Mark Turner

Silicon Valley native, now living in Copenhagen. I care about innovation, entrepreneurship, startups, and all things Apple.

[Mark Turner @markturn]

@stevesi Indeed! I was paraphrasing @stevesi too 😂

[Mark Turner @markturn]

@elonmusk Instead of a risky third party bet, why not throw your weight behind two amendments that most Americans can agree on: a balanced budget, and term limits for Congress and the judiciary. This would go a long a way toward restoring government accountability.

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@stevesi That doesn’t mean they can’t be dangerous, but the danger comes from how humans use them, not from a sentient super intelligence with desires of its own.

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@stevesi 💯 Steven. Well put. LLMs are super useful and a wonderful tool, but they do not “think” in any meaningful sense. They’re dumber than a house cat, to paraphrase @ylecun.

[Mark Turner @markturn]

RIP Bill Atkinson, pixel artist extraordinaire. You made a dent in the universe and inspired a generation of dreamers and misfits to build insanely great things.

[Mark Turner @markturn]

Spot on @daringfireball re the EU’s decision to retroactively force Apple to pay taxes that Ireland doesn’t want.

“What a great win for Margrethe Vestager, making clear to the world that the EU is hostile to successful companies. Good job.”

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@petrinafla @ring I called @ring support, and it’s clear they don’t know what’s going on. They told me I would still be able to use the app to change modes quickly, but in fact that capability only exists on their web dashboard. I’ll cancel my subscription if this is not fixed.

[Mark Turner @markturn]

Two people I can listen to for hours. @lexfridman is one of very few interviewers who doesn’t interrupt constantly. Bestie @chamath is thoughtful, humble, and refreshingly candid about the challenges he overcame.

[Lex Fridman @lexfridman]

Here's my conversation with @chamath about money, success, investing, engineering, startups, and the future of energy, computing, and tech. Chamath is a brilliant, kind-hearted, and inspiring human being, both as a leader and a friend. https://t.co/rv1xPZtqNO

[Mark Turner @markturn]

Apparently the death penalty in Norway applies to walruses but not mass murderers. https://t.co/quV2RfxJ9B

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Moving to Finland

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@stevewoz Happy Birthday, Woz! 🎉

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@slac Thanks so much, @slac!

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@slac @AskWorkspace Yeah, the same thing happened when I tried to male a Travel label.

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Seriously? Gmail won’t let me create a label named Finance for our company? And this is their business offering? Brain dead. 🤯

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Heaping trauma upon trauma, Ohio engages in state sponsored child abuse, forcing a 10-year-old to bear a child and putting her life in danger. This is the tyranny of the minority in America. Turning the clock back to the Middle Ages.

[Mark Turner @markturn]

Happy Juneteenth, America! And thank you, Opal Lee 🦾 https://t.co/cIHsnFvy2Q

[Mark Turner @markturn]

The next Cambridge Analytica? https://t.co/oVmPx5MKC3

[NATO @NATO]

Retweet to join us in celebrating our Ally 🇩🇰#Denmark's Constitution Day #grundlovsdag

@DK_NATO | #WeAreNATO

[Natalia Antonova 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @NataliaAntonova]

Someone please remind me, how was Nazi Germany stopped?

With violence or with thoughts and prayers?

Asking for my relatives and friends, aka the Ukrainians.

[Garry Kasparov @Kasparov63]

The profiteers and appeasers, working with or for Putin, like Kissinger, join the false "peacemakers" in France and Italy to send more Ukrainians to the hell of Russian occupation, dozens of Buchas to come. Who are they to tell Ukrainians how to live and die? 3/13