Comments on: Firepower on Four Corners http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/07/20/firepower-on-four-corners/ the blog that is not dansdata.com Sun, 23 Nov 2008 20:51:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Coderer http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/07/20/firepower-on-four-corners/#comment-2731 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:40:23 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/07/20/firepower-on-four-corners/#comment-2731 @4: You Aussies are lucky -- here in the States, there'd be a bill in Congress to reimburse the poor ickle "investors" out of Uncle Sam's pocket. We seem averse to letting people learn Important Lessons like this. @4: You Aussies are lucky — here in the States, there’d be a bill in Congress to reimburse the poor ickle “investors” out of Uncle Sam’s pocket. We seem averse to letting people learn Important Lessons like this.

]]> by: Chazzozz http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/07/20/firepower-on-four-corners/#comment-2702 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:49:55 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/07/20/firepower-on-four-corners/#comment-2702 Heh. As I was watching the episode, I had a browser window open at both Dan's blog and his main website. Practically every milestone mentioned in the program about the downhill road of Firepower's demise would roughly correspond with a post Dan made around the same time. Too bad Dan didn't get any credit, as I'm sure his efforts would have increased the public's awareness of the story. Heh. As I was watching the episode, I had a browser window open at both Dan’s blog and his main website. Practically every milestone mentioned in the program about the downhill road of Firepower’s demise would roughly correspond with a post Dan made around the same time. Too bad Dan didn’t get any credit, as I’m sure his efforts would have increased the public’s awareness of the story.

]]> by: Daniel Rutter http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/07/20/firepower-on-four-corners/#comment-2696 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:17:10 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/07/20/firepower-on-four-corners/#comment-2696 I didn't find anything peculiar about <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/reporter_lizjackson.htm">Liz Jackson</a>'s presentation. Perhaps I've been corrupted by Vegemite, utes and gum trees. Personally, I'm waiting for a hard-hitting documentary voiced entirely by Robbie "Adult themes..." <a href="http://www.rmk.com.au/robbie_mcgregor/">McGregor</a> in <a href="http://www.rmk.com.au/robbie_mcgregor/robbie_mcgregor_soft.mp3">sexy mode</a>. I didn’t find anything peculiar about Liz Jackson’s presentation. Perhaps I’ve been corrupted by Vegemite, utes and gum trees.

Personally, I’m waiting for a hard-hitting documentary voiced entirely by Robbie “Adult themes…” McGregor in sexy mode.

]]> by: Mister Peepers http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/07/20/firepower-on-four-corners/#comment-2695 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:07:52 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/07/20/firepower-on-four-corners/#comment-2695 The narrator on that show must've taken oratory lessons from Captain Kirk. Do all news readers talk like that in Australia? -An American [Comment moved to correct thread - I think you probably didn't mean it to be <a href="/2008/07/21/a-new-challenger-appears/">here</a>. -Dan] The narrator on that show must’ve taken oratory lessons from Captain Kirk. Do all news readers talk like that in Australia?

-An American

[Comment moved to correct thread - I think you probably didn’t mean it to be here. -Dan]

]]> by: J-H http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/07/20/firepower-on-four-corners/#comment-2693 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:21:26 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/07/20/firepower-on-four-corners/#comment-2693 WTF!! Jeebus, I can't believe there were people who gave away $500,000 of their money because some dude told them his product was good. If I'm going to invest $500 of my money I will make sure I know as much as I can from DIFFERENT sources. Then again, maybe this is just one of the new evolutionary pressures. We surely need some, otherwise humankind will just become stupider. WTF!! Jeebus, I can’t believe there were people who gave away $500,000 of their money because some dude told them his product was good. If I’m going to invest $500 of my money I will make sure I know as much as I can from DIFFERENT sources.
Then again, maybe this is just one of the new evolutionary pressures. We surely need some, otherwise humankind will just become stupider.

]]> by: corinoco http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/07/20/firepower-on-four-corners/#comment-2691 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:02:39 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/07/20/firepower-on-four-corners/#comment-2691 You know you've made the big time when you get your own show on Four Corners. For better or worse... You know you’ve made the big time when you get your own show on Four Corners.

For better or worse…

]]> by: Daniel Rutter http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/07/20/firepower-on-four-corners/#comment-2688 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:39:56 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/07/20/firepower-on-four-corners/#comment-2688 Yes, the Four Corners journos are among the many who've asked me stuff. I don't have much to tell them beyond what I've already written on the blog, though. I think I've actually gotten more out of them than they've gotten out of me. There are some gossip-tastic tidbits I've been told on condition that I not tell the world (and thus other journalists...); I don't have a problem with that, since none of that stuff is actually in the public interest, even if it all turns out to be 100% true. The take-home message - that Firepower were and are a bunch of swindlers from top to bottom - comes over pretty well without the extra information that this Firepower executive likes to sit on kittens and that one's actually a reptilian vampire. (Note: Above examples are fabricated. It's actually only one guy.) Yes, the Four Corners journos are among the many who’ve asked me stuff. I don’t have much to tell them beyond what I’ve already written on the blog, though.

I think I’ve actually gotten more out of them than they’ve gotten out of me. There are some gossip-tastic tidbits I’ve been told on condition that I not tell the world (and thus other journalists…); I don’t have a problem with that, since none of that stuff is actually in the public interest, even if it all turns out to be 100% true. The take-home message - that Firepower were and are a bunch of swindlers from top to bottom - comes over pretty well without the extra information that this Firepower executive likes to sit on kittens and that one’s actually a reptilian vampire.

(Note: Above examples are fabricated. It’s actually only one guy.)

]]> by: Chazzozz http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/07/20/firepower-on-four-corners/#comment-2687 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:18:29 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2008/07/20/firepower-on-four-corners/#comment-2687 Huzzah!! Did they contact you for a comment, too? Seeing as your the resident expert and all... Huzzah!! Did they contact you for a comment, too? Seeing as your the resident expert and all…

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