{"id":3072,"date":"2005-01-11T18:18:52","date_gmt":"2005-01-12T02:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/01\/11\/who-are-you\/"},"modified":"2019-12-12T08:26:19","modified_gmt":"2019-12-12T16:26:19","slug":"who-are-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/01\/11\/who-are-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Who are you?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:9260,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/news.com.com\\\/Photos+Scenes+from+Macworld+-+page+7\\\/2009-1041_3-5532219-7.html?tag=st.next&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:9261,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.amazon.com\\\/exec\\\/obidos\\\/tg\\\/detail\\\/-\\\/B00005QJEF\\\/djwudicom-20&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20260310191019\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.amazon.com\\\/exec\\\/obidos\\\/tg\\\/detail\\\/-\\\/B00005QJEF\\\/djwudicom-20&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.amazon.com\\\/exec\\\/obidos\\\/tg\\\/detail\\\/-\\\/B00005QJEF\\\/djwudicom-20&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-25 13:06:12&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-25 13:06:12&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:7867,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/djwudi\\\/3264875&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20200304053925\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/djwudi\\\/3264875\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-10 02:28:28&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-25 13:06:09&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-02 22:02:31&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-07 12:18:24&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-07 12:18:24&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:9262,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.kottke.org\\\/remainder\\\/05\\\/01\\\/7316.html&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20070907041024\\\/http:\\\/\\\/www.kottke.org:80\\\/remainder\\\/05\\\/01\\\/7316.html&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-10 18:45:25&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-25 13:06:15&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-25 13:06:15&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:8822,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/click.linksynergy.com\\\/fs-bin\\\/click?id=xLsJkztrnNY&amp;offerid=78941.10000002&amp;subid=0&amp;type=4&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>So.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;re the head of a highly secretive company.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;re known for being temperamental and very mysterious.<\/p>\n<p>The goods your company produces are highly popular, but they&#8217;re developed in secret.<\/p>\n<p>When they&#8217;re introduced, they&#8217;re invariably accompanied by much anticipation, a media blitz, and fans worldwide salivating over the newest products.<\/p>\n<p>Who are you?<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3\/3264875_19c840dd05_c.jpg\" height=\"694\" width=\"400\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" alt=\"Willy Wonka? Or Steve Jobs?\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Willy Wonka? Or Steve Jobs?<\/p>\n<p>As soon as I saw <a href=\"http:\/\/news.com.com\/Photos+Scenes+from+Macworld+-+page+7\/2009-1041_3-5532219-7.html?tag=st.next\" title=\"Scenes form Macworld\">this picture from today&#8217;s Macworld keynote<\/a>, it reminded me of the Wonkavision scenes from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/tg\/detail\/-\/B00005QJEF\/djwudicom-20\" title=\"'Willy Wonka &amp; the Chocolate Factory (Special Widescreen Edition)'\">Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory<\/a>&#8230;and the more I thought about it, the more parallels there seemed to be.<\/p>\n<p>I dunno &#8217;bout you, but <em>I&#8217;ve<\/em> certainly never seen Steve Jobs and Willy Wonka in the same place at the same time&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><ins>Update:<\/ins> Image now hosted by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/djwudi\/3264875\/\" title=\"Steve Jobs is Willy Wonka. Or something...\">Flickr<\/a>, which I probably should have done <em>before<\/em> I thought &#8220;Hey, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kottke.org\/remainder\/05\/01\/7316.html\" title=\"kottke.org: Steve Jobs demos Wonkavision\">Jason<\/a> might think this is funny&#8230;.&#8221; I didn&#8217;t think it&#8217;d bring my server to its knees quite this badly, though! Ooops.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/click?id=xLsJkztrnNY&amp;offerid=78941.10000002&amp;subid=0&amp;type=4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" width=\"61\" height=\"15\" alt=\"iTunes\" src=\"http:\/\/images.apple.com\/itunesaffiliates\/logos\/iTunes_sm_bdg61x15.png\"><\/a> &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/stat?id=xLsJkztrnNY&amp;offerid=78941&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=itms%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZSearch.woa%252Fwa%252Fcom.apple.jingle.search.DirectAction%252FadvancedSearchResults%253FartistTerm%253DMurphy, Peter%2526albumTerm=Love Hysteria%2526songTerm=I've Got a Miniature Secret Camera%26partnerId%3D30\">I&#8217;ve Got a Miniature Secret Camera<\/a>&#8221; by <a href=\"http:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/stat?id=xLsJkztrnNY&amp;offerid=78941&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=itms%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZSearch.woa%252Fwa%252Fcom.apple.jingle.search.DirectAction%252FadvancedSearchResults%253FartistTerm%253DMurphy, Peter%26partnerId%3D30\">Murphy, Peter<\/a> from the album <em><a href=\"http:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/stat?id=xLsJkztrnNY&amp;offerid=78941&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=itms%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZSearch.woa%252Fwa%252Fcom.apple.jingle.search.DirectAction%252FadvancedSearchResults%253FartistTerm%253DMurphy, Peter%2526albumTerm=Love Hysteria%26partnerId%3D30\">Love Hysteria<\/a><\/em> (1988, 4:25).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So. You&#8217;re the head of a highly secretive company. You&#8217;re known for being temperamental and very mysterious. The goods your company produces are highly popular, but they&#8217;re developed in secret. When they&#8217;re introduced, they&#8217;re invariably accompanied by much anticipation, a media blitz, and fans the world over salivating over the newest products. Who are you?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2039,2037],"tags":[23,6,2548],"class_list":["post-3072","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-apple","category-tv-and-films","tag-film","tag-humor","tag-willy-wonka-and-the-chocolate-factory"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3072","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3072"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3072\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3072"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3072"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}