May 2011
1 post
Crazed Gorilla Kills RSS
One of my favorite bits of Ol’ Man Winer’s narcissistic personality is the way that he immediately goes into a frothing rage whenever anyone implies that his beloved RSS has been “killed.” Cue this hilarious bit of insanity prompted by a post by Jeffery Zeldman on his blog. The sum total of the post is quoted below:
It seems Twitter has completely removed the ability to...
April 2011
1 post
Ol' Man Winer is Visited by a Clown
Today’s trip on the Crazy Train is actually brought to us by everyone’s favorite breathless promoter of The New Shiny - Robert Scoble. In relating a conversation with Scooby about the world’s most over-promoted data-mining app, aka Color, Dave writes:
What if they gave you a piece of software that, when you took a picture on your iPhone, the picture would automatically show up...
March 2011
1 post
Product Advice
Ol’ Man Winer explains how the Zune could have been a market leader…by focusing on podcasts. I suppose you have to give the old bastard credit for being tenacious.
January 2011
1 post
RSS LIVES!!!!
A quick link while I catch up on the crazy train. The douche-collective at TechCrunch declares RSS dead, and Ol’ Man Winer goes postal on them.
December 2010
4 posts
Fools Rush In...
From today’s Winer Whacktardery:
I’m probably a fool for stepping into the middle of this, but here goes.
Yes, you are a fool.
NEXT!
WRONG!
From this piece:
I’ve long believed that the Internet will turn commerce upside-down. That what happened to journalism, software, music and video, is also happening to research and development.
Tell that to Fox News, Microsoft, Lady Gaga and James Cameron.
Delusions
From this piece, referring to Twitter:
People just aren’t that interested in what other people think. And it’s damned difficult to speak your mind 140 characters at a time. Most of the time you can anticipate in advance what the misunderstandings will be, and self-edit. Then self-censor. Why bother going through all that michegas.
No, Dave, people just aren’t that interested...
Dave Reinvents the Wheel...Again
Here, Dave laments the fact that he apparently can’t “blog a single idea, without researching anytihng [sic].” Which is ironic given the fact that Dave almost never performs any actual research before spewing his nuttery into the aether. But that aside, the really annoying thing here is Winer’s patented ability to ignore anything that doesn’t conform to his myopic...
November 2010
5 posts
Dave Winer, Cantankerous Old Twat
If you were just to read this seemingly ill-informed screed from Ol’ Man Winer bemoaning the convoluted steps currently needed to share photos from his iPhone, you would assumes that it’s just the usual Dave Winer ignorance at play. If you read the comments though, you’ll see the true nature of Dave’s douchebaggery. You see, Dave knows full well about services like...
There Are No Words
Today Apple made an announcement (that the Beatles are now available on iTunes). Crazy Ol’ Man Winer, like every other punditard had a prediction. Dave predicted that Apple would introduce a revolutionary new app for iOS that would let your iPhone control iTunes. This is actually a brilliant idea. So brilliant that Apple released this app as one of the very first apps on iOS.
Not Invented Here
Shorter version of this. “I didn’t really invent RSS, but I’ll happily take credit for it.”
Narcissism for Change
So, Dave is disappointed by the results of the 2010 mid-terms. Honestly, I’m not going to address Dave’s political thinking. It’s outside of the scope of this blog. But I do want to pull one quote:
I can point you to the exact moment of my disappointment. I was suckered by Obama’s pitch. “The fierce urgency of now.” I thought that when the new whitehouse.gov...
Swing and a Miss
Dave thinks that the MacBook Air and the Mac App Store means that iOS software will run in the Mac OS. Dave is also a moron. I ask yet again: why does anyone listen to this mook’s opinions about technology?
October 2010
4 posts
Dave Winer Buys a MacBook Air
And, of course, he doesn’t fucking get it.
Addressing his idiotic complaints by the numbers:
1. There are tradeoffs
No shit.
2. The screen is seriously small. No Ethernet
No shit, that’s the point. WiFi is Ethernet, you mean “No wired Ethernet”
3. If I’m seriously expected to think of this as a netbook, I really resent that it costs almost $1000 more than...
Fire Bad!
Once again, Dave is scared and confused by the imps and gremlins that power his electronic devices. Quick Dave, put the iPhone in a circle of salt!
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Oh Dave…
Flights of Fancy
Today Ol’ Man Winer asks the question, what would the Zuckertard movie have been like if various directors, not known for the realism of their work, had directed it instead of Aaron Sorkin. I do not fault Winer for speculating thusly. I oft-times ponder what Scripting.com would be like if it was authored by someone who wasn’t a self-aggrandizing, technically incompetent narcissist.
...
September 2010
5 posts
What?
I can’t even begin to parse this one:
Mike and Keith were starting a company. Mike was doing competitive research. I said he should start a blog and share what he was learning. Then people would read his posts and add what they know, and send Mike off in different directions. A lot of people would have looked at me like I was Mother Teresa or a rastafarian, but Mike understood,...
The Medium Isn't the Message
For someone who claims to have invented one of the core messaging protocols of the modern web, Dave sure is consistently horrible at understanding the difference between the network and the messages that travel over the network. Dave seems to think that Twitter is some sort of model of The News Network of the Future! (insert reverb here). I, on the other hand, think that Twitter is the...
Bad Words Make Dave Sad
Fuck me. Even hiding out in Ireland I can’t escape the Crazy Train. In a recent post Dave laments, Does Twitter understand Twitter?
So, what’s Old Man Winer’s beef with Twitter this week. Apparently the fact that you cannot remove individual tweets from your replies view makes Dave sad. Gods forbid that he be forced to endure the horrible torture of seeing a contrary opinion.
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Dave's Sycophants Are Crazy Too
Dave inevitably had to weigh in on Apple’s recent changes to the iOS Developer Agreement. I’m actually ignoring Dave’s commentary. Seriously, OPML Editor for iOS? Instead the crazy train is actually in the comments. Within the first three comments you have rubes talking about Java on the iPhone and a Flash video player. Way to not actually read the changes you mooks.
Behold! Instant Outliner
It’s another Dave Winer joint. Is it an outliner? A Twitter client? A Twitter replacement? Who the fuck knows? What we do know if this. It requires Rosetta to run, but that don’t matter because no one in their right mind will ever use it.
August 2010
11 posts
Soylent Green is Old People
This weekend Dave was complaining about “ageism” in the tech world. On the one hand, Dave, and the TechCrunch article he references are correct. The tech world is rife with “-isms.” That’s the unfortunate ground state of a collective binary-thinking shut-ins. On the other hand:
Facing facts, I’ve been sidelined in tech for quite a number of years. No one...
Weekend Quickie
Just ran across this gem in a comment that Dave made on this post.
Chuck, what Safari does with RSS is an outrage. They all fuck it up, in a vain effort to make it easy for users. Please ignore what they do. Awful.
Now, I’m certainly not qualified to speak to the correctness of Safari’s RSS handling. But gods forbid that we make something easier for the users. That might put...
Dave's Obsession With Twitter Lists Continues...
Ol’ Man Winer’s getting his whine on over the new Twitter “Who to follow” suggestions list. Why he’s so obsessed over the workings of Twitter is a question only Minotaur Jesus can answer. Money quote:
I shudder at the thought of how many people are similarly irritated by my name in their right margin. Who is this Dave Winer guy and when will he stop begging for me...
Crazy Uncle Dave Gets His Truth On
Today’s gem from the crankiest man on the intartubes, in reference to why he likes comments on blogs:
But rebuttal, esp principled rebuttal, really doesn’t add anything to a comment thread. Obviously there’s room for disagreement. And of course it helps people feel heard. But that’s for them, not for me, and not for future or current readers. Being very blunt and direct,...
Dumbass
Fucking loon.
Crazy Uncle Dave (Re)Invents Comments
So, let’s get this straight. Uncle Dave doesn’t like the rough-and-tumble nature of blog commentary (a reasonable position to take, I hate you pricks too), but he’s too narcissistic do without the fawning admiration of strangers. What’s a New Media Douchebag to do? Well, if you’re Dave Winer, you come up with…this. Please, for the love of fuck, someone implement...
What?
From a typically inchoate ramble from Uncle Dave referring to a post by Marco Arment talking about the critical reception of the original iPhone:
He’s right that the lack of a removable battery and slots did not hinder the adoption of the iPhone. But I don’t recall people saying it would be a failure because of its lack of expandability in hardware. However I do remember criticism...
Showtime vs. Facebook
Who can do a comparative review of a new Showtime series versus Facebook, Dave Winer can!
The Disappointment is Palpable
Dave thought he was getting a radio gig.
August 6th, 2010: Dave Demands Apple Build Him a...
“I can’t see my Google Charts! Mommmmiiiiieeee, Steve Jobs isn’t playing nice!”
August 6th, 2010: Dave Wants a Curator
Don’t you people understand, Dave Winer doesn’t have the time or energy to catalog his own sage words. Dave demands an unpaid minion to curatify him.
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