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Most of y'all will never know the joy of being a 12-year-old demoscene fan, eagerly anticipating Future Crew's newest drop on http://comp.sys.ibm.pc.demos, taking all day to download it, and watching it render in realtime on your 386 with your Soundblaster Pro turned up loud.

@CalebWojcik @ugmonk ☝️ this. Has a short guy (5'8") but with a long torso, I really appreciate the length of Ugmonk's medium t-shirt. 👍

@heathborders Loved Sneakers. (I was 12 for that one)

@jevon 👋 still in bed (but on my phone)

@DanSchoonmaker Lol. Happy to serve that role. 👴🏻

@stauffermatt See Matt, I knew you and I were going to be buds.

@MrAsquith @GeekNews @AlbanBrooke 🎯 exactly

Transparency helps us help them!

@rskopecek 🙌

@dgoodlad You’re in.

@ben_cotte @gregisenberg Ha! I don’t think we’re related…

@patio11 That would have been a weird time!

I still want to know how much $$$ some of those early shareware successes were making.

(Thousands of kids downloading zip files off of BBSes and mailing in $39 checks to get unlock codes)

@brennandunn Oh, def. 💯

@FelicianoTech Probably only when it has some traction ($500+ MRR?)

@marcelpociot YES

@chadkoh Holy crap

@theforestco I had to play that at my friend’s place because we didn’t have an Apple. Loved it. 🙌

@basgras Is Berlin my lost tech-utopia?

If you downloaded the Barney mod for Wolfenstein 3D from alt.binaries then we can be friends.

@jameswgowans YES. Still dreaming of this future.

@DeanLJ The 20% of my followers who are 40+ are my faves. 😉

In 1995 we were promised secret cyberpunk nightclubs, the phreak fashion aesthetic, l33t street battles, and an Orbital soundtrack.

@drmzio Turning 41 next month! 😅

The movie you saw in high school says a lot about how you see “tech” today. 😉

My generation only knew ONE PERSON in their 20s who’d made a million dollars online.

@shoden 🤣

@jmacias WE’RE IN THIS TOGETHER

@stauffermatt Buy the NFT and you can OWN IT*

*technically just John Carmack's signature

When I was 20 I was perfecting my table layouts on Geocities.

Today, Gen-Z is like: “oh that’s cute. I just sold my 4th startup, sold a few Bitcoin, bought a mansion in Miami, and launched a $25 million rolling fund.” 😜

@ruxton @yongfook Seriously, those would probably kill it.

(Especially if you got a bonus 1.44 MB floppy)

“Someone will make a lot of money from me by exploiting my 80s nostalgia and pairing it with something-something-crypto” – @yongfook

Omg. Yes.

ACiD could re-release all their ANSI art packs as NFTs and I’d go from “NFTs are dumb” to “take my money!!!”

http://www.acid.org/

@yongfook Omg. Yes.

ACiD could re-release all their ANSI art packs as NFTs and I’d go from “NFTs are dumb” to “take all my money!!!”

http://www.acid.org/whatsnew/whatsnew.html

@JimEngland Wait. I never played Chips Challenge!! 😲

(Although… I would probably buy a Commander Keen NFT 🤔)

Like, 80% of you don’t know about Commander Keen.

Folks in their 40s-50s have been making stuff on the internet since the early 90s, but soon we’ll all be working for 22 year-old billionaires who got rich minting NFTs and buying dogecoin. 😅

@AskAlicePlease Lol. Exactly.

(I need to watch that movie again btw)

@mattlehrer EXACTLY.

(👊 was waiting for the Dazed & Confused reference)

@knrz_ Thx 🙏

In my 20s-30s all my followers were my age, but now I’m 40 and most of y’all are still 20-30s?

@adamwathan Brown bear brown bear what do you see?

(That entire book is forever imprinted in my memory)

@adamlogic @mariepoulin This video just exposes how old we all are 🤣

“Wow, this guy really GETS ME.”

@excid3 @_swanson I think @TransistorFM would be down to sponsor! 🙌

@hotdogsladies have you seen this yet?

incredible.

"This is fuckin' ride man."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WeEyncm_jQ

@songadaymann @patfinnertyshow omg. this whole video made my day.

@patfinnertyshow: as a 40+ male, thanks. 😘

@typeoneerror omg incredible

@atpfm @marcoarment @caseyliss @siracusa

The best assessment of the Basecamp situation I've read so far is this one by @fakebaldur:

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1389626743611219968

@RachRodgersEsq @Target Whoa! Congrats! 🙌

That’s amazing. 🤩

I got my first dose of AstraZeneca yesterday. 💪

"In trials, all of the different vaccines were 100% effective in protecting people from hospitalization and death."

Take the first vaccine you're offered! https://twitter.com/SharkawyMD/status/1390042577534164999

@RamliJohn I got my first shot yesterday! 🙌

Felt light-headed right after. Light fever / sweats at night.

Woke up this morning with a light headache.

But I've felt pretty good since 10am. 👍

@baratunde It’s truly terrible. All the bugs and issues are listed here:

https://transistor.fm/apple-podcasts-problem/

@tnorthcutt Normally it should show the cover image, title, description

@freekmurze 🙌

@BaryPradelski @CaulfieldTim @MicheleJGelfand Yes.

But it really seems to depend on the dynamics of a particular loose culture, and the leadership.

Some loose cultures have a more egalitarian streak, where others really emphasize the power of the individual to stick out and do what they want.

@StephenWilson @nbashaw Just a bit of Twitter research folks, nothing to see here.

@SebastienPage @stoneymonster It’s been a disaster. All the known issues with Podcasts Connect (and potential fixes) are listed here:

https://transistor.fm/apple-podcasts-problem/

@CaulfieldTim have you seen @MicheleJGelfand’s research on “tight” and “loose” cultures, how loose cultures have struggled with Covid?

Seems to explain some of the anti-lockdown behavior we’re seeing in Canada.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2021/feb/01/loose-rule-breaking-culture-covid-deaths-societies-pandemic

"Parasocial relationships may be the most important psychological effect of the modern tech era.

In our minds, we believe that we “know” someone that we don’t." – @edzitron

https://ez.substack.com/p/how-parasocial-relationships-have

For those of us who looked up to Jason and David, wrestling with this stuff is uncomfortable.

Basecamp's example is what inspired many of us to build our own companies.

But truthfully, this was a parasocial relationship. We didn't really *know* them. We only saw one side.

@petersuhm lol. here you go.

@steveschoger new career?

@adii 🙏

For those of us who share our thoughts/opinions with the world, this is a sobering reminder:

"Act like a scientist, not like a preacher.” (@AdamMGrant)

The problem with preaching strong beliefs is that it closes you off. You're not open to correction. You become entrenched.

Indie makers, leaders, tech workers, founders, writers, podcasters, creators...

It's what we repeatedly do that matters. Every action is a vote for the kind of person we'll be.

https://twitter.com/JamesClear/status/1212366465678151680

This is a good time to reflect:

"Do my actions reflect my values?"

"Do the people I follow, read, and support online reflect my values?"

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1155484069590794240

@cgimmer @fakebaldur That's just a Chrome extension:

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/super-simple-highlighter/hhlhjgianpocpoppaiihmlpgcoehlhio

🎯 "People are what they do. You are what you do. Let your actions be informed by what you read and hear, but always apply ideas with a critical and experimental mindset."

– @fakebaldur

Yesterday (before @CaseyNewton's second article came out), Jon and I recorded a conversation on Basecamp.

Many of you will know that we've been fans of theirs for a long time. This was a tough one to process.

https://overcast.fm/+MBmWjR6V4

"Basecamp went from ostensibly being an open and trusting workplace to lockdown in the space of a few days.

Changes as drastic as these mean there has been a rupture between staff and management."

– @fakebaldur

"Basecamp’s new policies, and how they were communicated, are sufficient evidence of poor decision-making on their own.

The policies are openly hostile to the workforce."

– @fakebaldur

This is a thoughtful take on the whole Basecamp situation:

https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2021/you-are-what-you-do/

@NathanG Nooooooooooo

@ericlbarnes 🎯

n1C3! https://twitter.com/Esquiring/status/1388336577793990657

100% true. https://twitter.com/Marcus_Andrews/status/1388893140485038080

@pjrvs lol

@dominicstpierre 1. Shared inbox / support ticket
2. Live chat (a close 2nd!)
3. Knowledge base
4. Behavior-based messages

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sorry I ruined tonight’s tacos everybody

Listening to @nickfthilton on @HighFiveRPG’s podcast.

He and I seem to have lots of agreement here. ☝️

@nbashaw Whoa. Spotify hasn't officially told @TransistorFM about any of this, but if it's true, it's huge.

We already have 1-click deeplinks for most podcast apps; Spotify has been the notable exception.

https://transistor.fm/private-podcast/

@JFin9 I don’t! But they’re incredible.

@typeoneerror For most, it was their dream to work there.

I think when you’ve been somewhere a long time, and (up until now) enjoyed the work and the environment, it makes it harder to leave.

The folks I know who worked there weren’t looking to quit. Having to make a choice was a shock.

@bryanl One clear lesson: ego is the enemy.

@jimhilluk So sorry to hear about your mum!

Sending you lots of ❤️ today.

@MrSimonBennett Yup 👍

@pjrvs surprise pizza is the best pizza

@nukemberg @dvassallo No, leadership is about doing the *right* thing (even when it might be unpopular).

Not every unpopular decision is a good decision.

This is a very bad decision. Losing 30%+ of your team, and erasing much of the goodwill it took you decades to build, is not “good.”

@m1guelpf @tryShowtime Nice! 🙌

I’ve also contributed to @shinebootcamp’s campaign. https://twitter.com/shinebootcamp/status/1388161509314875398

India needs our help.

Today I donated to @UNICEF’s relief efforts there.

They’re already in the country, and are well-equipped to respond.

https://secure.unicef.ca/page/81500/donate/1?locale=en-US

Devastating to hear from my friends in India (and those with relatives in India).

Almost all of them have people in their families who have died from Covid. 💔

@dvassallo When a main tenet of your business philosophy is to “hire slowly and stay small,” you’re relying on a small group of talented people to do the work of a much larger team.

They lost ~20 linchpins today; people it took them decades to find, whom they hired carefully.

@dvassallo When 30%+ of your team quits in a single day, that’s not a sign of good leadership.

These were key people, some of whom had been with the company for 15 years. Committed, loyal team members.

This isn’t something a company easily comes back from.

I’m not applauding this at all.

@tillkruss They didn’t leave for the money.

These were life-long employees (some with 15 years there!). They enjoyed their work. They liked the team. They were well-paid.

They would have loved to stay.

This was about a series of bad leadership decisions. This could have all been avoided.

@arvidkahl really enjoyed this episode. Great mindset to have as a founder. 👍

https://overcast.fm/+XcqxahOYc

RT @Zebras_Unite: As this 🤯😭😱🌪️💔 week comes to an end, we'd like to honor @VelocityWong & her game changing coverage at @reworkpodcast. Cou…

@VelocityWong Thank you for all the incredible stories you've told.

Sending you, and the rest of my Basecamp friends, lots of ❤️ today.

RT @erasmuselsner: I learned from the rising star in bootstrapping @mijustin that business is like surfing: you need to be in the water all…

@Elmwoodie @kdlafrance We rename the file automatically on @TransistorFM.

This is an Apple caching issue that’s existed for quite some time.

Working remote saved me 2 hours of driving a day, which (since 2012) allowed me to:

- start multiple podcasts
- launch @megamaker
- write more
- start consulting
- write a few ebooks
- speak at my first tech confs
- launch a course
- launch @TransistorFM

https://twitter.com/celienboillat/status/1388015378706665472?s=21