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Ken Segall

Personal blog · kensegall.comdesignculture

Ken Segall's personal blog at kensegall.com covers design and culture. Since 2011, 28 different Hacker News readers have linked it 34 times, most often “And now, a different kind of Apple book”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-03-22, and you can follow it by feed.

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34mentions?
28HN people?
2011–2025first – last linked?
Links on Hacker News per year · peak 9 in 2012

Most-linked posts?

  1. And now, a different kind of Apple book
    2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2012-02-15
  2. Steve Jobs and the Missing “Intel Inside” Sticker
    2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2017-07-06
  3. The making of Apple’s HAL
    2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2017-02-04

What Hacker News says?

  1. _sveq · 2020-10-08
    https://kensegall.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/apple.toast...

    Comment linking /wp-content/uploads/2017/10/apple.toasted.jpg

    on “AMD Zen 3/Ryzen 5000 announcement [video]”
  2. zdw · 2025-11-07

    Submitted Apple is crossing a Steve Jobs red line as a story · 623 points

    HN discussion
  3. Steko · 2012-02-17
    "Of course Apple locks down the app store on their iDevices for profit." I doubt that Apple is solely concerned with profit and even if they were I guess I don't see that as the end of the world. If Apple is solely concerned with profiting from apps why do they subsidize free ones and credit card fees? {If dev share is actually calculated post cc fees I'll plead ignorance and move on to the other part of the argumen…

    Comment linking /blog/2012/02/and-now-a-different-kind-of-apple-book/

    on “Between a rock and a hard place – our decision to abandon the Mac App Store”
  4. drawkbox · 2017-07-08

    Submitted Steve Jobs and the Missing “Intel Inside” Sticker as a story · 187 points

    HN discussion
  5. bane · 2011-12-12
    "Apple set the bar for realistic textured apps. Developers followed." IMHO, this was to be avoided. I think this move on Apple's part to move towards such literal skeuomorphism was a major step back. After decades of learning that literal analogies on computing devices simply doesn't work all that well, Apple decided to forget about all of that lesson learned stuff and just throw it all away. Even Gruber can't manag…

    Comment linking /blog/tag/ical-address-book/

    on “Google Currents - Yet another contribution to the UI-fragmentation of Android”
  6. srikar · 2014-07-19

    Submitted The relentless (and annoying) pursuit of eyeballs as a story · 29 points

    HN discussion
  7. apress · 2011-08-03

    Submitted The hidden message in Lion (Steve Jobs hand is missing) as a story · 10 points

    HN discussion
  8. nirvana · 2012-02-03

    Submitted The New Apple Voice - Text Free as a story · 9 points

    HN discussion
  9. rahoulb · 2021-04-01

    Submitted The war without end: Mac vs. PC as a story · 7 points

    HN discussion
  10. aakil · 2012-07-30

    Submitted Former apple ad creator criticizes new olympic ads as a story · 7 points

    HN discussion
  11. yapcguy · 2013-08-11

    Submitted Apple's evolving view of “pro” as a story · 6 points

    HN discussion
  12. tambourine_man · 2017-07-06

    Submitted Steve Jobs and the Missing “Intel Inside” Sticker « Observatory as a story · 5 points

    HN discussion
  13. aaronbrethorst · 2015-10-22

    Submitted PC companies did WHAT? as a story · 5 points

    HN discussion
  14. xngzng · 2015-05-05

    Submitted One day they’ll understand Apple as a story · 5 points

    HN discussion
  15. alwillis · 2012-10-25

    Submitted Reflecting on the iPad mini event as a story · 5 points

    HN discussion
  16. jcurbo · 2012-02-15

    Submitted And now, a different kind of Apple book as a story · 4 points

    HN discussion
  17. atularora · 2011-01-25

    Submitted Attack of the vapor tablet « Observatory as a story · 4 points

    HN discussion
  18. zdw · 2023-06-02

    Submitted Bill Gates’ Fanciful Memory as a story · 3 points

    HN discussion
  19. tambourine_man · 2021-01-11

    Submitted Apple’s monolithic moment – Ken Segall as a story · 3 points

    HN discussion
  20. tambourine_man · 2017-02-04

    Submitted The making of Apple’s HAL as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  21. shawndumas · 2017-02-04

    Submitted The making of Apple’s HAL as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  22. dotmanish · 2012-12-22

    Submitted Microsoft goes for the gimmick as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  23. phodo · 2016-12-02

    Submitted Apple ad blitz: four hits and a cringe as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion
  24. okket · 2016-09-03

    Submitted Apple’s self-inflicted naming dilemma as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion
  25. aaronbrethorst · 2016-06-07

    Submitted Has Apple lost its simplicity? « Observatory as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion
  26. MaysonL · 2014-07-03

    Submitted Analyzing Apple ads to death as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion
  27. happy-dude · 2013-12-21

    Submitted Apple thinks different for Christmas as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion
  28. mtgx · 2013-04-06

    Submitted IPhone naming: when simple gets complicated as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion
  29. siglesias · 2013-03-20

    Submitted That was fast: Samsung buzz falls to earth as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion
  30. siglesias · 2012-09-14

    Submitted Observations on the iPhone 5 event as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion

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