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Oh my. Some of those comments are comedy gold. That said - I'm a bit dubious of the TechCruch Peanut Gallery's role in the departure. Surely Skype did their

Oh my. Some of those comments are comedy gold. That said - I'm a bit dubious of the TechCruch Peanut Gallery's role in the departure. Surely Skype did their reference homework before hiring the guy...

donohoe 16y ago
Maybe - but maybe not. People fall through the cracks. Dilbert is based on a little bit of reality...
- extension 16y ago
  Judging by the TC comments, it sounds like this guy strategically immunized himself from criticism, up until the dam burst.
jwecker 16y ago
I'm not as dubious. Unlike someone's random blog entry, the NYT does do fact-checking, and had at least one source they deemed reliable, as per TFA: "The comments caught the attention of Skype executives who became concerned about their new hire, according to a person with knowledge of the situation who was not authorized to speak with the press."
- aaronsw 16y ago
  Sorry, but the NYT does not do fact checking for their articles or blog posts. The New York Times Magazine factchecks their long feature stories, but that's it.
  - staunch 16y ago
    This is extremely shocking to find out when you personally know the facts of a situation they're covering. It would be funny if not for the damage.
- dman 16y ago
  Yes they fact checked the story about WMD's all right. - http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/media/features/9226/ http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/media/features/9226/
- Eliezer 16y ago
  I usually find that random blogs online are far more truthful and clueful than the mainstream press.
  - RodgerTheGreat 16y ago
    Here and there, sure. Be wary of confirmation bias.
lotusleaf1987 16y ago
Seriously...I didn't read this article originally, but now looking at the comments--wow. He got raked over the coals. Must be a great guy to have so a motivated fan base.
- CamperBob 16y ago
  Anybody can have a psychotic stalker. Nothing on that TechCrunch comment page is actionable and HN doesn't acquit itself well by linking to it.

donohoe 16y ago

Maybe - but maybe not. People fall through the cracks. Dilbert is based on a little bit of reality...

extension 16y ago
Judging by the TC comments, it sounds like this guy strategically immunized himself from criticism, up until the dam burst.

jwecker 16y ago

I'm not as dubious. Unlike someone's random blog entry, the NYT does do fact-checking, and had at least one source they deemed reliable, as per TFA: "The comments caught the attention of Skype executives who became concerned about their new hire, according to a person with knowledge of the situation who was not authorized to speak with the press."

aaronsw 16y ago
Sorry, but the NYT does not do fact checking for their articles or blog posts. The New York Times Magazine factchecks their long feature stories, but that's it.
- staunch 16y ago
  This is extremely shocking to find out when you personally know the facts of a situation they're covering. It would be funny if not for the damage.
dman 16y ago
Yes they fact checked the story about WMD's all right. - http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/media/features/9226/ http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/media/features/9226/
Eliezer 16y ago
I usually find that random blogs online are far more truthful and clueful than the mainstream press.
- RodgerTheGreat 16y ago
  Here and there, sure. Be wary of confirmation bias.

lotusleaf1987 16y ago

Seriously...I didn't read this article originally, but now looking at the comments--wow. He got raked over the coals. Must be a great guy to have so a motivated fan base.

CamperBob 16y ago
Anybody can have a psychotic stalker. Nothing on that TechCrunch comment page is actionable and HN doesn't acquit itself well by linking to it.