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On App Embargoes

I’ve done some pretty crazy things for app embargoes over the years. In hindsight, they weren’t probablynecessary, but I still find it fun, and I like the pressure that an embargo puts on me. First, some context. In tech blogs, an embargo means a time until which you won’t be able to publish a story...

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