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to the slash 'n burn marketeers above: a few words from tim bernars lee
"People have sometimes asked me whether I am upset that I have not made a lot of money from the Web. In fact, I made some quite conscious decisions about which way to take my life. These I would not change - though I am making no comment on what I might do in the future. What does distress me, though, is how important a question it seems to be to some. This happens mostly in America, not Europe. What is maddening is the terrible notion that a person's value depends on how important and financially successful they are, and that that is measured in terms of money. That suggests disrespect for the researchers across the globe developing ideas for the next leaps in science and technology. Core in my upbringing was a value system that put monetary gain well in its place, behind things like doing what I really want to do. To use net worth as a criterion by which to judge people is to set our children's sights on cash rather than on things that will actually make them happy."
to the slash 'n burn marketeers above: a few words from tim bernars lee
I'm not sure why you think that I'm gaining *anything* from this move!? If measured on a net worth basis, more than likely I will be taking a substantial *hit* to our net worth, not increasing it via the ads.
to the slash 'n burn marketeers above: a few words from tim bernars lee
Typo -- "50%" should be "20%".
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Microsoft lie through their teeth in both business meetings and in court. They have destroyed and pillaged more small companies built on the sweat and talent of good people, than they have bought lock, stock and barrel before discontinuing the competing product.
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Sigh. I apologize to everyone reading this thread; I let my emotions and my beliefs in the site and its continuing purpose get to me in my responses -- I should not have replied to the first post, but I felt that my beliefs were being attacked, and that I had to defend. I should have just stayed quiet.
Everyone just needs to know that this site is extremely important to me, for it is what I love to do! I will do everything that I can to keep it community-oriented, keep it focused on useful information, make it available for free to anyone who wants to see and search the hints, and keep it online for as long as I can do so. Yes, we have banner ads now, but that doesn't change my mission, vision, or feelings for the site one bit ... and it gives me more time to work on it for all of you. That's my commitment to the community, and that's all I have to say on the matter. -rob.
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Rob, it sickens me to see people criticizing you for doing what seems to be the best thing for this site. |
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