Comments on: Introducing Wagner James Au

By: hunter

hunter — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 17:18:56 +0000

Hi last name says it all - James is Gold. I look forward to reading his thoughts and ideas.

By: Marshall Kirkpatrick

Marshall Kirkpatrick — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 16:09:12 +0000

Congrats on the gig James. Great move Om, James is a way cool dude.

By: Wagner James Au

Wagner James Au — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 07:45:44 +0000

Thanks for the welcome, all!

How about it, Om? I’m seeing several votes for Low Ping Bastard. Other advantage is, when readers disagree with me (and they will), they’ve got an off-the-shelf insult.

By: 10012

10012 — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 05:47:01 +0000

OM-

sori 2 ping u here but ur “contact me” seems to be gone. anyways just wondering if the new”myspace” flash 9 upgrade is really a “security” issue or a 2nd attempt to kill youtube because they’re now blocking it with the upgrade! any flash apps with external links are impacted including slide fo things like leaving slide show comments

By: Ted

Ted — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 05:35:56 +0000

LPB.. what an awesome reminder of the good ole’ days of Quake when that term was first used (at least from what I recall). Back then the poor dial-up users were called HPBs or POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service) and had average ping times to servers in the upwards of 200ms (compared with LPBs in the 50-70ms range). Use LPB.. its a good reflection of how long Wagner has been into the gaming scene :)

By: Om Malik

Om Malik — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 04:37:47 +0000

looks like the community has spoken. :-)

i am not the one to come between the readers and a funky name for a column.

best

By: John Anthony Hartman

John Anthony Hartman — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 04:20:29 +0000

A very good acquisition OM. Hamlet, I mean Wagner James is a great guy and I love "Low Ping Bastard"! I had the pleasure of meeting him for drinks awhile back and we spoke quite a bit on these topics and Hamlet is a fountain of knowledge. I look forward to reading more from him.

Cheers,

Thought Plasma

By: reuben steiger

reuben steiger — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 02:48:40 +0000

Go Hamlet!

By: Torley Linden

Torley Linden — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 01:28:58 +0000

I’m cool with “Low Ping Bastard”. It’s easy to remember: hey, I’m down with the LPB, y’know? :)

A warm welcome aboard, Jamlet! :D

By: Erik

Erik — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 01:28:27 +0000

Wagner James Au…please take your meds.

By: pighed

pighed — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 00:57:47 +0000

Low Ping Bastard… hm.. the word “Ping” makes my skin crawl. but i guess i could get over it (seriously; probly the best name for something like this i’ve heard all year).

By: Jeffrey McManus

Jeffrey McManus — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 00:21:50 +0000

Go Jim!

By: Michael Katcher

Michael Katcher — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 00:18:04 +0000

Glad to have you James. This will add such an interesting dimension to GigaOm. Keep up the good work Om, I have faith in you. And for the record, I like Low Ping Bastard as well.

By: Aidan Henry

Aidan Henry — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 00:04:47 +0000

Welcome aboard, James. I look forward to reading your posts. Cheers

By: New York

New York — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 23:46:58 +0000

Low Ping Bastard is absolutely perfect.

By: sardogwill

sardogwill — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 23:45:27 +0000

This gamer chick is voting for Low Ping Bastard–pure genius;-)