Agreed. I got to see him speak once years ago, wonderful lecture on the nature of creativity, lateral thinking, and just... stuff. Hard to describe, but just excellent.

[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 weeks ago

That's so neat.

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I wonder what the “You’ve got mail” guy thinks.

[–] R3D4CT3D@midwest.social 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

he passed away last year :(

[–] errer@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

That’s how bad he felt about the state of the world

[–] DavidGA@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

Fun fact. He composed the Windows 95 chime on a Mac, and has stated that he’s never used Windows.

[–] Farvana@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 2 weeks ago

Windows 95 chime composer.

Windows 95 chime composer.

I guess Stevie Wonder was just a sunglasses enthusiast?

[–] VirgilMastercard@reddthat.com 6 points 2 weeks ago

Brian Eno is awesome. Both in artistry and worldview.

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 6 points 2 weeks ago

Er, uh, OK?

[–] AMillionMonkeys@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Retro computing?

[–] lambalicious 3 points 2 weeks ago

When you are [old / young] enough, Windows 95 feels like it would be retro. It's at just about that right age where it works both ways.