Ditherati: See the Digerati Dither, Daily

STOP MAKING SENSE, START MAKING DONGLES

owenthomas — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 22:41:06 +0000

“It makes no sense to tether ourselves to our mobile devices.”

Apple marketing chief Phil Schiller on killing the headphone jack, Quartz, 7 September 2007

INTERNET DOT ARRGH

owenthomas — Tue, 23 Feb 2016 04:41:36 +0000

“People don’t take me at face value that we just want to help people get on the Internet.”

Facebook CEO Mark “They Trust Me” Zuckerberg, playing innocent in Barcelona, VentureBeat, 22 February 2016

TRAINING DAZE

owenthomas — Tue, 16 Feb 2016 17:17:15 +0000

“One of the things that people often bemoan is that nobody trains anyone in this industry anymore.”

Zenefits founder Parker Conrad, who would be fired less than a year later after an investigation found managers pushing software that let salespeople cheat on insurance-broker-licensing training programs, Employee Benefit Adviser, 25 March 2015

GOOD THING THE BENGALI TYPHOON HAS PASSED

owenthomas — Wed, 14 Jan 2015 20:17:11 +0000

“Wired is no longer a pirate ship.”

Wired editor-in-chief Scott Dadich, declaring a jihad on action figures, neon signs, and coffee stains in Wired’s new office, email via The Awl, 14 January 2015

HIGH ON YOUR OWN ICYMI

owenthomas — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 01:09:04 +0000

“Within any 24-hour cycle, there’s so much news and information and things that are happening, but in a strange way, that I kind of like, you become addicted to it.”

Ryan Seacrest, on the adrenaline rush he gets from the fear of missing out, Bloomberg, 8 January 2015

SOFTWARE AS A DISSERVICE

owenthomas — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 23:31:46 +0000

“I feel that what we have right now is just a giant piece of shit. Like, it’s just terrible and we should be humiliated that we offer this to the public. Not everyone finds that motivational, though.”

Slack CEO and demotivational speaker Stewart Butterfield, on his inspirational management style, Technology Review, 21 November 2014

A DOLLAR SPENT IS A DOLLAR EARNED

owenthomas — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 00:13:23 +0000

“Every dollar that we acquired of revenue is a dollar that is recurring annually.”

Box CEO Aaron Levie, explaining why his company only looks good on an earnings-before-expenses basis, Bloomberg, 20 November 2014

THERE HE GOES AGAIN WITH THE CROSSFIT TALK

owenthomas — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 00:09:42 +0000

“When I talk about strengthening the core, it includes things like organizing content for new users.”

Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, showing off his excellent functional mobility in tweaking the timeline, Bloomberg, 28 October 2014

SPEAK UP, I CAN’T HEAR YOU

owenthomas — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 17:48:07 +0000

“Censorship is something that we would —— — —–, obviously.”

LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner, on acceding to Chinese demands to cut off members’ self-expression, Bloomberg, 10 October 2014

YOUR KARMA RAN OVER MY PAYCHECK

owenthomas — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 22:48:35 +0000

“It’s not really about asking for a raise, but knowing and having faith that the system will give you the right raise.”

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, explaining how wishing and hoping will take care of the gender gap in pay, ReadWrite, 9 October 2014