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Re: Last.fm: "Techcrunch are full of shit"

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Post by Aleran »

vaksel wrote: post #34
jm4 wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

TechCrunch is awful, but there's no excuse for the spit in the face incident. I don't give a damn what lousy, fabricated article TechCrunch might have published to precipitate that. It's disgusting and totally uncalled for.

who knows if that really happened, or if Arrington was just linkbaiting to make money

Don't people realize that more than one person writes for TechCrunch. Erick Schonfeld was the sole author of the Last.fm TechCrunch article. Arrington had nothing to do with it and is still on vacation.

Re: Last.fm: "Techcrunch are full of shit"

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Post by donaq »

unalone wrote: post #46
vaksel wrote: post #45

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yes, but don't you think if someone spit on you, that you would have at least chased them down to kick their ass? I mean the guy must have been pretty close to land a hit.

I'll assume Arrington is a nerd, like me, and that he's not the sort of person who'd kick anybody's ass. Frankly, I think that people who react to aggression with more aggression are wasting their time and looking pretty stupid.

Well, what would you answer aggression with, then? Some aggressors may be turned aside by reason, but what about those who just, for instance, dislike your face? If you're not in a position to flee the situation, what are you going to do?

Re: Last.fm: "Techcrunch are full of shit"

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Post by jackzombie »

j2d2 wrote: post #80
endtime wrote: post #28

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I can't see why you got down voted. Probably because his comment isn't interesting, isn't relevant, and doesn't contribute to discussion. There are all kinds of true but uninteresting comments one can make, but making them shouldn't be encouraged. Edit: I'm sorry if that sounds harsh, but actively discouraging uninteresting comments is what keeps the signal:noise ratio high here.

Just look at how much chatter it created for something not relevant. Perhaps it's off-topic, but it was interesting to hear HN's views on what is and isn't correct.

Very true. Proper grammar is important, and this forum is as good as any place to clear up any questions so that mistakes can be avoided in the future.

Re: Last.fm: "Techcrunch are full of shit"

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Post by unalone »

donaq wrote: post #82
unalone wrote: post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'll assume Arrington is a nerd, like me, and that he's not the sort of person who'd kick anybody's ass. Frankly, I think that people who react to aggression with more aggression are wasting their time and looking pretty stupid.

Well, what would you answer aggression with, then? Some aggressors may be turned aside by reason, but what about those who just, for instance, dislike your face? If you're not in a position to flee the situation, what are you going to do?

I just ignore stuff like that when it happens. I've been lucky enough never to have to be in a situation where I've had to do anything more.

I got my black belt when I was something like twelve, though, so if necessary I'd do what I had to then get away. But I don't like the thought of violence: I'd never find it necessary. People drop things if you ignore them.

Re: Last.fm: "Techcrunch are full of shit"

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Post by thaumaturgy »

josefresco wrote: post #27

And just like that, there's a whole new audience for TechCrunch that never existed. "Thanks Last.fm for all the free PR" Sincerely, M.A.

Except that this Last.FM post is currently the number 3 result in Google for "TechCrunch", with its title prominently displayed.

Oops.

Re: Last.fm: "Techcrunch are full of shit"

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Post by davidw »

electromagnetic wrote: post #63
pg wrote: post #13

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I usually do this, and editors always want to change it. I never realized it was an English thing.

I have the same problem, I just don't approve of 'style' when it comes to writing. There are lots of personal style and it does amazing, but there are company style guides and printing houses all have different ones. I have a serious problem using '...' in writing unless it's from the person's mouth. I always learnt if someone says something directly to you then use '...' and if it comes indirect you use "..." so all…

I tend to use double quotes, so that if you have a word like "don't", you don't have unbalanced quotes. Ok, that's pretty geeky, I admit it:-)

Re: Last.fm: "Techcrunch are full of shit"

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Post by katamole »

giles_bowkett wrote: post #76
giles_bowkett wrote: post #75

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TechCrunch is awful, but there's no excuse for the spit in the face incident. that's silly. I swallowed some water but there was a fly in the water somehow, it was wriggling, so I reflexively spat and your face just happened to be there. that's just one of many great excuses for spitting in somebody's face. more seriously, there might or might not be any excuse for it, but if you thought it was anything but a matter…

html fail arrrgh

Use asterisks instead :)

Re: Last.fm: "Techcrunch are full of shit"

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Post by ErrantX »

giles_bowkett wrote: post #78
tmilewski wrote: post #70

I really want to see what Techcrunch says. While this is terribly unprofessional, Techcruch had it coming to them.

like most people who post here you need to read Paul Graham's early work. professionalism is harmful to quality of work and especially so in startups. professionalism is an artifact of the industrial revolution and is not relevant in all fields. computer programming is to some degree post-industrial and professionalism is irrelevant and archaic for many programmers. criticizing a programmer for being unprofessional i…

rubbish. it is easily possible to be professional and produce excellent work. it doesnt have to be stuffy and haughty that's all :)

(and yeh I read his early stuff: not a fan. At every stage in a startup you have to get to a stage where you need to show some professional gloss to prove your not just another backroom programmer - IMO it is the core reason why a lot fail, they cling slavishly to that "fun guy" image and lose corporate custom because of it ;))

@the previous poster: I wouldnt call it unprofessional per se. Empassioned perhaps :D

sorry for the OT :)

Re: Last.fm: "Techcrunch are full of shit"

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Post by axod »

sgrove wrote: post #42

Overall, not a bad deal for TC, I'd say. Checking on the twitter stream shows that there's a lot of RT of this headline - which will only serve to spread TC's name around. It may be bad in the long run, but they may be able to issue some muted apology, patch things up, and restore their standing. More coverage, etc. Of course, with MA's combative personality, it may go slightly differently, but it's probably a net po…

Yeah I'm guessing most people on twitter already know about TC actually. Heck most of them probably first read about twitter on TC - they post enough 'twitter' stories there.
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