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Re:How We Got Owned by a Few Teenagers (and Why It Will Neve... by jarin on Tuesday March 22, 2011 @09:43PM (#2357518)
Oh wow, I just realized that Chris Putnam is the same guy who used to post on the Something Awful forums back in 2003-2004 or so.

I remember him getting trolled out of there after showing any kind of ambition beyond posting on the forums. Same thing happened to the guy who started Imageshack (originally an image host for the SA forums), Eli Hodapp (who later became one of the main TouchArcade writers), and probably some others I don't remember.

Well dang, good for him!

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Re:How We Got Owned by a Few Teenagers (and Why It Will Neve... by JonnieCache on Wednesday March 23, 2011 @06:49AM (#2358843)
Damn. I had no idea that being run out of SA with your tail between your legs back in the day was such a predictor of success. Who'd have thought it?
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