Also how I prepare for my first Zoom meeting of the morning
Bret Taylor
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Bret Taylor
@btaylor
- The Twitter Board is committed to closing the transaction on the price and terms agreed upon with Mr. Musk and plans to pursue legal action to enforce the merger agreement. We are confident we will prevail in the Delaware Court of Chancery.
- David Bowie in 1999 about the impact of the Internet on society
- A masterclass in marketing from one of the greatest ever, Steve Jobs. Marketing is about values.
- My first job was at a gas station, where I cleaned bathrooms and pumped gas. I earned $4.25/hr, and my shirt said “Brent” instead of “Bret.” Owner was too cheap to correct it. Cleaning public bathrooms every day under someone else’s name was solid motivation to learn to code.
- Here’s a silly Google Maps origin story about how “Satellite” was almost named “Bird Mode”
- I seriously want an Alexa option that makes her only respond if you say “please.” Hearing our kids talk to her makes me cringe — undoing everything we ever taught them how to be polite and respectful!
- Replying to @btaylorIt turns out, when you write the code, you have a fair amount of power. 😏 We pocket vetoed the decision and launched with “Satellite.” And literally no exec noticed or remembered our review. And we have been deceiving people with our not-really-satellite imagery ever since.
- Twitter has filed a lawsuit in the Delaware Court of Chancery to hold Elon Musk accountable to his contractual obligations.
- When I was a kid, I swore I would be the house that passes out full sized candy bars. We are in fact that house now, and it has been every bit as awesome as I hoped it would be. 🍫
- Preach. You people who don’t use Oxford commas are just wrong.
- Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand. — Martin Fowler
- Netflix auto-playing previews while you browse stresses me out beyond belief
