NSFW: Don’t bullshit a reformed bullshitter

#1

Post by boundlessdreamz » Sat, Aug 08, 2009, 9:54 PM UTC

NSFW: Don’t bullshit a reformed bullshitter
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#2

Post by pwmanagerdied » Sat, Aug 08, 2009, 10:22 PM UTC

I'm just curious: what's the NSFW label for? I don't see any material that seems to warrant it.

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#3

Post by physcab » Sat, Aug 08, 2009, 10:25 PM UTC

Honestly, there are more important things to life than to be posting random diatribes on a somewhat professional blog. I'm not sure why I read that story (or even the background stories he referenced--hey, its saturday), but after getting a gist of the situation, I have to say to everyone involved: "Get over it. Don't let these personal rants further pollute what otherwise could be a great technology blog." Ah, now I understand people's disgust for TC.

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Post by param » Sat, Aug 08, 2009, 10:37 PM UTC

1 line summary: Reporter/columnist decides he will not honor the privacy request of 'off-the-record' disclosures if he discovers that the source was lying to him.

However, who determines that the source was lying? If the journo in question thinks he was lying to? This would discourage any insider from talking to him anonymously

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#5

Post by makmanalp » Sat, Aug 08, 2009, 10:38 PM UTC

He assumed that people were telling the truth, let alone their shady affiliation or desire to stay anonymous. Gee, I wonder what they teach in journalism class.

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Post by philwelch » Sat, Aug 08, 2009, 10:41 PM UTC

pwmanagerdied wrote: post #2

I'm just curious: what's the NSFW label for? I don't see any material that seems to warrant it.

There's swearing.

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Post by calcnerd256 » Sat, Aug 08, 2009, 10:46 PM UTC

philwelch wrote: post #6

pwmanagerdied wrote: post #2

I'm just curious: what's the NSFW label for? I don't see any material that seems to warrant it.

There's swearing.

I thought not-safe-for-work was that guy's column's name.

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Post by [deleted] » Sat, Aug 08, 2009, 10:47 PM UTC

pwmanagerdied wrote: post #2

I'm just curious: what's the NSFW label for? I don't see any material that seems to warrant it.

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#9

Post by andyking » Sat, Aug 08, 2009, 11:00 PM UTC

physcab wrote: post #3

Honestly, there are more important things to life than to be posting random diatribes on a somewhat professional blog. I'm not sure why I read that story (or even the background stories he referenced--hey, its saturday), but after getting a gist of the situation, I have to say to everyone involved: "Get over it. Don't let these personal rants further pollute what otherwise could be a great technology blog." Ah, now I…

Isn't this just more of the same old drivel about that Sam whatever-he's-called, but without naming him? Who on earth is voting this pish up and, more to the point, why? I'm genuinely interested.

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Post by joshuaxls » Sat, Aug 08, 2009, 11:04 PM UTC

physcab wrote: post #3

Honestly, there are more important things to life than to be posting random diatribes on a somewhat professional blog. I'm not sure why I read that story (or even the background stories he referenced--hey, its saturday), but after getting a gist of the situation, I have to say to everyone involved: "Get over it. Don't let these personal rants further pollute what otherwise could be a great technology blog." Ah, now I…

More important things in life, or at least more important things for this community. The top two stories right now are two dudes complaining on their blog. One giving the same old tired reasons why Apple is turning sour, and the other telling a personal vendetta that I don't give a shit about. Sometimes I don't understand this community. There's a few stories on the front page that deserve to be much higher than these two.