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251 points mpweiher | 1 comments | 08 Dec 25 11:47 UTC | HN request time: 0.254s | source
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gyomu ◴[08 Dec 25 12:36 UTC] No.46191532[source]▶
I really have to wonder who Gruber’s sources are.

His statement “prior to today never heard much about [Steve Lemay]” leads me to think he doesn’t have intimate access to anyone deeply familiar with design decisions, because anyone who’s spent a little bit of time behind closed doors in that space absolutely knows who Lemay is.

But then he quotes sources who are supposedly “in a position to know the choices”, which would imply they are quite embedded in the design org…

Maybe it’s all voluntary misdirection on his behalf.

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avalys ◴[08 Dec 25 13:18 UTC] No.46191872[source]▶
I’m not sure you’re drawing the right conclusion. It’s possible that Gruber’s regular sources know who Lemay is and just never talked about him much.
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1. pavlov ◴[08 Dec 25 13:33 UTC] No.46192035[source]▶
If you think about Gruber as a gossip columnist, then it's quite natural that people who just do their job well don't generate much gossip that would reach his ears.