How many times must my heart be broken over FSJ?
First came the outing that shook my world. I was convinced it would be the end of Fake Steve, but hallelujah…he came back, and the blogging was better than ever. Calling Jonathan Schwartz “My Little Pony,” Steve Ballmer “Uncle Fester” and “Monkey Boy,” writing about Larry Ellison’s “Rat Patrol” adventures at the Tenderloin would certainly get any other technology writer Dooced. But with Forbes behind the blog, there was no stopping Fake Steve. Here’s an awesome post on Why Dell Will Never Bounce Back, post-FSJ Outing. Then, on the same blog, there came Fake Larry Ellison and most recently, Fake Jerry Yang.
He stopped blogging for a while again, then came back as Real Dan. The posting was more sporadic but hey, I’ll take what I can get.
And now this. Real Dan is quitting blogging over a couple of yanked posts. Can’t blame him, I would definitely hate to get Dooced over a couple of posts. But I already miss Dan’s candid commentary on the world of technology and the business that revolves around it.
So long, Fake Steve and Real Dan…hope you come back…in the meantime, here’s my little collection, Best of Fake Steve.
My Lunch With Fester (Pastrami! Pastrami! Pastrami!)
Regarding My Management Style (Never let people know where people stand…keep them guessing)
John Doerr’s New Company (Why would you want to name a company…)
