tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5404820640426099135.post1433979713601781954..comments2023-10-31T00:46:35.316+13:00Comments on Anti-Dismal: What is Hickey's problem? (updated)Paul Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13731003529546075700noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5404820640426099135.post-46420502032826283622012-10-25T20:44:55.555+13:002012-10-25T20:44:55.555+13:00In the tech space some website are oft accused of ...In the tech space some website are oft accused of being page view whores - spinning stories a particular way to drive page view/hits/whatever, which drives averting - Business Insider is probably the worst offender/best exponent of this business model.<br /><br />Seems that Hickey is following the same business strategy - get loads of hits/page views by writing some crap that sounds good but is completely flawed and watch the revenue roll in.<br /><br />Talk about a chunalist (hat tip Whale Oil)Horace the Grumpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5404820640426099135.post-77932646703218794272012-10-24T15:12:28.631+13:002012-10-24T15:12:28.631+13:00Good points Paul.
I put up my own blog this morni...Good points Paul.<br /><br />I put up my own blog this morning about Hickey's <a href="http://lifebehindtheirondrape.blogspot.co.nz/2012/10/bernard-hickeys-latest-outage-sorry.html" rel="nofollow">latest outage</a>.<br /><br />" ... Tax is a cost: what you’re telling consumers to do is boycott firms until they increase their costs, and so, necessarily the prices they charge for their goods and services sold to consumers. You’re asking consumers to protest against not being charged more for what they buy from private companies." :)<br /><br />Strange way to help the poor.Mark Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02541153163041831880noreply@blogger.com