Love web, gaming, cars, business, politics and philosophy. Formerly @MightyApe and starting to have a clue about what’s next…
Auckland, New Zealand.
Joined October 2006
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Dylan Bland retweeted
there is no replacing a founder like Jensen.
There never has been, and there can never be, a true succession for a founder like him. Nvidia ends today, and is replaced with a thing cosplaying nvidia. It will be run by custodians trying and failing to preserve the flame he ignited
Dylan Bland retweeted
Apple needs to bring back the iPod, updated for today’s world. Not as a nostalgia product, but as a simple, focused device for people who want music, podcasts, and audiobooks without social media, endless apps, calls, notifications, or the entire internet attached to it.
Dylan Bland retweeted
Much, much harder to be a quarterback than an armchair quarterback
Just read that Starbucks lost $30B after hiring a McKinsey consultant as CEO.
Guy spent his career advising founders how to build companies, but never built one himself.
17 months later, he’s gone.
They bring in the Taco Bell CEO…
and the market cap jumps $20B overnight.
Turns out running a company is harder than advising one.
Dylan Bland retweeted
Major cheat code for life: Be patient with yourself when you’re trying to become someone you’ve never been. You’ll feel lost, unsure, and tempted to quit. Don't. Change feels chaotic because your old self is fighting for survival. Expect it to be a battle. But also expect to win.
Dylan Bland retweeted
To find a mentor, you have to show yourself as somebody with the hunger to learn and excel. You have to show yourself as somebody who listens. Somebody curious. Somebody who is worth teaching. Somebody who is coachable.
Dylan Bland retweeted
I like quiet people. People who are simple, read books, can watch a 2 hour documentary about bees, are crazy smart, but still stay low-key and private.
Dylan Bland retweeted
5 reasons why you should go for it:
- You’re gonna die.
- Fuck your mood. Follow the plan.
- The price of authenticity is being disliked.
- Your new life will cost you your old one.
- The only way out of uncertainty is through it.
Dylan Bland retweeted
If you’re a small business owner like me, remember, good friends will ask you for free stuff, GREAT friends will buy and support you. If you have a friend that is a small business owner, don’t ask them for free stuff. It may not seem like much to you, but trust me, every penny counts to a small business owner and giving away free stuff isn’t “free”, it still costs them money. Instead, buy and support them or at least offer to buy and let THEM offer to give you free product. I’ve had friends and family that I haven’t talked to in years message me telling me, not asking, but TELLING me to send them free @Taste_FlavorCo. I’ve also had a lot of friends and family buy TASTE without telling me til after they bought or texting me photos of their Taste order arriving and trust me, as a small business owner, THAT is the best feeling. Thank you to everyone here who has also supported me and TASTE! If you too are a small business owner please comment your business and let’s grow together!
Dylan Bland retweeted
FYI. Voice memos drive me crazy. They shift all the work from sender to receiver.
You hit record and ramble for 3 minutes while I’m stuck listening with no way to skim.
You’re trading YOUR efficiency for MY time, and if you keep choosing your convenience over mine, don’t be surprised when I stop opening your messages altogether.
Dylan Bland retweeted
It’s very rare that someone does not become better by surrounding themselves by great people. Socially. Professionally. Spiritually. It’s very common that a potentially great person is ruined by not-so-great influences.
Dylan Bland retweeted
I'm so sick of authentication in 2025.
I spend no less than 30 minutes a day authenticating to services. Passkey is awful, yubikey has gotten replaced by it, we havent removed the infinite OTP flows, corporate SAML is a tire fire.
This thing needs completely gutted.
Evie and I are excited for the first new Nintendo console in 9 years! The price of progress I suppose, but I do miss the old days of N64 where you were playing within minutes. Switch 2 greets you with hours of setup and downloads to get started.
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Attention @Jubbb are you still on this ridiculous app, and also - this looks hot 🔥
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Dylan Bland retweeted
This poor mom is dealing with her son who believes that 1990 was nearly 35 years ago.
Our education system is in tatters when kids don’t know how to do basic math.
1990 was 11 years ago.
Dylan Bland retweeted
Let’s all take a moment to appreciate blank VHS cassette packaging design trends.
Dylan Bland retweeted
We are open today and every Saturday from 10am - 2pm. Pick up your weekend reads from our warehouse or just come say hello 🥰📚
Dylan Bland retweeted
Elmo is here to listen. Elmo loves you, Mr. Andrew Garfield! ❤️ #EmotionalWellBeing