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> That's a really powerful quote from John Sculley. /s/John Sculley/Steve Jobs/

refulgentis 9y ago
Not sure why you're being downvoted - it's from Jobs' famous Stanford commencement speech. http://news.stanford.edu/2005/06/14/jobs-061505/ http://news.stanford.edu/2005/06/14/jobs-061505/
- tyingq 9y ago
  Perhaps the original reply was (in a subtle way) pointing out that Sculley might not be as pragmatic about his own firing from Apple?
  - benatkin 9y ago
    It could be sarcasm likening Kalanick to Sculley.
    - someonewhocar3s 9y ago
      Very astute, lads. Please note that Steve Jobs' life philosophy makes it pretty much impossible for him to say something bad happened to him, or that he did something bad. NEXT taught him humility, that's the story at least, mostly because it failed miserably. Apple was failing under Scully, and Jobs was failing without Apple. They came together again and had a jolly good time. Uber is likely to skyrocket in valuation now that the "ruthless expansion" fase is ending. Uber will now turn itself into a benevolent market keeper, so n i c e to everyone that it simply cannot be banned. I'll call this the "consolidation phase". I think they learned this tactic from rape. First you get her really drunk and force yourself on her (ignore the law and just put your product out, obstruct law enforcement in every way, ruin your drivers' lives). Then you hug and say "you're so beautiful and sweet, god that was so amazing, I'm so happy we did this" and she just Stockholms herself into it. This way you avoid rape charges, and cognitive dissonance will maybe even turn you into a great lay instead (history will remember Uber's fantastic ruthless rise as a genius business move - rarely mentioning the funny murky bits). Edit: sort of derailed there, but I meant it's unlikely this CEO will be seen again.
adjkant 9y ago
I'm sorry that you have had to use Hipchat so much that you know this and use it outside of it. A human can truly get used to anything.
- austenallred 9y ago
  I don't think that syntax is Hipchat-specific
  - jnordwick 9y ago
    It's originally from `ed` then `sed` then `vi`. It's been in use in email, Usenet, and IRC for a very long time.
  - baq 9y ago
    Nomination for the Golden Keyboard Award in the Understatement of the Year category. <wink type=Usenet>
- tyingq 9y ago
  <esc> k dd
- namocat 9y ago
  s/Hipchat/sed/
- matthewmacleod 9y ago
  Goodness, I’ve never felt old until now.

Not sure why you're being downvoted - it's from Jobs' famous Stanford commencement speech. http://news.stanford.edu/2005/06/14/jobs-061505/ http://news.stanford.edu/2005/06/14/jobs-061505/

tyingq 9y ago
Perhaps the original reply was (in a subtle way) pointing out that Sculley might not be as pragmatic about his own firing from Apple?
- benatkin 9y ago
  It could be sarcasm likening Kalanick to Sculley.
  - someonewhocar3s 9y ago
    Very astute, lads. Please note that Steve Jobs' life philosophy makes it pretty much impossible for him to say something bad happened to him, or that he did something bad. NEXT taught him humility, that's the story at least, mostly because it failed miserably. Apple was failing under Scully, and Jobs was failing without Apple. They came together again and had a jolly good time. Uber is likely to skyrocket in valuation now that the "ruthless expansion" fase is ending. Uber will now turn itself into a benevolent market keeper, so n i c e to everyone that it simply cannot be banned. I'll call this the "consolidation phase". I think they learned this tactic from rape. First you get her really drunk and force yourself on her (ignore the law and just put your product out, obstruct law enforcement in every way, ruin your drivers' lives). Then you hug and say "you're so beautiful and sweet, god that was so amazing, I'm so happy we did this" and she just Stockholms herself into it. This way you avoid rape charges, and cognitive dissonance will maybe even turn you into a great lay instead (history will remember Uber's fantastic ruthless rise as a genius business move - rarely mentioning the funny murky bits). Edit: sort of derailed there, but I meant it's unlikely this CEO will be seen again.

adjkant 9y ago

I'm sorry that you have had to use Hipchat so much that you know this and use it outside of it. A human can truly get used to anything.

austenallred 9y ago
I don't think that syntax is Hipchat-specific
- jnordwick 9y ago
  It's originally from `ed` then `sed` then `vi`. It's been in use in email, Usenet, and IRC for a very long time.
- baq 9y ago
  Nomination for the Golden Keyboard Award in the Understatement of the Year category. <wink type=Usenet>
tyingq 9y ago
<esc> k dd
namocat 9y ago
s/Hipchat/sed/
matthewmacleod 9y ago
Goodness, I’ve never felt old until now.