RSS Daring Fireball By John Gruber

A Long Lost Never-Published DF Post From 2014

The author rarely uses the web interface of their content management system, Movable Type, but noticed something unusual when they did. The system indicated that they had one draft, which was surprising since they don't use the drafts feature. The draft was a Linked List post referencing Bob Lefsetz's reaction to Apple's acquisition of Beats in 2014. The post was not fully formatted, likely because the author was using their phone at the time. The author finished formatting the draft and published it, making it a post that was written in 2014 but published years later. The post's comments about Tim Cook are thought to be more relevant today than when they were written. The author believes the draft was created on June 1, 2014, which was the Sunday before the WWDC 2014 conference, when they would have been traveling and using their phone. It's a coincidence that the author noticed the draft on the eve of WWDC 2025. The author's usual workflow involves storing drafts locally as text files or unpublished posts in MarsEdit. The author doesn't use the drafts feature in Movable Type, preferring to work on their Mac rather than their phone.
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