Gergely Orosz on Engineering

Remember, how 19 years ago, a bug in Firefox resulted in two users using the same machine to see what sites the other user used? And it caused a couple to split up (but filed the bug!) Microsoft Recall allows for much more invasive "spying", in its current form.

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Leads with a specific number, which is concrete enough to be worth a second of attention.
Ends on a short line that is easy to quote and repeat.
Short enough to read in full without expanding, which removes a step before the point lands.
Quotes someone directly, which makes the moment concrete rather than summarised.

The mechanics

Hook: Leads with a number
Structure: Hook → Landing
Style: Conversational paragraphs at a steady pace.
Tone: energetic
Written for: Engineers and technical teams

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