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Re: Better mail than jail

Chris (Amateur Traveler podcas — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:33:51 -0000

Did you mean this quote?

"I have made this letter longer than usual, only because I have not had the time to make it shorter. " - Blaise Pascal

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Phil Gerbyshak — Mon, 06 Mar 2006 18:38:25 -0000

Go Robert Go! I think just the fact that you put yourself out here every day, for the world to comment on, try to implode, critique, and basically tear down is amazing. I am by no means as technically adept as many of the people who read this blog, but I come here to learn new stuff, to see interesting conversation, and to see what Microsoft is doing before they do it. And I get that.

As for anyone who is trying to rip anyone else down in hopes of bringing yourself up, I say there is plenty of pie for all of you to enjoy. Microsoft has it's place, Apple has it's place, and so does Linux. There's room for all of us to play nice in this big sandbox of the world. We can go a lot further if we work together to try to take things to the next level than if we try to rip each other apart.

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gbrewer — Mon, 06 Mar 2006 16:38:48 -0000

What I have always found interesting about the fanatical anti-Microsoft crowd is that they hurt there own cause way more than Microsoft’s by the way they express themselves. How many businesses that were considering using Linux have been turned off by the tactics Linux zealots use to attack Microsoft? I will bet far more than were convinced by such inane rhetoric.

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Ryan B — Sun, 05 Mar 2006 13:56:45 -0000

I am curious what these guys really mean by backdoors. Backdoors in what sense?

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John C. Welch — Sun, 05 Mar 2006 10:24:01 -0000

I will second all the voices saying you're way underpaid.

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Robert Scoble — Sun, 05 Mar 2006 03:18:57 -0000

Anon: glad you admit you aren't being intellectually honest and are just out to destroy Microsoft, no matter the means you need to use to do just that. Tomorrow morning when you wake up, can you look yourself in the mirror and say you are any better morally than what you are trying to destroy?

There ARE objective security sites out there, by the way, that track vulnerabilities. For you to assume we have bought them all off is just totally intellectually dishonest. But, glad you admitted that to the world. At least we are getting someplace here.

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geekspin — Sun, 05 Mar 2006 02:45:58 -0000

Hey Robert!

Keep doing what your doing. Who cares about the A-list, who cares about the good the bad and the ugly. Its a big world out there, there is space for everyone.

Do you know what the best bit about the internet is, there's an off button. Everyone has a right to associate themselves with whomever they wish. And in fact they can say whatever they want, and they can even get nasty sometimes. Whatever, just switch it off.

The world is better with you in it so keep going.

Note: I don't agree with every single thing you have ever said, but that is the beauty of the blogosphere. If I wanted, I could call you on it and get locked in healthy debate, or I could forget about it. However I think getting all mudslingy and nasty is counter-productive and that is the real ugly.

Why can't we just get along?

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anon — Sun, 05 Mar 2006 01:19:41 -0000

Anon: you totally misunderstand my role here. I’m +not+ qualified. But, I do know who is. And I’ve spent more than an hour with them. And they say that the idea that they’d — on purpose — put a back door into Windows Vista is just plain nuts. And, talking with other people who THINK about software development, that point of view is verified. But you’ll soon be able to see an interview I did with the team so you’ll be able to judge my role for yourself.

OK, but you do realize that prior versions of Windows had backdoors even though Microsoft denied it?

Anon: that data is out on the Internet on sites that track security vulnerabilities.

Oh come on, Scoble. Thousands of Microsoft bloggers shilling for Microsoft every waking hour of the day. Heck, //dead people// wrote in support of Microsoft after the antitrust trial. Microsoft employees rigged a .net poll on zdnet. I mean, look at your posts - you're snide to every larger tech company out there either by directly criticizing them or saying your son or wife don't like them.

BTW, how many 747s do Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer have. Can you ask them?

Oh, and please don't take the tone of my message as a sign of disrespect to you personally. I have tremendous admiration for what you're doing in general, I just don't like who you're doing it for.

Re: Better mail than jail

scobleizer — Sat, 04 Mar 2006 23:52:04 -0000

Don, I'm very serious about my salary. And, I am flattered by people who say I'm not getting what I'm worth! I find that most companies don't want to increase your pay until you call them on it. The problem is, to call them on it you need to have something else in the bag. I also find that the more I chase dollars, the less happy I am. I'm living a fun life cause I chase fun experiences. That's how I get paid back.

Oh, and the world's richest man didn't get there by paying more than he has to. :-)

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Don — Sat, 04 Mar 2006 23:33:36 -0000

"68. Geektalker. I make less than $100,000 a year in salary. Hope that helps."

Either you mean salary like Bill Clinton meant he didn't have sex, or you need me to help you renegotiate. Your package has got to be way way better than that or you aren't getting what you are worth. Give me a call and we can negotiate something reasonable for you. Don't you work for the richest man in the world? He must appreciate your value.

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scobleizer — Sat, 04 Mar 2006 21:11:31 -0000

met: exactly my point. Lots of people assume that the Alisters are working together to keep the Z list down. I saw lots of people call us "gatekeepers." Doc Searls pointed at tons of that kind of comments a few weeks back. I think that's pretty funny. If you're good you'll go to the top of the list within a few weeks. Did anyone know who Foldera was 16 days ago? No.

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scobleizer — Sat, 04 Mar 2006 21:09:18 -0000

Ahh, I can see Goebbels where you're coming from. But, you're being pedantic. Any one of my readers can click on that link and see what he actually said. It's pretty clear there was at least the implication that there'd be a back door in Vista. But, you're right on the face of it. Sorry.

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Zoli Erdos — Sat, 04 Mar 2006 21:06:22 -0000

The name Goebbels is a synonym for Untrue.. that is if you know history. And if you do, it's a tasteless choice of a handle.

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Goebbels — Sat, 04 Mar 2006 20:49:23 -0000

"Goebbels: implied, not alleged."

I can't help it if you can't rad. The BBCarticle clearly talks aboutwho thinks the Brit gov't should talk to Microsoft about adding a backdoor. You said he said there IS a backdoor. I don't care about your failure to comprehend. Don't suggest that I can't read or understandwhat was implied or alleged when you clearly state something which is UNTRUE.

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w2ed — Sat, 04 Mar 2006 20:46:20 -0000

Ok, just because you support Microsoft doesn't make you evil, nor does it make you a techie. I haven't read enough of your postings to tell just what you are, nor do I care all that much, because if we ever meet, that's when I will most likely find out.

That said, given what I have read, this guy's a joke. His site design sucks, mainly due to how much graphics he has and how tough the text is to read. Worse, the flashy graphics look like they were done by a third grader that snorted mommy's coke while smoking daddies pot at the same time - a big mess. You may not have flashier graphics, but at least I can read your blog, and you aren't wasting my time by sputtering stupid.

You may have wasted your own time defending yourself to an idiot like this, but mainly because this loser didn't deserve the response.

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met — Sat, 04 Mar 2006 20:34:02 -0000

We ?

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Robert Scoble — Sat, 04 Mar 2006 19:48:54 -0000

John: exactly! Being on the A lister doesn't matter one whit. We couldn't keep TechCrunch from jumping to the top and he only started seven months ago.

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Robert Scoble — Sat, 04 Mar 2006 19:46:28 -0000

Geektalker: no where in my employee agreement with Microsoft does it say that I am paid to portray Microsoft in a positive light.

I'm paid to help software developers build software for our platforms. That's a far different job. Channel 9 is my day job. My blog is mine and I often don't portray Microsoft in a positive light here. You do realize that my words are running on a Linux server, don't you? How does that portray Microsoft in a positive light?

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John — Sat, 04 Mar 2006 19:46:19 -0000

Robert, when I met you at Mindcamp, I said, "I didn't know there would be luminaries here!" And you said, "Where?"

I think the whole concept of reputation in blogging is fundamentally flawed. Certainly this is a matter of your "stardom" and whether it's merited, a line of thinking that is also dubious. Like Charles Bukowski said of his writing critics: Why don't they read something else? Teenagers learn these politics on livejournal and myspace: After enough practice, you can stop reading someone's words... without even announcing it to the world! Without even ripping them down! Some adults apparently have a lengthier emotional process to work through. Let me help you out: What makes a person interesting is what they love. It's a big folksonomy, people. Big enough for you and me to forget each other exists. No rant needed. Microsoft is not in trouble when people rant and huff out. Microsoft's in trouble the day nobody cares what they say.

Re: Better mail than jail

Robert Scoble — Sat, 04 Mar 2006 19:44:28 -0000

Anon: that data is out on the Internet on sites that track security vulnerabilities. Why don't you learn how to use Google. Why should I teach you how to do that?

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Robert Scoble — Sat, 04 Mar 2006 19:43:14 -0000

Geektalker. I make less than $100,000 a year in salary. Hope that helps.

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Robert Scoble — Sat, 04 Mar 2006 19:42:30 -0000

Anon: you totally misunderstand my role here. I'm +not+ qualified. But, I do know who is. And I've spent more than an hour with them. And they say that the idea that they'd -- on purpose -- put a back door into Windows Vista is just plain nuts. And, talking with other people who THINK about software development, that point of view is verified. But you'll soon be able to see an interview I did with the team so you'll be able to judge my role for yourself.

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Ryan B — Sat, 04 Mar 2006 19:00:59 -0000

I think it's incredible that a few people here have written a 5 paragraph essay in reply here. I think I randomly viewed a channel 9 video in early September, and it was not too good of video quality. So to me, it seemed as though you, Robert, were some random Joe and snuck in, because the delvelopers didn't seem keen on talking. So I was like who is this guy trying to be?

Then when I caught a few posts after that on here. I was like who is this guy, he needs to just shut up. Well a few days later I found out you really do work at Microsoft, and have various connections. So I think it is almost funny what Roy did. When I did a write-up about coComment, a few people had basically ripped me off and now they basically think as themselves as mini-Scoble's. But they don't really know what they are saying because they have a few errors per post, and it annoys me royally.

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Greg Hughes — Sat, 04 Mar 2006 18:42:51 -0000

Sorry Robert - small misunderstanding here - I think that your use of Wordpress is just fine. My dasBlog suggestions was actually a reply to Brian's question (http://scobleizer.wordpress... as an alternative to DotNetNuke.

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anon — Sat, 04 Mar 2006 18:41:48 -0000

Anon: please go and look at the security stats for Windows Server 2003 and compare to the other operating systems out there. Your data is incorrect.

Great. Show me a your marketing data so that as an engineer I can refute it. Let's start with one thing: marketshare is not a signal of quality, so skip the sales data. Let's talk features, scabality and cost.

BTW, are you ///really/// qualified to say whether there is a backdoor in Windows Vista or not?

As I remember it, there was a backdoor in Frontpage that Microsoft management didn't even know about until years later.