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jbigelow76
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That's a really powerful quote from John Sculley.
carbocation
on June 22, 2017
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> That's a really powerful quote from John Sculley.
/s/John Sculley/Steve Jobs/
refulgentis
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Not sure why you're being downvoted - it's from Jobs' famous Stanford commencement speech.
http://news.stanford.edu/2005/06/14/jobs-061505/
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Perhaps the original reply was (in a subtle way) pointing out that Sculley might not be as pragmatic about his own firing from Apple?
benatkin
on June 22, 2017
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It could be sarcasm likening Kalanick to Sculley.
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I'm sorry that you have had to use Hipchat so much that you know this and use it outside of it. A human can truly get used to anything.
matthewmacleod
on June 22, 2017
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Goodness, I’ve never felt
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I don't think that syntax is Hipchat-specific
jnordwick
on June 22, 2017
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It's originally from `ed` then `sed` then `vi`. It's been in use in email, Usenet, and IRC for a very long time.
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on June 22, 2017
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Nomination for the Golden Keyboard Award in the Understatement of the Year category. <wink type=Usenet>
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s/Hipchat/sed/
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