Reader Comments (rss)

(Flattened / Threaded)

1.  

   Don't forget ...

   

   Adam, Jul 21st, 2004 @ 7:06pm

   
   

   In order to update a site around the clock you have to have 1) have enough designers and producers on staff to do it (and many papers online presence operates on barebones staffs) and 2) have folks willing to work the hours, and get paid poorly for it.

   [ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]

2.  

   Is techdirt timely?

   

   dorpus, Jul 21st, 2004 @ 7:25pm

   
   

   It does nothing on weekends. It's using 5- or 10-year-old code from Slashdot. Newer forums allow people to group threads, edit their postings retroactively, allow for much more sophisticated communications.
   

   [ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]

3.  

   Re: Is techdirt timely?

   

   thecaptain, Jul 22nd, 2004 @ 5:29am

   
   

   Do we NEED those things on Techdirt? Not likely.
   
   As for weekends, well I think Mike's allowed to have a life...even if you don't want one :)

   [ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]

4.  

   umm yes and no?

   

   Justin Walters, Jul 22nd, 2004 @ 5:51am

   
   

   This article struck me as odd. Most of it is spent wondering aloud why online newspapers stick to a once/day publishing schedule, pointing out that they clearly don't need to. Then at the very end it off-the-cuff mentions a huge reason exactly why they need to. ??

   [ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]

5.  

   Re: Is techdirt timely?

   

   Oliver Wendell Jones, Jul 22nd, 2004 @ 6:51am

   
   

   Dorpus,
   
   If you're displeased with the tools available to you here at Techdirt, please - GO ELSE WHERE.
   
   Signed,
   Civilized Beings Everywhere

   [ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]

6.  

   Re: Is techdirt timely?

   

   dorpus, Jul 22nd, 2004 @ 9:08am

   
   

   >Do we NEED those things on Techdirt? Not likely.< br>>As for weekends, well I think Mike's allowed to have a life...even if you don't want one :)
   
   I judge Techdirt by the same standard that Mike judges newspapers. People still want to read newspapers on weekends. They do not accept the excuse that we should feel sorry for journalists, therefore newspapers don't have to publish on weekends.
   
   >If you're displeased with the tools available to you here at Techdirt, please - GO ELSE WHERE.
   
   I am in plenty of other forums already.
   
   

   [ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]

7.  

   Dorpus is an asshole

   

   95% of techdirt readers agree, Jul 22nd, 2004 @ 9:36am

   
   

   
   Dorpus, You are just an asshole.
   Face it.
   Your opinions and statements are either absurd, off topic or just written to bait people.
   
   Go to slashdot. Your kind is welcome there.
   Techdirt is a nice forum for discussing news articles, not a freakin' newspaper.
   
   Or if you don't like the way techdirt runs may I suggest you start your own website ?
   

   [ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]

8.  

   Re: Dorpus is an asshole

   

   dorpus, Jul 22nd, 2004 @ 11:43am

   
   

   >Your opinions and statements are either absurd, off topic or just written to bait people.< br>
   No, I wrote in response to the absurd notion that Techdirt has a right to complain that newspapers only get updated daily, when
   
   1. Techdirt does not update on weekends, and
   2. Techdirt steals all its news from real news sources, such as newspapers.
   
   >Go to slashdot. Your kind is welcome there.
   
   I'm already there.
   
   >Or if you don't like the way techdirt runs may I suggest you start your own website ?
   
   I've got a medical research career to pursue, don't have the time.
   
   
   

   [ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]

9.  

   Re: Dorpus is an asshole

   

   Anonymous Coward, Jul 22nd, 2004 @ 12:28pm

   
   

   Well you sure have enough time to post your blatherings.
   
   Judging by the amount of posts I suspect the only job in the medical community you will excel @ is emptying bedpans.

   [ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]

10.  

    Re: Dorpus is an asshole

    

    John, Jul 22nd, 2004 @ 2:23pm

    
    

    I'm writing in response to the absurd notion that dorpus has a right to complain about when Techdirt updates, when
    
    1. Dorpus has yet to say anything, ever, that actually adds to the conversation
    2. Dorpus seems to have no reading comprehension or analytical skills whatsoever
    
    

    [ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]

11.  

    Re: Dorpus is an asshole

    

    hanzie, Jul 23rd, 2004 @ 1:31am

    
    

    C'mon guys, leave dorpus alone. He's just confessed he's undergoing some serious medical research, and will likely be making a career of this. It's not funny to pick on sick people.

    [ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]

12.  

    Re: Dorpus is an asshole

    

    Anonymous Coward, Jul 23rd, 2004 @ 6:49am

    
    

    
    Oh, I didn't realise he was a medical research subject !
    
    My bad ... lol

    [ reply to this | link to this | view in thread ]

Add Your Comment