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I like this story about Jobs because it also points out what a bullshitter he appears to have been. These engineers aren't ignorant—I'm sure they saw the disco
by JKCalhoun 10mo ago
I like this story about Jobs because it also points out what a bullshitter he appears to have been.
These engineers aren't ignorant—I'm sure they saw the disconnect between the number of accumulated seconds saved and actual human lives somehow being saved. Somehow Jobs thought he could pull one over on them though with this "logic", ha ha.
- santoshalper 10mo agoBullshitting, inspiring, and marketing are just three different words for the same thing.
- JKCalhoun 10mo agoA couple of those can be honest though?
- lostlogin 10mo agoWhat’s dishonest about wanting a quicker boot time?
- JKCalhoun 10mo agoSaying it "saves lives"?
- lostlogin 10mo agoSaying 'it saves life' might sound less dramatic. Using a corporate windows machine certianly feels like self harming, and if I was at a low ebb, it could potentially be fatal.
- array_key_first 10mo agoIt probably doesn't save lives, except maybe in some extreme scenarios. But it does save life. Time, the most precious resource, even more precious than money.
- mannyv 10mo agoIt's actually not bullshit. Saving time is worth it. People use that metric when sitting in traffic...why not use it for computer response time? How many decades have been wasted in Windows waiting for updates?
- JKCalhoun 10mo agoSaving time is not bullshit, equating it to "saving lives" is.