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New comment by quaddoggy in "John Ternus to become Apple CEO"

quaddoggy — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:16:14 +0000

Surprised that someone from Gen X is getting the opportunity to lead a company of this caliber. We've spent most of our adult lives getting smothered by Boomers and Millennials.

Thanks for making all that money, Tim. Now please retire. Please.

New comment by quaddoggy in "Why are executives enamored with AI, but ICs aren't?"

quaddoggy — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 21:23:14 +0000

> It doesn't help that the west has a clear bias wherein moving "up" is moving away from the work.

Curious how you verify this behavior would be unique to the West?

New comment by quaddoggy in "Pilot and co-pilot killed after Air Canada jet collision at LaGuardia New York"

quaddoggy — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:42:37 +0000

According to one narrative, DEI.

New comment by quaddoggy in "California is free of drought for the first time in 25 years"

quaddoggy — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 01:12:28 +0000

Went to Badwater Basin in Death Valley last week and there's miles of (bad) water. Unfortunately the Park Service but the kibosh on paddle boarding, etc. Should be a good bloom this spring.

New comment by quaddoggy in "Apple's Services Revenue Expected to Top $100B for First Time"

quaddoggy — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 16:30:32 +0000

A quote by Charlie Munger comes to mind: "Invest in a business any fool can run, because someday a fool will".

He was, of course, speaking of Eddy Cue.