Richard McManus and Robert Scoble have been poking around at the edges of this most recent Facebook privacy scandal. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, here’s the whole thing in a sentence: If you used Facebook in 2010 or earlier, you may have used your profile wall as a way to message your friends. I didn’t, and no one I know except Robert Scoble did, but that’s what’s being said, apparently. Richard...

… All in one day. Exhibit A. Articulate. Exhibit B. Honest.     Exhibit 3:...

Many of you have heard me talk about my encounters with The Dude at SxSW (if not, go catch up). This documentary gives a nuanced look at Jeff’s more positive characteristics. It’s clear that the filmmakers either didn’t know Jeff that well (or only wanted to remain positive about him). I don’t know Jeff that well either, but I know that he can occasionally be a bull in a China shop (is Asian-tableware the preferred nomenclature?). At any...

This is a post about Big Data, and our inevitable near future. [View the story "Is Big Data Scary for Most People?" on Storify] Is Big Data Scary for Most People? This is a post about Big Data, and our inevitable near future. Storified by Mark ‘Rizzn’ Hopkins · Tue, Aug 14 2012 16:54:20 I’ve been covering the Big Data movement since before we called it that over at SiliconANGLE. It’s interesting to see the...

Yes. This means you are stuck with my cranky ass for a while longer.

Dear Mr. President, When you go fuck off in November, please realize you didn’t fuck off all on your own. Millions of stupid, helpless Americans helped you fuck off by voting against you. Why does America hope you fuck off? Perhaps it’s because you can’t stop insulting them. I’ve worked with a lot of folks with doomed political campaigns (hey, I am a Libertarian) and none of the folks I’ve ever run for office have ever made a habit of...

[View the story "Howard Elias on #theCube at #EMCworld 2012" on Storify] Howard Elias on #theCube at #EMCworld 2012 Storified by Mark ‘Rizzn’ Hopkins · Wed, May 23 2012 20:45:30 Howard D. Elias – Executive Biographies – EMCHoward Elias is President and Chief Operating Officer, EMC Information Infrastructure and Cloud Services. With revenues of $20 billion … Howard Elias EMC President and COO on #thecube...