me: http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2010/06/why-the-hacks-hate-michael-hastings.html Sam: nice. me: that's the fellow I mentioned to you during my drunken video ambush last night Sam: p.s. i think you should write for us rather than true slant. less money, for now, but we're cooler me: well, I'm about to jump ship from True/Slant anyway, I think me: they've been bought by Forbes me: and I've been getting pretty Puritan in my old age me: so, yes, I 'd be interested, as I would be homeless Sam: yeah. it might not look good for the new things you're doing if you're working for hte man Sam: that said, i am considering funding tft by started a side business that would essentially be an ad agency, so there's that me: yeah, I can also bring along some other people for you to evaluate me: heh, I worked at an ad agency for a little while Sam: cool. it will be a separate arm, perhaps even a separate company Sam: but there will be some evil in the system Sam: just wanted to warn you me: that's fine and inevitable me: I'm not opposed to, like, business me: I just don't like Steve Forbes Sam: word. i have no idea, but i have a feeling they're probably going to move it in the direction of more user-generated associated content crap me: could be, they've been mum about the changes me: I had met with the execs a few months back about Project PM me: basically was going to give them same schematic I've mentioned to you me: was supposed to bring them software but my guy took too long so I'm looking to hire another programmer to do it me: and then the buyout occured me: and frankly me: their front page is perpetually filled with entertainment crap Sam: cool. i can hook you up with a great programmer if you're still looking me: that'd be great, actually, I'm in talks with a couple people I recruited out of the shadowy corners of the internet but I'd prefer to work with someone recommended to me me: I'll get back to you with the gist of everything soon Sam: cool. email this guy: "David Wright" <david@developwright.com>, Sam: very smart. very professional guy me: beautiful, thanks Sam: with respect to you making the move to tft, we can do it any time, but if you want to do it soon, we can just set it up and make your book excerpt the first post from you me: yeah, let's do that, I can go ahead and come on with you at any time, just moved out of NYC to go nomad in Texas and Mexico for a bit so got plenty of time on my hands now me: incidentally, they built the fuck out of Austin me: you wouldn't recognize it Sam: i was actually there last weekend for wedding me: ah me: pretty impressive skytowers, eh? Sam: yeah. you should hook up with our sports editor who lives there. i was at his wedding. he is a hilarious madman me: I was actually just there visiting for a week, currently in Tyler to cover Sarah Palin rally and hang out with my friend who took a producer gig at this ridiculous NBC affiliate me: then going to Dallas for a couple months me: then either Mexico or back to NYC me: apparently I got a girl pregnant before I left me: or so she says Sam: nice. if you could do an on the ground report for us on the palin rally that would be amazing me: sure, I could do that Sam: nice. send me your photo and bio, yo me: but was actually thinking of covering it from the local studio with their live feed, as I'm going to secretly write an article on how they do all the things that conservatives accuse reporters of doing, except they do actually do them me: but maybe I'll go to the rally itself, will let you know either way Sam: cool me: okay, will send those in a sec Sam: just an report on how the town reacts to the visit could also be cool me: yeah, I can do that for sure me: unfortunately