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The 10 Tech People Who Don't Matter

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the ouch-that-hurts dept.

TopShelf writes "Business 2.0 recently ran a feature on the Top 50 People Who Matter in the business world, but perhaps more interesting is their list of the 10 People Who Don't Matter. Leading off the list is a Slashdot favorite, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer..." Given, Rob's in there as well, but I'd say his company in the list is pretty decent.

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  1. The list by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Real list:
    http://money.cnn.com/popups/2006/biz2/peoplewhodon tmatter/frameset.exclude.html

  2. Leading? by TheNetAvenger · · Score: 4, Informative

    Leading off the list is a Slashdot favorite, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer..."

    Even though the list says "In NO particular order"

    But hey, I think Ballmer is a tool even though I'm not a big MS hater...

    1. Re:Leading? by MSFanBoi2 · · Score: 3, Informative

      Not only did the OP of the thread claim that Ballmer lead the list he also failed to mention that both Linus and our Slashdot overlord made the list as well...

      Go figure...

  3. Re:1 article that doesn't matter by Cyphertube · · Score: 4, Informative

    I had the same issue... That is, until I turned of Adblock.

    If you have it on, you will see nothing in any of the money.cnn.com galleries. So turn it off, temporarily, and hit reload. The one banner is gonna kill you. Then, when you're done, turn it back on. CNN has the worst Java-based ads.

    Slashdot is one of the few site for which I allow all the ads to come through.

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    Linux - because it doesn't leave that Steve Ballmer aftertaste.
  4. Re:Linus on the List by MoxFulder · · Score: 4, Informative

    Even if Linus's place on the list was meant as a compliment, I still think it's incorrect. Linus definitely DOES matter. He may NOT be writing all the code these days, he may not be the one coming up with all the innovations, but he *IS* still the one putting the Linux kernel together into a coherent whole.

    Just read the Linux kernel mailing list and you'll see that Linus has an amazing grasp of all the major kernel subsystems, a clear sense of goals and direction for the kernel, as well as things to avoid, and a good ability to delegate tasks to the other kernel developers.

    Basically, Linus remains "benevolent dictator" for the Linux kernel, and I'd say he's doing a highly effective job in that role. I'd put him in a top 10 list of tech people who do matter.

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    My bicyles
  5. Digg multitudes? by OSS_ilation · · Score: 3, Informative

    "Today, the buzz has moved elsewhere. Slashdot's editor-driven story selection model is being supplanted by user-generated systems such as Digg. According to recent Alexa data, Digg already has more daily reach and generates more page views than Slashdot. Malda knows his subject, and he's a good editor, but in the end, he's just no match for the power of the multitudes." Wait, you mean 'multitudes' like the dozen or so Diggers who have hijacked the system and are responsible for 100% of the front page content?

  6. Here's the List (as text) by Kadin2048 · · Score: 5, Informative
    The List:

    (Because CNN's site sucks worse than anything else I've seen lately; if you want to read the little blurbs on each, you'll have to suffer through their shit, because I can't be bothered to copy/paste it all...)

    Allegedly in "no particular order:"

    1. Steve Ballmer, CEO, Microsoft
    2. Jeffrey Citron, Chairman and chief strategist, Vonage
    3. Reed Hastings, CEO, Netflix
    4. Ken Kutaragi, President, Sony Computer Entertainment
    5. Warren Lieberfarb, Senior Consultant, HD-DVD Promotion Group
    6. Rob Malda, Slashdot.org
    7. Arun Sarin, CEO, Vodafone
    8. Jonathan Schwartz, CEO, Sun Microsystems
    9. Linus Torvalds, Creator, Linux
    10. Mark Zuckerberg, Founder, Facebook

    Here's the blurb about Malda:
    Remember the days when "getting Slashdotted" was every sysadmin's worst nightmare? Referrals from the "News for Nerds" website would send so much traffic to websites that many crashed. But for those that survived the flood, it was the online equivalent of a papal benediction. Today, the buzz has moved elsewhere. Slashdot's editor-driven story selection model is being supplanted by user-generated systems such as Digg. According to recent Alexa data, Digg already has more daily reach and generates more page views than Slashdot. Malda knows his subject, and he's a good editor, but in the end, he's just no match for the power of the multitudes.
    And just because I thought it was interesting, here's the blurb about Linus Torvalds:
    It's a testament to the success of Torvalds's open-source ideas that he's on this list at all. His Linux operating system is fast, cheap, and out of control - and that's entirely by design. While Torvalds still oversees any changes made to the innermost core of Linux, most of the innovation is now done by others, and commercial businesses like Red Hat and Novell increasingly steer its future. Although he can claim credit for popularizing one of the most powerful ideas ever to sweep through the software industry, Torvalds's project has matured to such an extent that it's largely outgrown its illustrious creator.
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    "Ladies and gentlemen, my killbot features Lotus Notes and a machine gun. It is the finest available."
  7. Alexa stat is bad by dkarney · · Score: 5, Informative

    Whenever people proclaim that Slashdot is being beat by Digg, they drag out the Alexa pageview stats. However, people forget that Alexa's software only runs on IE. Considering that a large number of Slashdot visitors use browsers other than IE, the Alexa stats don't accurately reflect the number of pageviews that Slashdot gets.