Ah, yes, but how do we know you weren't traumatically teased by the author in high school and are now stalking him online and trying to discredit him with vague insinuations? Huh?
Don't be silly. I'm picking on his blog because he is _anonymous_. Nobody knows who he is except himself. Unless you believe that I have some superhuman power to scan the Internet's tubes with my super-neuro-alien-brainprobe.
And that's the point - except in very unusual circumstances, do you read (and accept as authoritative) blogs whose authors don't reveal their identity?
The comment you are responding to is clearly tonge-in-cheek.
On the other hand, how is compatible to be both anonymous (thus unreachable) and a spammer?
I believe what this guy says because it's also my experience. I haven't set up a company like his, but I did see niche applications and know a little about this kind of markets. What he says is nothing really new, he just says it well.
Most spammers are anonymous. Consider Amazon book reviews.
On most Internet social groups (e.g., reddit, HN, google, amazon) spammers are omnipresent. What an ideal medium HN is should you desire to capture the eyeballs of nerds and technoweenies: then you could sell them books, sell them ideas, direct them to other websites, sell them seminars, BS, etc.
Indeed, what communications channels are _not_ replete with spammers?
And if, as you say, he says "nothing really new", why bother? Shouldn't you be reading something else, something that is more informative to you, something that possibly contradicts your experience, surprises you and adds to your knowledge? Reading what you already "know" is a waste of time IMO.
Geez take it for what it is alright? I personally can relate with Bill as my company is doing exactly what his company is doing. If anything it just validates the presence of what my company stands for and why we are here.
But hey I'm sure you've got something really useful to do right? aside from wowing us with your knowledge of Internet social groups and anonymous posters.
