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Re: Dave Winer for CTO of the United States

willcate — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:39:39 -0000

He's a good programmer, but his personality is abhorrent. I'm sure he'd love to have such a gig, if for no other reason than his own self-aggrandizement.

Re: Dave Winer for CTO of the United States

John Boy — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:17:16 -0000

Dave Winer is probably the last person that should be put on such a list. If you really get to know him he really isn't that technical. Just read some of his blog posts on how he can't figure out some very simple networking etc. He is also one of the most arrogant people you'd ever want to meet. It is either his way or the highway. Absolutely horrible team player.

Re: Dave Winer for CTO of the United States

nsh — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 07:16:45 -0000

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA

wait.... article is serious?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

Dave Winer is too twatish to be a pityable retard, and too retarded to be an entertaining twat. He's like the late-term abortion of mediocrity, the unfortunately-perforated of pomposity, the platform-shoes of web2.0 fanboi-dom. I could go on....

Re: Dave Winer for CTO of the United States

Ryan Sparrow — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 23:06:40 -0000

This is the perhaps the stupidest idea I've heard all month.

Re: Dave Winer for CTO of the United States

paisley — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:17:35 -0000

LMFAO.. i didn't have the right words.. but these would be them..

Yes, he's a greybeard in blogging and whatnot, but he's also a tantrum-throwing egotist who can't put a lid on it.

Re: Dave Winer for CTO of the United States

bradyk — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 19:49:18 -0000

Right. Or not.

Want a *real* list of options? Ones that avoid the Web 2.0 crap and idiotic proposals?

http://www.kyle-brady.com/2008/08/23/americas-cto/

--Kyle

Re: Dave Winer for CTO of the United States

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 23:57:17 -0000

Because he's done great things lately, huh? Flickrfan?

Plus, winer's a bit of a loose gun, dare I say, a little off. That's great on his own blog. But I'm not sure anyone in Obama's shoes would want to be associated with him.

Re: Dave Winer for CTO of the United States

Raena — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 23:45:31 -0000

OMG, *Winer?* Captain Tantypants? Advising a leader of a global superpower? That is the funniest thing I've read all weekend and it's only Saturday lunchtime.

Yes, he's a greybeard in blogging and whatnot, but he's also a tantrum-throwing egotist who can't put a lid on it.

For what it's worth, I'd pick Bruce Schneier.

Re: Dave Winer for CTO of the United States

Iso — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 22:02:54 -0000

He knows RSS and blogging? That's like endorsing someone as a Nascar driver because they can work the windshield wipers.

Re: Dave Winer for CTO of the United States

rizzn — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:16:41 -0000

For real? That's it? I kept scanning for the punchline.

Where's the snark? Did Pirillo steal it? Make him give it back!

Re: Dave Winer for CTO of the United States

srem — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:44:50 -0000

why not tim o reily? i have nothing against dave (i follow him on twitter, which is how i ended up here), i just think tim brings silghtly more to the table.

Re: Dave Winer for CTO of the United States

Someone — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:27:34 -0000

Bad idea. You need someone with some level of political experience and personal diplomacy and Dave ain't it.

Re: Dave Winer for CTO of the United States

paisley — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:58:29 -0000

bad idea. just like Hillary for VP.