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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>

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Rob Malda
Malda at LinuxWorld Boston 2006
Born (1976-05-10) May 10, 1976 (age 48)
Other namesCmdrTaco
Known forfounder of Slashdot

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

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. 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."

References

  1. "Attack of the Blogs". Holland Sentinel. September 7, 2004.
  2. "Cmdrtaco on Slashdot Sale". Wired.com. June 29, 1999.
  3. "VA Linux buys Andover.Net". news.com. February 3, 2000.
  4. Kushner, David (2007). "The Slashdot Supremacy". spectrum.ieee.org. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  5. Malda, Rob (October 2009). "The Department of Stuff: Caught In The Web". Computer Power User. Retrieved 28 August 2009.

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