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That's for sure. He recently divorced his wife and lost custody of his child. It's a lot of painful stuff to deal with and it's very much bleeding into his web

That's for sure. He recently divorced his wife and lost custody of his child. It's a lot of painful stuff to deal with and it's very much bleeding into his web presence.

jasonmcalacanis 17y ago
That I didn't know... and for which I'm very sorry for him. That has to be crushing. Please forget my previous comment.... don't want to kick a guy when he's down.
- bonsaitree 17y ago
  Glad that you noticed, or at least were made aware of, the full context of Zeldman's post via the public HN community and back-channels. I urge some self-reflection via a few full listen-throughs of the early audio-only CalacanisCasts immediately following your tenure at AOL. It was especially galling given your impending fatherhood (congratulations btw.) and his current family status. Given his near continuous contributions to the Web community over the years, Zeldman has more than earned the right for a little public venting.
  - Mongoose 17y ago
    Agreed. He's basically been the face of modern web design from the beginning. Even his emotionally-charged posts contain valuable bits of wisdom.
  - jasonmcalacanis 17y ago
    What are you referring to with CalacanisCast? something about having a family and being a startup CEO?
- tptacek 17y ago
  You mean the part where you say, "I have the inside line on this, trust me", right?
  - jasonmcalacanis 17y ago
    The inside line I'm talking about has nothing to do with his divorce... has to do on a business level that I know he's not crazy about me steeling his former partner to work on Weblogs, Inc. (who became very rich, 18 months after leaving happycog).
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    - kyro 17y ago
      Don't apologize for kicking him while he's down, and then continue to give us information that accomplishes the very thing you're apologizing for. You have a talent for making the entrepreneurship world a lot more dramatic and childish than it should be.
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That's for sure. He recently divorced his wife and lost custody of his child. It's a lot of painful stuff to deal with and it's very much bleeding into his web presence.

jasonmcalacanis 17y ago

That I didn't know... and for which I'm very sorry for him. That has to be crushing. Please forget my previous comment.... don't want to kick a guy when he's down.

bonsaitree 17y ago
Glad that you noticed, or at least were made aware of, the full context of Zeldman's post via the public HN community and back-channels. I urge some self-reflection via a few full listen-throughs of the early audio-only CalacanisCasts immediately following your tenure at AOL. It was especially galling given your impending fatherhood (congratulations btw.) and his current family status. Given his near continuous contributions to the Web community over the years, Zeldman has more than earned the right for a little public venting.
- Mongoose 17y ago
  Agreed. He's basically been the face of modern web design from the beginning. Even his emotionally-charged posts contain valuable bits of wisdom.
- jasonmcalacanis 17y ago
  What are you referring to with CalacanisCast? something about having a family and being a startup CEO?
tptacek 17y ago
You mean the part where you say, "I have the inside line on this, trust me", right?
- jasonmcalacanis 17y ago
  The inside line I'm talking about has nothing to do with his divorce... has to do on a business level that I know he's not crazy about me steeling his former partner to work on Weblogs, Inc. (who became very rich, 18 months after leaving happycog).
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  - kyro 17y ago
    Don't apologize for kicking him while he's down, and then continue to give us information that accomplishes the very thing you're apologizing for. You have a talent for making the entrepreneurship world a lot more dramatic and childish than it should be.
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