Interesting choice of words from Dave Winer Sunday:
It is a shame to be missing the TechCrunch conference, but I guess there’s a good reason for it, although I sure don’t know what it is. Jason got very very mad at me for interrupting his speech at Gnomedex, and scorched my earth in every way he could think to. I think a mensch would regret doing that, and would say so publicly. I would like to get that out of the way so I could have fun at the conference like everyone else. But since he made me his bitch, it just wouldn’t be fun being there listening to him present the demoers, thinking how mean he had been to me, in such a public and humiliating way.
Made me his bitch? Did Dave really just compare getting criticized by an A-list blogger to being sexually dominated in prison?
” it just wouldn’t be fun being there listening to him present the demoers, thinking how mean he had been to me, in such a public and humiliating way.”
What goes around, comes around. Where’s the cry-me-a-river violin music in the background when you need it?
My favorite line was “In some sense I have been trying to create the perfect demo, to be a Demo God (a term I coined btw)”
He thinks he coined the phrase “Demo God”? I’m fairly certain that toss the word “god” after something to imply that one is good at something is … well … really old.
Dave back in 1994: “And don’t confuse demogogue with demo god — a term which I coined in the early 80′s and would like to be credited with!”
I coined the term “Dave Whiner” on May 2, 1955. This morning I coined the term Doucheblogger. Please credit accordingly.
sorry to say but winer is a harsh and troubled soul. i posted a response on his site a few weeks back (gently) taking him to task for continuing to pick at the scab which is this ludicrous calcanis spat. needless to say, the post never got published. he must be very, very lonely, ranting and screeching in the loneliness of his work space. i do wish he find happiness. right now, he strikes me as an increasingly bitter and sour person. a pity
Why is Dave so interested in TC40?
..I mean, he’s giving it more publicity than gnomedex.
The campaign against Calacanis will be similar to the tactics of Karl Rove’s politics. Jason will like to regret ever mention Dave on his blog.
Dave’s solution to wanting to be at TechCrunch is to propose that all conferences have such great “remote participation” support that he doesn’t need to attend: video streams, irc chatrooms and no requirement to financially support the event.
Dave calls it two-way but it always appears to be biased in one-direction. Of course, “everyone benefits” is his way of selling the idea that would enable his access. And many would agree.
He can be just as un-civil is an irc chat as he can be in person… maybe more so.
I have to think this is the perfect solution to Dave…just have every conference give him a WinerChannel that people can tune into if they want or ignore if they don’t. So he can be as much of a jerk as he wants and he won’t bother anyone who didn’t sign up to be bothered.
I think that would literally solve almost all of Dave’s, how shall we say, “personal conflict problems”
Actually, Dave’s blog makes a LOT more sense if you replace every occurrence of “everyone” with “I”.