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This seems to me rather insensitive -- more importantly, it's probably not worthy of Hacker News. Edit: Given the downvotes, I'd be quite happy to hear any leg

This seems to me rather insensitive -- more importantly, it's probably not worthy of Hacker News. Edit: Given the downvotes, I'd be quite happy to hear any legitimate grounds for disagreement. I consider the widely disseminated mocking of someone who hasn't knowingly signed on as a public figure to be insensitive (independent of how funny or clever that mocking might be, and independent of whether being insensitive will have any effect on the target's career).

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anigbrowl 17y ago
If it were anyone else, I would agree. But Steve Wozniak being who he is, I think it's a signal of 'all's well that ends well.'
- tptacek 17y ago
  I'm really picking up an undercurrent of "Steve Wozniak being who he is in relation to Apple, this joke probably means that Apple has gotten over it". I don't see the evidence to back that argument up.
  - jacquesm 17y ago
    I think the simple fact that Wozniak (who as far as I know is one of the nicest really rich people out there, by his deeds, not by his words) is willing to do this in a way suggests that it could have happened to anybody. Shit happens, prototypes get lost. Stuff happens to prototypes quite frequently, especially car prototypes that suddenly and unexpectedly highlight both the existence of the prototype and the unfortunate person in possession of it, you can't have the one without the other. Keep in mind that it wasn't Wozniak that released Grays name, effectively he's saying it could have been him, since he goes out drinking as well. Maybe I'm giving Wozniak too much credit based on his past, but I can't imagine him doing this out of malice.
  - anigbrowl 17y ago
    Surely that's the surface rathrr than the subtext of my commemt :) But yeah, it is only a qualified guess on my part, as Wozniak is not known for vindictive behavior.
tptacek 17y ago
People really like Steve Wozniak, and a lot of people think the iPhone prototype was blown way out of proportion. I don't care one way or another about Wozniak, but I couldn't disagree more about the seriousness of what happened. Don't worry about (or waste time commenting about) downvotes. If you're commenting in good faith, your karma will reflect it over the long run.
prodigal_erik 17y ago
Tragically, our civilization has lost the capacity to forgive and forget, and the target doesn't qualify for witness protection, so further damaging his career is no longer possible. After Apple, he's going to have to go smith for the Amish or something.
- techiferous 17y ago
  This is not a career-ending mistake. He should be just fine.
  - protomyth 17y ago
    With lazy HR people using Google, it is a huge problem. I wish him well, and hope he has good people around him.

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anigbrowl 17y ago

If it were anyone else, I would agree. But Steve Wozniak being who he is, I think it's a signal of 'all's well that ends well.'

tptacek 17y ago
I'm really picking up an undercurrent of "Steve Wozniak being who he is in relation to Apple, this joke probably means that Apple has gotten over it". I don't see the evidence to back that argument up.
- jacquesm 17y ago
  I think the simple fact that Wozniak (who as far as I know is one of the nicest really rich people out there, by his deeds, not by his words) is willing to do this in a way suggests that it could have happened to anybody. Shit happens, prototypes get lost. Stuff happens to prototypes quite frequently, especially car prototypes that suddenly and unexpectedly highlight both the existence of the prototype and the unfortunate person in possession of it, you can't have the one without the other. Keep in mind that it wasn't Wozniak that released Grays name, effectively he's saying it could have been him, since he goes out drinking as well. Maybe I'm giving Wozniak too much credit based on his past, but I can't imagine him doing this out of malice.
- anigbrowl 17y ago
  Surely that's the surface rathrr than the subtext of my commemt :) But yeah, it is only a qualified guess on my part, as Wozniak is not known for vindictive behavior.

tptacek 17y ago

People really like Steve Wozniak, and a lot of people think the iPhone prototype was blown way out of proportion. I don't care one way or another about Wozniak, but I couldn't disagree more about the seriousness of what happened. Don't worry about (or waste time commenting about) downvotes. If you're commenting in good faith, your karma will reflect it over the long run.

prodigal_erik 17y ago

Tragically, our civilization has lost the capacity to forgive and forget, and the target doesn't qualify for witness protection, so further damaging his career is no longer possible. After Apple, he's going to have to go smith for the Amish or something.

techiferous 17y ago
This is not a career-ending mistake. He should be just fine.
- protomyth 17y ago
  With lazy HR people using Google, it is a huge problem. I wish him well, and hope he has good people around him.