Steven Sinofsky's Twitter Profile Analysis @stevesi on Twitter

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Would breaking up 'big tech' work? What would? ⁦@benedictevans⁩ https://t.co/EYNi1XthXZ

This is my new favorite @Comcast @Xfinity error message. I’m using the fancy new 4K set top box and now every time (100%) I turn on the TV I have to go through a ritual for the box to tune channels. Happens on WiFi/Wired with two entirely different network setups. https://t.co/zadKdDG8pN

Zozo is more of a geek cat. He isn’t so into the physical aspects of being a kitten and has trouble on fences (and bookcases). https://t.co/40IWRSOhPD

KFL once told me that to do business in China required companies to put the government (not laws) first and foremost in their actions. When I lived there trying to find a path that was not clearly documented when government officials would talk to me about “win-win” approaches. https://t.co/ekSoIg6spg

Trivia Q: Where is this text from: PREPARING A HOME FOR SALE You can understand that showing a home to its best advantage makes the buyer want to purchase quickly and at a better price. Here are some tested tips to set the stage for a profitable and early sale.

The real question is assuming deferred students return fall 2021 (IF) then how will they make room? Will the class size shrink or will housing be a different experience? This is playing out in many schools. https://t.co/upiiOLT9IC

Windows 3.0’s original contribution to the evolution back to dark mode (background)—“NEON”. https://t.co/CNvkEXZ7JA

Webcam Utility Beta https://t.co/ksLmFkYtdK // Nikon DSLR utility for Windows that enabled USB connected camera to be a webcam. It works just how one would expect with minimal fanfare. Yay! 💯

Lots of new @zoom_us features. https://t.co/0fMvfayTCJ https://t.co/q7FDue5eEL

The charts are great. Giant bar charts for one number. Wonder if they used a plotter. https://t.co/kbB1bP99E0

Amazon, Antitrust, and Private Label Goods by Progressive Policy Institute https://t.co/wSfQa9Wd0y

https://t.co/Zj1ksjTC5J "…one of one of four or five American technology companies, Yahoo, Google, Cisco and others, who helped China originally build the Great Firewall of China, which is used to surveil, track, monitor, censor and imprison the Chinese people” —Navarro.🤔 No.

We’re in a golden age of UX. Why is video chat still stuck in the ’90s? https://t.co/3wewr1oANR

The Go-Go’s (2020) | SHOWTIME streaming now // So so good. Such an amazing story. Imagine record label rejection letters saying “girl bands don’t sell records”. Hard to believe. HT ⁦@scholarlykitchn⁩ did you catch “I Love Cecile”? https://t.co/rwpnpQ3uTE

How Google is bringing Windows apps to Chromebooks https://t.co/8ua9XANA0i via @Verge // ChromeOS mashes 4 different operating systems into one box: ChromeOS, Linux, Android, Windows.

Excited to be joining the team @MuxHQ and @jondahl on their series C! Here's why we're so excited. @JenniferHli @martin_casado https://t.co/NClA7AfKPj

I'm 'against God?' Fella, I'm a practicing Catholic. If anything, God is against *me.*

Thanks to @mjmauboussin and @MorganStanley for their report on the US private and public equity markets. A few fun data points. https://t.co/oRkAVFwgwd

Yoga bubbles are the future of group exercising https://t.co/BmVqjSVH8H

.@jonathanvswan: “Oh, you’re doing death as a proportion of cases. I’m talking about death as a proportion of population. That’s where the U.S. is really bad. Much worse than South Korea, Germany, etc.” @realdonaldtrump: “You can’t do that.” Swan: “Why can’t I do that?” https://t.co/MStySfkV39

Some personal news: why I'm now leaving MSNBC It's not the optimal time for change but the time doesn't feel optional, anymore. https://t.co/HbZo0weiUs

0/ A very interesting trend to watch is the disappearance of pre-sales, and what it means to GTM tooling. (a thread)

Hmm https://t.co/hjcL1PePJd

@elonmusk @SpaceX @NASA Placed on the Station's Node 2 hatch door, 19 July 2011. Returned to Earth, 2 August 2020. Many congrats to you and the teams!! https://t.co/jJOJpWgunj

A must read. A person of good conscience feels trapped in the system. There is a way out. It takes courage. Break the system. Writing this article is a great first step. An Arizona superintendent on safely reopening schools: 'It's a fantasy' - WaPo https://t.co/8bdB4J6qyu

It’s our pleasure to introduce Apple Central World. In December, I visited the team in Bangkok as construction was underway, and I know they can’t wait to help our customers and to share this special space with the whole community. รักษาสุขภาพด้วยนะครับ https://t.co/4wS88GMc0P

1/ There’s an opportunity to turn remote education from a weakness to a strength — from a badly rendered “sage on a stage” (constant in education for 100s of years, but *worse* online!) to individualized instruction. To see why, let’s take a trip to 1984 — not Orwell, but Bloom

In 2004 I got the opportunity to work with Jeff Bezos to develop the original Kindle. It was Amazon’s first foray into hardware and I learned a ton from my interactions with Jeff. Here’s some of the stories and lessons that I took away from that experience:

Good chance my former employer just made itself the story again. https://t.co/fbR0z3uUYf

At one time, Presidents threw out the first pitch at the home season opener for DC’s baseball team. Not this year, say the Wold Champion Washington @Nationals. The choice of Dr. Fauci will drive the White House crazy. https://t.co/2WZf5qj9Zn