party ... They became good friends before they started in partnership to produce software." <https://theprintshop.club/2024/07/26/the-people-behind-the-print-shop/>

@LaineNooney, "The Apple II Age" (2023): yeah I interviewed them personally. They were a gay couple. "Both had relocated to the Bay Area ... to explore their nascent identity in what was then a vibrant locus for the gay liberation movement in the United States."

Happy Pride! 🌈

#AppleII #retrocomputing #PrideMonth

Show threadBuzz AndersenOct 3, 2024
I have been with Aura for about 9 months now, and I'm really happy. Great people, great product, growing business. A company which has become profitable through the novel strategy of manufacturing tangible goods for which people exchange money--what a concept!
Show threadBuzz AndersenOct 3, 2024
And finally, we are hiring also hiring a Principal Product Manager! https://auraframes.com/careers?gh_jid=7629027002
Picture yourself at Aura

Aura connects people around the world through a brilliant photo sharing experience. Snap, share and display pictures through our easy-to-use app and beautifully designed Wi-Fi frame.

Show threadBuzz AndersenOct 3, 2024
We are also hiring a Senior Android Engineer: https://auraframes.com/careers?gh_jid=7626525002
Picture yourself at Aura

Aura connects people around the world through a brilliant photo sharing experience. Snap, share and display pictures through our easy-to-use app and beautifully designed Wi-Fi frame.

Buzz AndersenOct 3, 2024
Hi! I kind of fell off on using Mastodon, but since it seems like this is where the iOS community is these days, I thought it might be good to mention that we at Aura are hiring a Senior iOS Engineer. Details here: https://auraframes.com/careers?gh_jid=7627086002
Picture yourself at Aura

Aura connects people around the world through a brilliant photo sharing experience. Snap, share and display pictures through our easy-to-use app and beautifully designed Wi-Fi frame.

Buzz AndersenAug 9, 2023
Pretty much everything in the world feels like it's in an unsettling transitional state at the moment. Tech is adjusting to the end of the Zero Interest Rate Easy Money Bonanza. Social media has been blown to bits. My friends who are screenwriters and directors have had their careers put on hold. Trump may go to jail or may be our next President. AI looms over everything.
Show threadBuzz AndersenAug 9, 2023
I guess I should consider myself lucky to have a gig and chill out for awhile.
Buzz AndersenAug 9, 2023

Sorry for posting about looking for a new gig and then not logging back on for like a month!

In any case, based on my replies, it sounds like things are pretty bad out there. Glad to know my experience is not unusual. I suspect things in the industry are far worse than is generally recognized at this point. Like, Dotcom Bust bad.

Buzz AndersenJul 27, 2023
I know I’ve said this before, and I know it’s a terrible time to be asking, but…man, I really, really need to quit my job, so if anyone knows of any Senior iOS-type gigs, let me know.
Buzz AndersenMay 29, 2023
Waldo JaquithMay 12, 2023

I couldn't convince ChatGPT that the capital of West Virginia is Huntington (it's not, it's Charleston), until I told it to check wv.gov (which of course it cannot do), which caused it to finally concede the point.

Consider this your periodic reminder that ChatGPT doesn't "think" anything but is just completing sentences with statistically-likely conclusions.