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Re: I'm not real because my facebook profile is private

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Post by akkartik »

shrikant wrote: post #10
akkartik wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's done this for wordpress et al since the first public release of the source code: http://github.com/nex3/arc/blob/81576aed622d560fdb3c96a26bb5... Around last July's release it started showing subdomains anytime they aren't 'www'. Compare http://github.com/nex3/arc/blob/arc3/news.arc#L1550 with http://github.com/nex3/arc/blob/arc3.1/news.arc#L1556

Thanks for the info, mate. I believe you're slightly mistaken with your second line though - in this case it's showing the subdomain because the TLD is .in, and the 'www' bit is to just strip that particular bit from submitted links that might just be 'www.[blogspot|posterous|wordpress|blogs|etc].[in|jp|uk|za|etc]'. [Further aside: I don't do much code any more, but it was fun to tickle that part of my brain! Thanks…

Ah, you're right. So crazy domain names get a subdomain to show up on HN. Very cool.

Re: I'm not real because my facebook profile is private

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Post by drtse4 »

epi0Bauqu wrote: post #2

So... a) did you move to China; b) are you really doing 5 months work from home, one month work in a 5 star hotel; c) get in a knife fight? I don't mind privacy at all, but I like to know if what I'm reading is fact or fiction or some combination thereof. [a] http://maxkle.in/giving-up-on-europe/ [b] http://maxkle.in/my-company-5-months-work-from-home-one-mont... [c] http://maxkle.in/your-high-iq-will-kill-your-start…

After reading this some time ago http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1353050 personally i don't care anymore, if some of what you write is fiction just put a disclaimer somewhere and go on writing. As for other blogs if the content is ok i'll read it, otherwise i'll use my time in some other way.

Re: I'm not real because my facebook profile is private

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Post by scott_s »

By blogging regularly, you invite people to pay attention to you. It seems natural then that you would want to carve out a private "don't look at me" space on the internet.

Most people don't have this problem, though, because most other people don't care about them. They don't need to carve out a private space on the internet because no one is paying attention anyway.

Personally, I share very little on Facebook because my Facebook social network is very close to my actual social network. My actual social network is quite varied, and there's little I have to say that is appropriate to every person I know.

Re: I'm not real because my facebook profile is private

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Post by camworld »

Just because he's figured out how to spam Hacker News with his navel-gazing, amateurish blog posts does not mean you should listen to him. If he's too chicken to post under his real name and stand by what he has to say, then he's not someone I'm going to listen to. His posts are very trollish in nature. Stop giving him the attention he so craves and the traffic that is fueling his profits.

Update: Looks like "Max Klein" is voting this comment down using his numerous HN accounts. How pathetic.

Re: I'm not real because my facebook profile is private

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Post by Typhon »

maxklein wrote: post #5
epi0Bauqu wrote: post #2

So... a) did you move to China; b) are you really doing 5 months work from home, one month work in a 5 star hotel; c) get in a knife fight? I don't mind privacy at all, but I like to know if what I'm reading is fact or fiction or some combination thereof. [a] http://maxkle.in/giving-up-on-europe/ [b] http://maxkle.in/my-company-5-months-work-from-home-one-mont... [c] http://maxkle.in/your-high-iq-will-kill-your-start…

All real.

I must say it's very funny to read your reasons to move to China.

Among them, there's this one :

«There are so many little ‘unfreedoms’ in europe that seems insignificant, but together they add up to a society that advocates safety over freedom.»

Ok, but this is vague. Luckily, you provide an example, about a friend of yours :

«she went online to some review forum for such services and wrote a long and scathing review about the company. A few days later, she received a letter from a lawyer informing her she was being sued for defamation, and she should delete her review and pay the lawyer costs, which came to 600€.»

And this is the reason why you're moving to a country where people who criticize the government online end up in jail. (this guy, for example http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wang_Xiaoning)

Thank you for not letting us believe that this is a clever kind of joke, but is really the way you think.

Good luck, you're going to need an unusual amount of it...

Typhon

Re: I'm not real because my facebook profile is private

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Post by blackwoodHolt2 »

(I tossed my login details but i'm the same guy who posted this http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1353050)

The best lie is a half truth.

"Max" the reason people read your articles is because you've said you make $40K a month from niche iphone apps.

Mark (lets drop the pretense) you sound like you have read Positioning by Ries, A. and Trout,J (http://www.amazon.com/Positioning-Battle-Your-Al-Ries/dp/044...). Your positioning this "Max" character as the idealized serial entrepreneur. Globe trotting, living in 5 star hotel, identifying markets, working out those niche products. I'm sure that idealized person is something many people here want to replicate.

That's only half the story though isn't it? The reality is your $40K a month is made from these apps (http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/feather-moor-ltd/id3053457...) 1 star apps with content ripped from sites like ehow.com. Lets not forget that feather+moor are your creation as well.

Would people read 37signals in the same light if they actually made their money by running casino affiliate sites?

Would people read joel on software in the same light if he actually made his money from porn sites?

Would people read Paul Graham articles in the same light if he actually made his money selling teeth whitening ads?

You are not hiding your identity because of privacy, your hiding it because the reality of your success doesn't fit with the image you've created for Max.

"Max" is not real because he is only half the story.

Re: I'm not real because my facebook profile is private

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Post by jlcgull »

blackwoodHolt2 wrote: post #16

(I tossed my login details but i'm the same guy who posted this http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1353050 ) The best lie is a half truth. "Max" the reason people read your articles is because you've said you make $40K a month from niche iphone apps. Mark (lets drop the pretense) you sound like you have read Positioning by Ries, A. and Trout,J ( http://www.amazon.com/Positioning-Battle-Your-Al-Ries/dp/044... ). Your…

Incisive analysis. What do you have to say to this "Max" ?

Re: I'm not real because my facebook profile is private

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Post by olefoo »

blackwoodHolt2 wrote: post #16

(I tossed my login details but i'm the same guy who posted this http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1353050 ) The best lie is a half truth. "Max" the reason people read your articles is because you've said you make $40K a month from niche iphone apps. Mark (lets drop the pretense) you sound like you have read Positioning by Ries, A. and Trout,J ( http://www.amazon.com/Positioning-Battle-Your-Al-Ries/dp/044... ). Your…

If there is an aspiring journalist in the audience, now would be a good time to track down Mr. Essien and the various other players involved, interview them and put together a definitive account of as much as is known. It would make a decent cover article for Fast Company, or do it as a blog with raw information dumps and crowdsourcing the factchecking.

Re: I'm not real because my facebook profile is private

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Post by PaulGram »

maxklein wrote: post #6
nanijoe wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I used to think the Max Klein posts were somewhat inspirational, but at this point I just assume he's pulled a '419' on everyone. There's a healthy dose of fiction mixed into whatever facts may be contained in his blog posts.

Why do you describe my blog as '419'?

Ur a Nigerian scam artist obv
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