I agree of course, but to me it doesn’t sound like masochism — it sounds more like a hobby, an avocation — maybe even a calling, and I admire him for it.

I’m not sure what to make of Apple in this — if anything it makes me think that in big corporations it’s entirely possible to get things done, as long as what you’re doing is outlandish and you’re willing to make sacrifices. It’s kind of “better to ask forgiveness than permission” in action.

Graphing Calculator is a wonderful piece of software, actually, and I remember playing with it often back when I had my originally PPC 8500.