I'm Not Dave: May 2005

"I don't take money, period"

Dave Winer tells the Boston Globe today, "I don't take money, period," by way of comparing the terrible things his former partner Adam Curry is doing.

Wait! Don't take money, period? Hogwash! Simple lies. I don't know that I've often called anyone a liar before but this is a lie as plain as day. Winer took money from Curry for listing Curry's site in his software. Winer took money from the many who provided free development on the free and open version of Frontier and then started charging out the wazoo for it. Now he thinks somehow that Curry's invention should earn him money too. Winer is selling ads on web-spaces that are clearly designed to siphon business away from Curry. What a small person it must take to have an ego so large.

You've got to be kidding

Just when it seems like Dave Winer could not sink to a new low we're proven wrong. Dave's bitch-slap of former partner and prince of podcasting Adam Curry is amazing.

The problem really starts with Dave wanting credit for anybody who does anything online with audio and a portable player. Dave, please show us your version of iPodder. No, not a bunch of scripts for a scripting environment where I have to completely add a bunch of new programs, but where you started distributing content using a single simple script that works with existing tools. When you can show us we'll buy the act. Until then credit where credit is due. Since we're on the topic, Dave, you did not invent audio on the internet. Production values that are far enough down as to need a mining claim does not make good radio, regardless of how its transmitted. Just because you can belch on the radio and leave your damn recorder on because you can't figure out how to use a device as simple as an iPod, doesn't make a podcast any good. In fact it makes us stop listening.

Hint, if you want people to listen to what you have to say get a Mac and use text to speech. The increase in quality will more than double the audience for morning coffee notes. Until then most people who live real lives will continue to get information through other sources - i.e. you'll be filtered by Adam and those that can produce a good show.

The Curry-Winer breakup

Public Secrets puts the timeline of the Dave Winer - Adam Curry breakup in print. Many have speculated about what happened between the two who were headed towards collaboration when Curry shared credit for his Podcasting invention with Winer (and yet forgot to credit Al Gore for making the internet to begin with and Paul for his early blogs to the Christian church). Until a meeting in Florida where it all fell apart. The pair's last podcast was an embarrassing assault of the thought police deciding who should be allowed to do what with their shows. Then things fell silent until Dave Winer announced he was moving all Curry's shit off his servers.

Poor daveypoo

Poor Davey didn't get credited for Adam Curry's work in the podcasting announcement of the year. Curry will be doing a podcast show for Sirrus satellite radio.

Back to the future.... again

Once again Uncle Davey is talking about things that have worked for years as "future inventions". Dave Winer suggests today that somebody will have to come up with a podcasting alarm clock. Dear Dave, it's called iTunes. If you had a real MP3 player you'd know it too. Course you might have to take a scripting lesson from your ex-buddy Adam Curry if you want to add features. Whoever "invents" it for you of course you'll take the credit.

Truth be told

Dave Winer reveals the truth behind his multi-site deception. In asking for links to his site this morning he states it will help him move up in the Technorati Rankings as seen below. It is a great opportunity for people to make links to others on the list.