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    Image of Shadowlayer Shadowlayer
    12:33 AM

    In reply to This 16-Year-Old Has 120,000 Twitter Followers, Brighter Future Than You
    Meh, how many of these "wonder kids" we saw during the last dotcom bust a decade ago and yet we hear nothing from them nowadays?

    I read something about this kid daniel a while ago: his startup is merely a custom wordpress site, not even coded (if you can call putting a WP site together coding) by him but some 25 yr old which he payed for that if I recall correctly.

    But you know whats even funnier? Back in my teens I would stumble with guys like daniel all the time. They were a dime-a-dozen, and all of them my age or even a couple years older.

    Problem? well, to put it simple none of them could keep up with the BS: having some knowledge in tech just didnt compare to a CS graduate, and as soon as they reached their 20s the bright kid was replaced by an average guy who couldnt do what most of his peers did everyday.

    Being so reluctant to even try college, to the point of calling it a waste of time ('cause working in a common startup for 5 years until its bankrupt really pays out!) this kid is going to find himself flipping burgers and living with his parents well into his 30s.

    In a scam like this, you can only keep pumping bullshit until a better scammer comes by, which is what daniel over here is going to learn the hard way in a few years from now.

    This kid is basically a product, like a star child being push fowards by his money-grabbing parents.
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    11/09/09

    In reply to Old People Talking About the Internet: Rupert Murdoch Edition
    He's actually right, about ads: if you take all of the spammer shit out (which is low-yield anyway) there's just not enough ad money to fuel every news site on the internet.

    Of course you can work things out, but that would require entire sites like gawker and such to be run by no more than 5 guys as a side-business from their homes, without offices, parties or any fancy shit like say a salary.

    And BTW, it's PROTIP, havent you ever read a Gamepro?
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    11/09/09

    In reply to Old People Talking About the Internet: Rupert Murdoch Edition
    I am all for less availability of NewsCorp. web sites. Starting today. #rupertmurdoch
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    11/09/09

    In reply to Old People Talking About the Internet: Rupert Murdoch Edition
    You can use this genius strategy even if you have a bricks-and-mortar store:

    1. Destroy all the roads to your store
    2. Eliminate signs/GPS signal that might lead people there
    3. Raise prices
    4.????
    5. PROFIT #rupertmurdoch
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    11/09/09

    In reply to Old People Talking About the Internet: Rupert Murdoch Edition
    I am interested always in the proposition that nothing can be lest it first appear in Dilbert. Like, the pointy-headed boss orders: "Run me a hard copy of the internets; I'm gonna do some serious browsing tonight." #rupertmurdoch
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    11/09/09

    In reply to Old People Talking About the Internet: Rupert Murdoch Edition
    This is perhaps the saddest day ever. First we learn that Sex Goddess Andrea Peyser is only being read by a mere 500,000 people, and now we are being threatened with the possibility that Sex Goddess Andrea Peyser might not appear on Google searches. Oh the humanity! #rupertmurdoch
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    11/05/09

    In reply to This 16-Year-Old Has 120,000 Twitter Followers, Brighter Future Than You
    That photo of him looks like Peep Show: The Wonder Years.

    He's Mark, obviously.

    Anyone out there I didn't lose? #danielbrusilovsky
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    11/04/09

    In reply to Fake Trends Morph Into Old Person Sex Thing
    "I'll say, 'You have an amazing body. You have amazing breasts,'" he reports. The next thing you know, you'll get a picture of a breast," he says with a hearty laugh.

    As if the mental image of sexting grandparents isn't hot enough, we're also invited to imagine the tantalizing digital photo of a single elderly breast that so effectively turns that old dude on.
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    11/04/09

    In reply to This 16-Year-Old Has 120,000 Twitter Followers, Brighter Future Than You
    "Brighter future" = prematurely ejaculating in his cargo pants while Meghan Asha dry-humps him. #danielbrusilovsky
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    11/04/09

    In reply to This 16-Year-Old Has 120,000 Twitter Followers, Brighter Future Than You
    Are you eyeballing me, boy? Don't you eyeball me! #danielbrusilovsky
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    11/04/09

    In reply to This 16-Year-Old Has 120,000 Twitter Followers, Brighter Future Than You
    "Brighter future" = picking out many a wedgie. #danielbrusilovsky
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    11/04/09

    In reply to This 16-Year-Old Has 120,000 Twitter Followers, Brighter Future Than You
    He better watch out, because here's who's coming up behind him. #danielbrusilovsky
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    11/07/09

    @YG2012: I think I'd rather gnaw my own fingers off than have to sit through dinner with that precocious twat. #danielbrusilovsky
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    11/04/09

    In reply to This 16-Year-Old Has 120,000 Twitter Followers, Brighter Future Than You
    When I was about this kid's age, I attended a Mac User Group meeting in my local area. The local MUG leadership was a lot of guys who looked and acted like Dave Winer, Mike Arrington, Robert Scoble, etc. -- self-important shitbrains who weren't even legitimate nerds.

    The only thing worse than knowing about their pathetic corner of the Universe back then is having it covered by mainstream outlets today. #danielbrusilovsky
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    11/04/09

    In reply to This 16-Year-Old Has 120,000 Twitter Followers, Brighter Future Than You
    If he was a ballroom dancer, I'd be impressed. All the best kids are now ballroom dancers. #danielbrusilovsky
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    11/04/09

    In reply to This 16-Year-Old Has 120,000 Twitter Followers, Brighter Future Than You
    Typical Valleywag:

    This photo that makes him look young (FYI this was taken 1.5 years ago which is like 10 years in teenage time)

    My opinion. Daniel works very hard. Research more about Daniel if you actually want to find out more about him. Calling "snake oil" on someone that you've ready 12 sentences about is very immature.

    Intentionally calling Daniel, "kid" every other sentence is noticeable and frankly it's bullshit. Don't direct your anger at Daniel just beccause;

    a. Silicon valley supports his actions
    b. You have been at it for 20 years and haven't made it yet.

    Let's support our youth and help them to a bright future instead of making fun of them based on a picture. #danielbrusilovsky
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    11/04/09

    @Adam Jackson: I think he has plenty of support. What he needs are people teaching him the hard lessons. #danielbrusilovsky
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    11/04/09

    @goetz: Fine and I can honestly say that I've been there many times as he had failures and learned from them. I've also seen the behind the scenes learning experiences Daniel has picked up. Maybe I even taught him a few things as well but I seriously doubt it.

    My point is, learning lessons and being publicly ridiculed for having dreams and aspirations are two different things.

    Calling the name "goetz" a stupid effing name that makes me want to kill myself is hurtful even to those who have thick skin but minding my own effing business especially when it was a nick name you had since you were a kid or some other back story is more appropriate.

    I don't hide my identity online like everyone else and neither does daniel. #danielbrusilovsky
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    11/04/09

    @Adam Jackson: What's wrong with goetz!? #danielbrusilovsky
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    11/04/09

    @goetz: Nothing at all but you have no avatar or personal info on your profile so I was trying to make a point that picking on you about it is petty and childish. #danielbrusilovsky
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    11/04/09

    @Adam Jackson: Oh please. Some of us are just funny/valuable enough to have gotten our Gawker accounts the old way. You're just a Facebook nobody (if that is your real name), and by the way, your avatar isn't showing up either. #danielbrusilovsky
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    11/04/09

    @autoclavicle:

    Clicking on my name reveals so much...

    [valleywag.gawker.com]

    Don't worry I'll let you guys go back to the name calling. Sorry to bring an adult voice into the room. Noting that I'm only 23 here. #danielbrusilovsky
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    11/05/09

    @Adam Jackson: I don't think you "get" this website. #danielbrusilovsky
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