gotta say tho I have decided that Ikea's corporate identity switch to Verdana was an inspired move. Futura was too far on the "aspirational" end of the scale. Verdana may be an odd choice but it's a pretty good one when you're at the store seeing it in context.
― (panda) (gun) (wrapped gift) (silby), Saturday, 19 January 2013 04:19 (eleven years ago) link
wank wank remove bookmark from thread u grubers
― mh, Saturday, 19 January 2013 06:53 (eleven years ago) link
this is his worst post
http://daringfireball.net/linked/2013/02/15/posterous
― caek, Saturday, 16 February 2013 04:03 (eleven years ago) link
ever
p.s. jh0 otm that skeuomorphism piece was good, although it reminded me of this: indefensible: john gruber
― caek, Saturday, 16 February 2013 04:05 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kihlbom/8483283129/in/set-72157632789034693/
― markers, Thursday, 21 February 2013 02:36 (eleven years ago) link
the first sentence of this interview of marco on the brooks report reads like it was written by a 12 year old:
One thing that has really been on my mind lately is how publishing is changing.
― ☕ (diamonddave85), Monday, 25 February 2013 22:51 (eleven years ago) link
In conclusion, publishing is in a time of great change.
― my god i only have 2 useless beyblade (silby), Monday, 25 February 2013 23:00 (eleven years ago) link
Ever since the beginning of time, man has wondered about how publishing is changing.
― 乒乓, Monday, 25 February 2013 23:07 (eleven years ago) link
Another thing I thought was interesting about publishing was how it is changing.
― my god i only have 2 useless beyblade (silby), Monday, 25 February 2013 23:08 (eleven years ago) link
ha. sentence 2:
Many think it is a bit crazy that I went with a paywall, but even more crazy is that I was thinking of shutting down the site as it is and doing a periodical on the iPad instead (cooler heads prevailed).
i think it's crazy you expect people to pay for sentences written like this, yes.
― caek, Monday, 25 February 2013 23:09 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.muleradio.net/newdisruptors/14/
― markers, Thursday, 28 March 2013 20:13 (eleven years ago) link
what
― zero dark (s1ocki), Thursday, 28 March 2013 20:16 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kihlbom/8483283129/in/set-72157632789034693
― markers, Thursday, 28 March 2013 20:16 (eleven years ago) link
love that pic
― diamonddave85, Thursday, 28 March 2013 20:23 (eleven years ago) link
http://daringfireball.net/linked/2013/04/02/finding-dory
congratulations to the tories
― caek, Wednesday, 3 April 2013 11:11 (ten years ago) link
https://twitter.com/gruber/status/319162801564307456
― markers, Wednesday, 3 April 2013 14:36 (ten years ago) link
TS: "congratulations to the tories" vs. "is that like fanboy but also gay?"
― diamonddave85, Wednesday, 3 April 2013 14:57 (ten years ago) link
god
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 3 April 2013 15:00 (ten years ago) link
can we try to do something so ben brooks talks about us again
― markers, Wednesday, 3 April 2013 15:01 (ten years ago) link
haha
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 3 April 2013 15:02 (ten years ago) link
i love it when that deep vein of conservatism that runs through everything he writes bubbles up
― caek, Wednesday, 3 April 2013 15:07 (ten years ago) link
ya like when he goes off on how america doesnt need unions anymore smh
― zero dark (s1ocki), Wednesday, 3 April 2013 16:04 (ten years ago) link
what is the deep vien of conservatism, that he likes the incredibles
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 3 April 2013 16:06 (ten years ago) link
i'm down with the kind of conservatism that avoids sequels but that means no iphone 5s, 6 etc...
― Philip Nunez, Wednesday, 3 April 2013 16:07 (ten years ago) link
i mean small c conservatism
― caek, Wednesday, 3 April 2013 16:09 (ten years ago) link
http://brooksreview.net/2012/12/unions/
― zero dark (s1ocki), Wednesday, 3 April 2013 16:10 (ten years ago) link
like i feel his extreme aesthetic conservatism is part of a more general cultural conservatism
― caek, Wednesday, 3 April 2013 16:11 (ten years ago) link
jesus fucking christ
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 3 April 2013 16:47 (ten years ago) link
p much
i dont know why i ever had that guy in my RSS reader but when i dumped him and some other gruberhead dittoheads (kept the main guy tho) i felt like my life had noticeably improved
― zero dark (s1ocki), Wednesday, 3 April 2013 17:06 (ten years ago) link
Gruber spends way too much time calling out people who say dumb shit about apple, not enough time rumor-mongering.
― my god i only have 2 useless beyblade (silby), Wednesday, 3 April 2013 17:44 (ten years ago) link
i still read him all the time he is horrible but there are lots of good links on there and he even writes good stuff occasionally and i even like the claim chowder because im into predictions and its fun to see old ones
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 3 April 2013 18:53 (ten years ago) link
ya thats me basically haha
― zero dark (s1ocki), Wednesday, 3 April 2013 20:36 (ten years ago) link
i only read when he is linked from other places, and it's usually pretty good. who's a less horrible gruber, though, so i can read that instead?
― Philip Nunez, Wednesday, 3 April 2013 20:46 (ten years ago) link
marco
― Esteban Buttiérrez (Autumn Almanac), Wednesday, 3 April 2013 20:52 (ten years ago) link
lol basically
― zero dark (s1ocki), Wednesday, 3 April 2013 20:59 (ten years ago) link
yeah joe otm.
― caek, Wednesday, 3 April 2013 21:05 (ten years ago) link
https://twitter.com/garyvee/status/324346308196450305
― markers, Wednesday, 17 April 2013 02:20 (ten years ago) link
hahahaha
how the hell is jon gruber a verified account
― 乒乓, Wednesday, 17 April 2013 02:31 (ten years ago) link
no idea but my guess is that a lot of people at twitter know who he is
― markers, Wednesday, 17 April 2013 02:36 (ten years ago) link
he's one of the most visible tech writers in the industry
― markers, Wednesday, 17 April 2013 02:37 (ten years ago) link
yeah groobs is up there with any of the broadsheet guys like Pogue, Ihnatko, Mossberg.
― HIGH-FIVES TO ALL MY COWORKERS AT THE QBERT SEX SWING (silby), Wednesday, 17 April 2013 04:17 (ten years ago) link
i hate this world
― 乒乓, Wednesday, 17 April 2013 11:49 (ten years ago) link
gruber is occasionally douchey but I still read him.
See also: MG Siegler.
― The Great Forgiver (dandydonweiner), Wednesday, 17 April 2013 11:55 (ten years ago) link
siegler is so much worse. particularly since he's a VC and has a vested interest in all the shit he writes about
― zero dark (s1ocki), Wednesday, 17 April 2013 13:06 (ten years ago) link
MG Siegler @parislemon 4mThe stock market is a game. And if you don't realize that, you're sadly in the group being gamed.
lol is he reading this thread
― sktsh, Wednesday, 17 April 2013 16:21 (ten years ago) link
gary vaynerchuk tweeting "i miss u" at gruber is the only worthwhile thing that ever happened on twitter
― markers, Wednesday, 17 April 2013 16:44 (ten years ago) link
is it a blink182 refernce? this world of micro online mac celebrities seems completely divorced from the world of micro flesh mac celebrities.
― Philip Nunez, Wednesday, 17 April 2013 17:26 (ten years ago) link
it could be looked at that way, but gary certainly wasn't thinking of tom delonge
― markers, Wednesday, 17 April 2013 17:28 (ten years ago) link