This hit a nerve! This is Valve’s announcement of their new products. This is everything that Apple announcements aspire (or at SHOULD aspire) to be. None of the anodyne, corporate, sterile stuff from Apple announcements. To the point, tells you exactly what the products are, and what’s great about them. They use almost the same words Apple says in their presentations, but this feels human, joyful.
This announcement by Valve makes Apple’s pre recorded announcements seem so corporate, sterile and anodyne.
This is crisp, fun and with the right amount of technical stuff.
cc @gruber
Also, I'm pretty sure I've said this before, but I'll say it again:
Part of your job as a senior is to tell your juniors about your fuckups. The embarrassing cringe reckless and lazy bullshit that you did when you were new, and the various times you brought down Prod. We ALL did it sometime. And then tell them: the moment you realized you fucked up, I know, the impulse is to try and cover it up, but don't do it. Come to the seniors you trust, and they'll help you unfuck it, and fight management tooth and claw like mamma and pappa bears to defend you from any shitheads in management. Because that's what our seniors did to us.
@TechConnectify has something to say about toaster ovens 🙃 https://www.youtube.com/clip/Ugkx4I9bVseNHLrf_eqCgI3rIZg0DirmZ7wU
(Those reviews remain all time S tier John segments of the show)
@atpfm
Marco: My screen flickered. This mac is dead to me, I’m getting a new one.
Also Marco: This car stalled in the middle of a highway. I’m gonna reboot it 18 times and persevere and hope for the best.
Did Casey and Marco swap bodies? 🙈
(You are the best Casey 🙌🏽)
This is so gross. 👎🏻 × ∞
When is Apple going to realize that rent-seeking anywhere and everywhere is not only a bad look, but will get them regulated straight to hell?
(And at this point, it's more than deserved. Bring it on.)
https://news.patreon.com/articles/understanding-apple-requirements-for-patreon
When you start seeking rent on the livelihood of artists, I don’t think you get to claim you work at the intersection of Technology and Liberal Arts anymore.
https://news.patreon.com/articles/understanding-apple-requirements-for-patreon
The thing about putting accountants in charge is that most of them either have no taste or don't know how "goodwill" fits in a spreadsheet.
Hard to see how this publicity (and lost goodwill) can be justified by anybody who lives in our society in 2024.
They came for the very community of creators they shouldn't have touched.
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