tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post4493554786037474446..comments2024-03-29T21:51:55.253-04:00Comments on Just An Earth-Bound Misfit, I : META-Assholes... Metassholes?Comrade Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-24047008575332501572021-10-31T21:57:27.703-04:002021-10-31T21:57:27.703-04:00Laurence Tribe
Not sure he qualifies as a hacker,...Laurence Tribe<br /> Not sure he qualifies as a hacker, but:<br /><br />@tribelaw<br />·<br />Oct 28<br />There once was a hacker named Zuck<br />Who screwed half the world for a buck<br />People hoped he’d do betta<br />So the name changed to Meta<br />But the name and the product still suck<br /><br />— Roger McNamee<br /><br /> -Doug in Sugar Pinedinthebeasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12941071534250216503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-52401352476048191512021-10-29T12:26:40.690-04:002021-10-29T12:26:40.690-04:00Never had an account at whatever they think they a...Never had an account at whatever they think they are and never will. I think the name choice is condescending and reflects how the folks at FB see themselves. Above the rest of us. So Meta!JustMusinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04512264615151227445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-26137088050231286712021-10-29T09:42:44.806-04:002021-10-29T09:42:44.806-04:00No, only if the new Facebook name referred to a bo...No, only if the new Facebook name referred to a book. And probably not then since duplicate book names seem to be a thing. IANAL. Thang gad. I'm reminded of Zubin Mehta, Indian classical conductor. Like my great uncle. But he didn't conduct music. He was struck by lightning.Tod Germanicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09036673218365709139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-91465334762958144112021-10-29T01:42:10.354-04:002021-10-29T01:42:10.354-04:00 I wonder whether Neal Stephenson could get filthy... I wonder whether Neal Stephenson could get filthy rich for having a name from one of his books stolen and used as the name of one of the richest companies ever.<br /><br /> -Doug in Sugar Pinedinthebeasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12941071534250216503noreply@blogger.com