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In 1997 Rob Malda and ] created ] while undergraduates of ].<ref>{{cite web | title = Attack of the Blogs | publisher = Holland Sentinel | date = September 7, 2004 | url = http://hollandsentinel.com/stories/090704/lif_090704042.shtml}}</ref> After running the site for two years "on a shoestring",<ref>{{cite web | title = Cmdrtaco on Slashdot Sale | publisher = Wired.com | date = June 29, 1999 | url = http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/news/1999/06/20483}}</ref> they sold the site to ], which was later acquired by ].<ref>{{cite web | title = VA Linux buys Andover.Net | publisher = news.com | date = February 3, 2000 | url = http://www.news.com/2100-1001-236456.html }}</ref> Malda now runs the site out of the ] office in ].<ref>{{cite web | title = The Slashdot Supremacy |last=Kushner |first=David| publisher = spectrum.ieee.org | month=November |year=2007 | url = http://spectrum.ieee.org/nov07/5639}}</ref> In 1997 Rob Malda and ] created ] while undergraduates of ].<ref>{{cite web | title = Attack of the Blogs | publisher = Holland Sentinel | date = September 7, 2004 | url = http://hollandsentinel.com/stories/090704/lif_090704042.shtml}}</ref> After running the site for two years "on a shoestring",<ref>{{cite web | title = Cmdrtaco on Slashdot Sale | publisher = Wired.com | date = June 29, 1999 | url = http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/news/1999/06/20483}}</ref> they sold the site to ], which was later acquired by ].<ref>{{cite web | title = VA Linux buys Andover.Net | publisher = news.com | date = February 3, 2000 | url = http://www.news.com/2100-1001-236456.html }}</ref> Malda now runs the site out of the ] office in ].<ref>{{cite web | title = The Slashdot Supremacy |last=Kushner |first=David| publisher = spectrum.ieee.org | month=November |year=2007 | url = http://spectrum.ieee.org/nov07/5639}}</ref>


Rob Malda also writes a monthly ] for '']''. His article is titled "The Department of Stuff" and has titles like adwords.txt and goodblog.txt. According to his ] ], "He spends his time fiddling with ] ]s, wandering the ], watching ], and trying to think of clever lies to put in his bio so that he seems cooler than he actually is."<ref>{{cite web |last=Malda |first=Rob |title=The Department of Stuff: Caught In The Web |url=http://www.computerpoweruser.com/editorial/article.asp?article=articles%2Farchive%2Fc0910%2F50c10%2F50c10.asp |date=October 2009 |work=Computer Power User |accessdate=28 August 2009}}</ref> Rob Malda also wrote a monthly ] for '']''. His column was titled "The Department of Stuff" and had titles like adwords.txt and goodblog.txt. According to his ] ], "He spends his time fiddling with ] ]s, wandering the ], watching ], and trying to think of clever lies to put in his bio so that he seems cooler than he actually is."<ref>{{cite web |last=Malda |first=Rob |title=The Department of Stuff: Caught In The Web |url=http://www.computerpoweruser.com/editorial/article.asp?article=articles%2Farchive%2Fc0910%2F50c10%2F50c10.asp |date=October 2009 |work=Computer Power User |accessdate=28 August 2009}}</ref>


Malda is also infamous for his dismissive description of ]'s then newly introduced ]: "No wireless. Less space than a ]. Lame."<ref>{{cite web | title = Apple releases iPod | publisher = Slashdot | date = October 23 , 2001 | url = http://apple.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/10/23/1816257&tid=107 | accessdate = 2007-11-23}}</ref> Malda is also infamous for his dismissive description of ]'s then newly introduced ]: "No wireless. Less space than a ]. Lame."<ref>{{cite web | title = Apple releases iPod | publisher = Slashdot | date = October 23 , 2001 | url = http://apple.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/10/23/1816257&tid=107 | accessdate = 2007-11-23}}</ref>

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Rob Malda at LinuxWorld Boston 2006

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Rob Malda (born May 10, 1976), also known as CmdrTaco, is the founder of the website Slashdot. He is a graduate of Hope College and Holland Christian High School.

His moniker originates in the Dave Barry book Claw Your Way to the Top: How to Become the Head of a Major Corporation in Roughly a Week (ISBN 0878576525); 'Commander Taco' is the final entry in a list of bad restaurants for business lunches.

In 1997 Rob Malda and Jeff Bates created Slashdot while undergraduates of Hope College. After running the site for two years "on a shoestring", they sold the site to Andover.net, which was later acquired by VA Linux Systems. Malda now runs the site out of the SourceForge, Inc. office in Dexter, Michigan.

Rob Malda also wrote a monthly column for Computer Power User. His column was titled "The Department of Stuff" and had titles like adwords.txt and goodblog.txt. According to his magazine biography, "He spends his time fiddling with electronic gizmos, wandering the 'Net, watching anime, and trying to think of clever lies to put in his bio so that he seems cooler than he actually is."

Malda is also infamous for his dismissive description of Apple Computer's then newly introduced iPod: "No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame."

On Valentine's Day of 2002, Malda proposed to Kathleen Fent using the front page of Slashdot and she accepted. They were married on December 8, 2002, in Las Vegas, Nevada. They currently have one child, Zachary, who was born in August 2007.

In 2006, Business 2.0 magazine named him one of "10 people who don't matter" because today Slashdot is less important than user-generated news systems such as Digg.

References

  1. Where did the nicknames "CmdrTaco" and "Hemos" come from?, Slashdot, June 13, 2000.
  2. "Attack of the Blogs". Holland Sentinel. September 7, 2004.
  3. "Cmdrtaco on Slashdot Sale". Wired.com. June 29, 1999.
  4. "VA Linux buys Andover.Net". news.com. February 3, 2000.
  5. Kushner, David (2007). "The Slashdot Supremacy". spectrum.ieee.org. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  6. Malda, Rob (October 2009). "The Department of Stuff: Caught In The Web". Computer Power User. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
  7. "Apple releases iPod". Slashdot. October 23 , 2001. Retrieved 2007-11-23. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. CmdrTaco. "Kathleen Fent Read This Story". Slashdot. Geeknet, Inc. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  9. "News from Hope College" (PDF). 2003. Retrieved 2007-11-23. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  10. "Rob Malda Answers Your Questions". Slashdot. October 12, 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-23.
  11. "The History of Slashdot Part 4 - Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow". Slashdot. October 31 , 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-23. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  12. By Business 2.0 Magazine staff (2006-06-22). "10 people who don't matter". Money.cnn.com. Retrieved 2010-04-07. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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