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Henry Blodget, neat freak
Is disgraced stock analyst Henry Blodget the reincarnation of Howard Hughes? In an inadvertently revealing Silicon Alley Insider post explaining his dislike of Windows Seven's touchscreen features, Blodget's screaming germophobia is on full display.We never touch our PC screen, and we hate it when other people touch our PC screens.... We're not particularly anal, and we polish up our Blackberry every thirty seconds or so.... So excuse us if we don't jump up and down in excitement at the thought that people are going to feel better about jabbing their fat, greasy fingers into our PC screens.What's particularly fascinating is how Blodget attempts to normalize his neurosis by using the first person plural. Polishing your BlackBerry that frequently isn't healthy, Hank.
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Oracle CEO Larry Ellison is Iron Man
Besides creating one of the world's most successful tech companies, Larry Ellison invented the 5 o'clock shadow plus blazer look. He drives an Audi R8 to the gym — the car Top Gear's Jeremy Clarkson described as "like smearing honey onto Keira Knightley." Ellison also owns a gigantic high-tech yacht on to which he disappears for months at a time. Face it, people: He is Tony Stark, known as Iron Man in the press. And his employees think so, too. "Having watched the movie at an Oracle employees premiere," one writes, "I can agree and I'm sure so do my fellow Oracle employees." Clips for comparison, below. More »
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Is Craig Newmark a Leninist, or just a lookalike? Don't ask a newspaper man
In the wake of eBay's suit against Craiglist, we get a touch more fear and loathing from a newspaper about the online classifieds site and local bulletin board from the Times:[Craigslist] is also a site that is deeply tied up with the fate of newspapers — indeed, many in the newspaper industry blame the site's founder, Craig Newmark, for the downturn in their classified-advertising business.The Times pegs the company's revenue at $80 million to $100 million annually — a lowball estimate, from what we hear — and gets founder and chairman Newmark to admit he's never donated more than $20,000 to any particular cause. But it's the kicker that makes on wonder how enthusiastic a capitalist Newmark is. "We know these guys in Google and the eBay guys, and they are not any happier than anyone else," says Newmark. "A lot of money is a burden." $10 million, his estimated take from a deal with eBay to let them buy shares in Craigslist, must not be enough for Newmark to feel burdened. Give it away, Craig — you have nothing to lose but your chains! Not to mention the Times photo, in full below, which made me wonder whether Newmark and Lenin were separated at birth. More »
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The Share Bears in the Land Without Portability
Caring is sharing, people, especially when it comes to your personal data. Leading developers from important social-network sites joining a "data-portability" advocacy group doesn't represent history in the making. It's a marketing campaign to make everyone feel sickly sweet, knowing that these websites are so concerned about our information. Like the Care Bears, by signing on to the DataPortability Working Group, top coders like Brad Fitzpatrick, Dave Recordon, and Ben Ling have joined forces to form a group which we can only call by one name. Presenting: The Share Bears! More »
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"Heroes" could be replaced by Yahoo executives
Every geek's favorite show of the moment Heroes is set to expire in three episodes due to the Writers Guild strike. What will the twitchy geeks do without their superhero fix? Fortunately, we have a solution. Have you ever noticed that Yahoo vice president Jeff Weiner, rumored to be on the outs with new president Sue Decker, bears an uncanny resemblance to Heroes villain Sylar? Or that CEO and cofounder Jerry Yang could stand in for the cuddly, bespectacled Hiro Nakamura? That's right: Substitute the hit show's cast with Yahoo's management team, and let the boardroom drama play out. No script necessary. More »
5:00 PM on Fri Nov 16 2007
By Tim Faulkner
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Back by popular demand, we bring you part four of our three-part Valleywag quiz, "Googler or Muppet?" For our encore, we're going straight to the top. Guitar-wielding Janice may be the the driving talent behind the Electric Mayhem, but the rockers would never have gotten anywhere without band manager Scooter. Likewise, Google CEO Eric Schmidt brings order to Google's chaotic creativity, when he's not flying to see his girlfriend on his party plane. Can you tell the two apart? More »
Googler or Muppet? The boss edition
Back by popular demand, we bring you part four of our three-part Valleywag quiz, "Googler or Muppet?" For our encore, we're going straight to the top. Guitar-wielding Janice may be the the driving talent behind the Electric Mayhem, but the rockers would never have gotten anywhere without band manager Scooter. Likewise, Google CEO Eric Schmidt brings order to Google's chaotic creativity, when he's not flying to see his girlfriend on his party plane. Can you tell the two apart? More »
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Dr. Teeth gets all the credit for the hitmaking machine that was the Electric Mayhem. But dig a little deeper and you'll find the true star of the band behind such megahits as "Can You Picture That?" It was Janice, lead guitarist and protohipster. We're equally sure another two blondes might have had as much to do with the successes of Google cofounder Larry Page. Can you tell which blonde is which in part three of our three-part Valleywag quiz, "Googler or Muppet?" More »
Googler or Muppet? Blonde ambition
Dr. Teeth gets all the credit for the hitmaking machine that was the Electric Mayhem. But dig a little deeper and you'll find the true star of the band behind such megahits as "Can You Picture That?" It was Janice, lead guitarist and protohipster. We're equally sure another two blondes might have had as much to do with the successes of Google cofounder Larry Page. Can you tell which blonde is which in part three of our three-part Valleywag quiz, "Googler or Muppet?" More »
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In this — part two of our three-part "Googler or Muppet?" Valleywag quiz — we present an even tougher challenge. Not only do this Muppet and this Googler possess similarly wistful dispositions, they also sound exactly the same. In fact, we're not sure which is which. Are you? More »
Googler or Muppet? Green with envy
In this — part two of our three-part "Googler or Muppet?" Valleywag quiz — we present an even tougher challenge. Not only do this Muppet and this Googler possess similarly wistful dispositions, they also sound exactly the same. In fact, we're not sure which is which. Are you? More »
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A reader writes in to point out the resemblance between Google's Android demonstrator Dan Morrill and Muppet Lab assistant Beaker. We object to this rude comparison. Morrill looks much more like Muppet professor Dr. Bunsen Honeydew than his ever-squeaking assistant. Judge for yourself with the first entry in our three-part Valleywag Quiz: Googler or Muppet? You might find it's hard to tell. More »
Googler or Muppet? You decide
A reader writes in to point out the resemblance between Google's Android demonstrator Dan Morrill and Muppet Lab assistant Beaker. We object to this rude comparison. Morrill looks much more like Muppet professor Dr. Bunsen Honeydew than his ever-squeaking assistant. Judge for yourself with the first entry in our three-part Valleywag Quiz: Googler or Muppet? You might find it's hard to tell. More »
