They made me an offer I couldn't refuse (1997)

26 points by classichasclass 21 hours ago on lobsters | 5 comments

Oh hey, this is a very old blog post of mine. Happy to answer any questions, though of course IANAL.

hoistbypetard | 18 hours ago

I don't think I ever knew the System 7.5 stickies tool was originally yours! MYNetwork saved me quite a bit of time, though, and I learned a lot from reading what you wrote around that time. Thank you.

You’re welcome! It’s always nice to hear my stuff's been used.

That was a really productive time for me — I’m still using ideas I developed then. (The BLIP protocol is used by Couchbase Mobile's database sync.)

[OP] classichasclass | 17 hours ago

Wow! Big fan of Stickies. Used it on my first Mac, a IIsi!

markerz | 13 hours ago

I often wonder if I should publish my work anonymously instead of tied to my public identity. Much of the success of software is in free open software, and in direct conflict with most corporate employment contracts.