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Ask Rob Malda
We last interviewed CmdrTaco, along with Hemos, in January 2000. Slashdot's 10th anniversary seems like a good time to put Rob back on the hot seat. He's older now and married, his former hobby site now has well over one million registered user IDs, and Linux has gone from "upstart" operating system to a normal part of the IT landscape. So ask away, one question per post. Expect to see answers to at least 10 of the highest-moderated questions next week. And if you miss your chance to participate in this interview, don't worry. We'll probably do another one with CmdrTaco sometime between 2014 and 2017.
CT: Also the clock is ticking if you want to sign up for a Slashdot 10-Year Anniversary party if you want a T-Shirt or a shot at the $1k ThinkGeek gift certificate.
In the recent Wired interview, it was said that the interview was conducted over the phone, so my question is...
Does saying "OMG!" out loud make you as much of a dork as I think it does?
Why do you look like such a psycho?
Seriously, Rob looks like he escaped from the nearest infirmary.
Time for a better hair cut, Rob.
(posted anonymously for obvious reasons)
Sincerely,
Kevin Rose
If you were in Soviet Russia, would a Beowulf cluster of Natalie Portmans and other insensitive clods as our 1337 new goatse overlords (confirmed by Netcraft as dying) have you naked and petrified with hot grits poured down Cowboy Neal's pants (profit!!!) ?
--- The American Way of Life is not a birthright. Hell, it's not even sustainable.
That's my question. Please include pics.
Would you publish a follow-up story on Junis?
I found Jon Katz's Message from Kabul truly mesmerizing.
Junis surely must have some interesting thoughts on the state of Afghanistan and his feelings towards the USA today. I'm also interested to know if he ever upgraded from that Commodore he was using to download movies - the one he hid from the Taliban in his chicken coop.
-Isaac
I am not a lawyer, and this is not legal advice. For Entertainment Purposes Only.
How much do you love tacos?
Kwisatz Haderach
Sell the spice to CHOAM
This Mahdi took Shaddam's Throne
Where is the link to his followup: "Surprised that a software company that doesn't sell software ended up with $2/share stock"...
Oh. Right.
That's a wonderful account, and it's also awesome that you post on slashdot.
My story isn't as cool, because A: I'm not famous and B: I was a dork, of sorts. But hey, it's my story.
I was at a sci-fi con, had some art in the art show. Since I grew up without a TV I really didn't know much about what was going on, but my friend was helping organize the con and talked me into going and watching the art auction. We were wandering around, talking about this and that, and walked into a room. There was a strikingly pretty woman sitting in a chair, looking *very* bored, and on the other side of the room, a strikingly handsome man, surrounded by people, talking.
I've never suffered from either shyness or lack of confidence. So I went over, introduced myself to the pretty blonde lady, and we started talking about art, as it happens. I noticed a couple people look my way, frown, but I didn't think anything of it, until my friend sidled up and said, sotto voice, "dude, you're hitting on Starbuck's girlfriend."
I said, "who?"
Some may argue that not knowing who Starbuck was makes me not a dork. But in the land of dorks, well, the clueless man is even more dorky.
Nostalgia's not what it used to be.