Programming is a beautiful game. I would give up all the fancy cars I have in a heartbeat, if I was made to choose between them and programming. The intellectual stimulation, the occasional high from hitting The Zone, is such a concrete illustration of Coco Chanel's "the best things in life are free, the second best things are very expensive". Programming is one of those "best things" that is virtually free to everyone in the Western world (and increasingly so everywhere else too).

Can’t agree more! For Steve, Apple wasn't just a company; it was a brand he wanted to share with the world, imbued with the spirit he believed in. Therefore, his being perceived as an "asshole" to employees was, in his mind, a response to the demands of Apple itself.

Hadn't considered that perspective; perhaps that's the underlying reason for Apple's difficulties in innovation and AI development.

BTW, that billboard ad was shockingly bad.

十多年过去了，还是觉得 posterous 的理念很棒，产品也足够简洁实用，但被 twitter 收购后，就关闭了，为什么没人再做一个类似的产品呢？

一个凌晨营业的线上咖啡馆

Anthony Fu 拍的一些照片，真美

Leonard Cohen - Who By Fire (Live in London)

DHH 将 Apple 在 AI 领域的表现与微软在智能手机领域的表现做了对比，我觉得这个比喻非常贴切：两者都拥有市场垄断地位的产品，也都面临着可能颠覆未来的新兴技术，但在新技术领域的表现都显得有些乏力。苹果是否能在 AI 领域重振旗鼓，还挺期待的。