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Mail’s one and only (former) easter egg
Easter eggs have been highly frowned upon at Apple for many decades now.
Aug 24, 2022
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Chris Hynes - cricket
This mouse has no tail!
When I worked on the Mail team, everyone in Software Engineering was “compelled” to use Mail as a way to help work out bugs in the early days of Mac OS…
Apr 27, 2022
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Chris Hynes - cricket
Getting paid to watch gay porn
One day, around 2005, I got a phone call from a friend and colleague, excitedly telling me: “Come to my office!
Jan 13, 2021
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Chris Hynes - cricket
Tim Cook and the SF Gay Pride Parade
Background
Dec 22, 2020
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Chris Hynes - cricket
The first day we printed something in Mac OS X
Background
Dec 17, 2020
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Chris Hynes - cricket
The Smart Torch™
When I worked on the Mail Team, we had this gorgeous styrofoam and paper thing we called the Smart Torch.
Feb 1, 2020
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Chris Hynes - cricket
Searching for porn at work
This is one of my favorite stories from doing internal support for Mail.
Nov 5, 2019
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Chris Hynes - cricket
Codename madness
Although I only have my experience at Apple and those of my friends at other companies, but this appears to be the case:
Jun 7, 2019
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Chris Hynes - cricket
Out of context things you don’t want to overhear
It’s always fun to walk around and hear snippets of conversation coming from offices, conference rooms, or open areas.
Jun 7, 2019
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Chris Hynes - cricket
I am Beaker!
While this is one of my favorite Apple stories, it’s probably one of those “you had to be there” kind of things.
May 7, 2019
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Chris Hynes - cricket
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