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'''Rob Malda''' (born ], ]), also known as '''CmdrTaco''', is the founder of the website ]. He is a ] of ] and ]. '''Rob Malda''' (born May 10, 1976), also known as '''CmdrTaco''', is the founder of the website ]. He is a ] of ] and ].


His ] originates in the ] book '']'' (ISBN 0878576525); 'Commander Taco' is the final entry in a list of bad ]s for business lunches.<ref>, Slashdot, June 13, 2000.</ref> His ] originates in the ] book '']'' (ISBN 0878576525); 'Commander Taco' is the final entry in a list of bad ]s for business lunches.<ref>, Slashdot, June 13, 2000.</ref>


In 1997 Rob Malda and ] created ] while undergraduates of ].<ref>{{cite web | title = Attack of the Blogs | publisher = Holland Sentinel | date = ], ] | 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 = ], ] | 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 = ], ] | url = http://www.news.com/2100-1001-236456.html }}</ref> Malda now runs the site out of the ] office in ].<ref>{{ cite web | title = Slashdot Supremacy | publisher = spectrum.ieee.org | date = November 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 = Slashdot Supremacy | publisher = spectrum.ieee.org | date = November 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 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>


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 = ] , 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>


On ] of 2002, Malda ] to Kathleen Fent using the front page of Slashdot and she accepted.<ref></ref> They were married on ], ] in ].<ref>{{cite web | title = News from Hope College | month = February | year = 2003 | url = http://www.hope.edu/pr/nfhc/archive/pdf/NFHC_Feb_03.pdf | format = ] | accessdate = 2007-11-23}}</ref> They currently have one child, Zachary, who was born in August 2007.<ref>{{cite web | title = Rob Malda Answers Your Questions | publisher = Slashdot | date = ], ] | url = http://meta.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/11/1527219 | accessdate = 2007-11-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = The History of Slashdot Part 4 - Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow | publisher = Slashdot | date = ] , 2007 | url = http://meta.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/31/1631213 | accessdate = 2007-11-23}}</ref> On ] of 2002, Malda ] to Kathleen Fent using the front page of Slashdot and she accepted.<ref></ref> They were married on December 8, 2002 in ].<ref>{{cite web | title = News from Hope College | month = February | year = 2003 | url = http://www.hope.edu/pr/nfhc/archive/pdf/NFHC_Feb_03.pdf | format = ] | accessdate = 2007-11-23}}</ref> They currently have one child, Zachary, who was born in August 2007.<ref>{{cite web | title = Rob Malda Answers Your Questions | publisher = Slashdot | date = October 12, 2007 | url = http://meta.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/11/1527219 | accessdate = 2007-11-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = The History of Slashdot Part 4 - Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow | publisher = Slashdot | date = October 31 , 2007 | url = http://meta.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/31/1631213 | accessdate = 2007-11-23}}</ref>


==References== ==References==

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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 writes a monthly column for Computer Power User. His article is titled "The Department of Stuff" and has titles like adwords.txt and goodblog.txt. According to his magazine bio, "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.

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. "Slashdot Supremacy". spectrum.ieee.org. November 2007.
  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. Kathleen Fent Read This Story
  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)

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