The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs - Latest Comments in Facebook: The purge begins

Re: Facebook: The purge begins

yet another steve — Tue, 13 May 2008 03:26:16 -0000

Faceberg is SO gonna wish he'd just sold out to the Borg and moved on.

Meanwhile while the grown ups take over the FB "platform" it is definitely time for the kids to find some new cool place. "FB? That is soooo 2007. I mean OMG, my Mom is like on that!"

Re: Facebook: The purge begins

nobody but me — Mon, 12 May 2008 16:25:06 -0000

"Do you meetup with Cancer man in a bar? "

Yeah, messed up that reference..

Re: Facebook: The purge begins

nobody but me — Mon, 12 May 2008 16:22:28 -0000

Really FSJ,

When is a Fake ThinkSecret gonna come along and out all your sources for these brillant analyses?

Yes, this is brilliantly presented and put together, but really - FSJ - the most intriguing question nowadays could be - Who does Dan Lyons call before getting into the glib fakesteve mode with a sharp analysis?

Do you meetup with Cancer man in a bar?

No way you are using email. Or anything text or digital.

And since you are a journalist in real life, you know the rules for recording conversations in voice. So people trust a call. And you should know who to call, who will talk and who's in the know.

And damn, some of these people must savour seeing some of their thoughts and details appear here.

Obviously this is pure speculation. But .. there's gotta be something to it... right?

I'm not saying this to steal credit from FSJ. On the contrary - this whole FSJ thing is so inspired and brilliantly executed, and one of the most exciting things you can read anywhere today.

Re: Facebook: The purge begins

diskgrinder — Mon, 12 May 2008 15:23:10 -0000

When we were at Bletchley at the dribbling end of the war, when we had broke the code of the evil empire (and sacrificed Coventry so they wouldn't catch on) we had this same thing going on. Turing fucked off one weekend when SOE came in and shot all the pinkoes and pufters.
Mind, they got him later. As your logo attests.

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lastangelman — Mon, 12 May 2008 14:38:53 -0000

1.)CNET described that D'Angelo and Zuckerberg have been fighting for months about the direction of the company like high school sweethearts who finally got married and found out they couldn't stand each other. That's fine. In their own way, each is a gutless wonder. D'Angelo actually is the smarter of the two and saw the writing on the wall. Believe me, he wasn't pushed, he jumped, at the first opportunity. Or to be more realistic, I suppose, he thinks he jumped, as he was probably manipulated and didn't realize it.
2.)Description of Larry watching videos of his firings while getting serviced had me laughing out loud, rolling on the floor - yeah, I used words, not abbreviations, how 'bout that?
3.)Could Sandberg actually be part of a grand scheme by Google, to infiltrate Microsoft, soften it up, replace Ballmer, appear to make company lean and mean again, only to be "merged" into Google by year 2014?

Re: Facebook: The purge begins

John P Matthew — Mon, 12 May 2008 12:54:46 -0000

So they are "Steve Jobbing" at Facebook, right?

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Adm. Montgomery Scott (ret) — Mon, 12 May 2008 11:33:08 -0000

You can't deny the laws of physics!! Farcebook will fall, Captain!

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FakePAB — Mon, 12 May 2008 11:20:10 -0000

MS hate built an impressive server farm.

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JSG — Mon, 12 May 2008 11:06:12 -0000

What this has me wondering is, at what point does the same thing start happening at Google?

Now the obvious difference is that Google makes money while Facebook is a hole you throw money into. But at what point does Google's board of directors start wondering about the crusade against MS which Eric Schmidt brings to every company he runs, and how that is supposed to add value to Google? Or what value is being added by a culture of Legos, Mountain Dew, and backrubs for overpayed and underachieving PHDs?

So yes, Google makes money... but eventually the board is going to realize that Google could make a lot MORE money if it wasn't propping up revenue holes like YouTube. At that point, heads will roll and people from more traditional business and advertising organizations will start filling the upper eschelons.

MS hate may be popular, but it's not a substitue for a business plan. Especially when your company doesn't even compete with MS.

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CJP — Mon, 12 May 2008 10:55:56 -0000

I love Fake Steve! His characterization of people is so funny. Larry's hedonism is a fine example.

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nancykelley — Mon, 12 May 2008 10:49:59 -0000

I look at it more like this: Backstabbing Bitches

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Goatberg — Mon, 12 May 2008 10:37:32 -0000

Faceberg will be doomed in few years if borg or google don't take it's acquisition.

Btw Randi Jayne's videos were awfully painful, she's paris hilton of silicon valley.

Re: Facebook: The purge begins

neoviky — Mon, 12 May 2008 10:36:46 -0000

Facebook will be bought by microsoft.. same cultures, they both disrespect their users... anyways check my blog:

Google: a snapshot for dummies (click below)

http://neoviky.blogspot.com...

and this one is for the smarter race....

http://neoviky.blogspot.com...

Vikram

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godsdog — Mon, 12 May 2008 10:21:08 -0000

Rutrow!

Poor SOB's. Kinda like clubbing baby seals.

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intenselygreen — Mon, 12 May 2008 09:55:10 -0000

FSJ,

You are a magnificent heartless bastard with a razor keen insight and sublime bloodlust... It is important not merely to see the underside of life in the valley but to appreciate it as bloodsport.

Morituri te salutant.

Re: Facebook: The purge begins

woz — Mon, 12 May 2008 09:51:49 -0000

I can't wait to see Zuckface and the entire Facebook sham implode.

John Draper & I will pee on the ashes.

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FBO — Mon, 12 May 2008 09:35:56 -0000

Steve,

I just wanted to say thanks for your hard work. With your help, over the weekend, I have passed Hillary in the superdelegate count. Of course, if you're fans of the Clinton News Network, I merely tied with her. Fortunately, the Clinton Broadcasting System realizes the truth.

Again, thank you.

- Barry