Adam Leventhal

But I think it's great. I mean, I think it also... Well, they famously write the press release too. Oh, yeah.

I'm going to go do a deep cut here. Another place where we read about this was one of our favorite books. by Dave hits. Oh, out of cast rateable. He talked about, does he writing the future history, the future history. Now, dear listener, do not purchase this book.

I'm going to go do a deep cut here. Another place where we read about this was one of our favorite books. by Dave hits. Oh, out of cast rateable. He talked about, does he writing the future history, the future history. Now, dear listener, do not purchase this book.

Anyway, terrible, terrible autobiography. I feel comfortable saying this now. Uh, but do we, do we feel totally comfortable? Not fully comfortable.

Anyway, terrible, terrible autobiography. I feel comfortable saying this now. Uh, but do we, do we feel totally comfortable? Not fully comfortable.

That's right. We were trying to build a product to compete directly with NetApp. Yes.

That's right. We were trying to build a product to compete directly with NetApp. Yes.

I also have a signed copy. So what is the genesis of this? So first of all, we wanted this book. We, the team at Fishworks. Now, Oxide is thrifty. Fishworks was cheap. Yeah. And so we were going to pay like the $18 or whatever those books.

I also have a signed copy. So what is the genesis of this? So first of all, we wanted this book. We, the team at Fishworks. Now, Oxide is thrifty. Fishworks was cheap. Yeah. And so we were going to pay like the $18 or whatever those books.

That's pretty much right. So I contacted the publisher. I used true but misleading statements about how I might want to teach a class. Are you reading from a prepared statement right now? Yeah, I need my lawyer. That's right. I'm not going to go pro se on this one. So we got a copy. And then actually, I don't know if you know this, but... like the FedEx got delayed or something.

That's pretty much right. So I contacted the publisher. I used true but misleading statements about how I might want to teach a class. Are you reading from a prepared statement right now? Yeah, I need my lawyer. That's right. I'm not going to go pro se on this one. So we got a copy. And then actually, I don't know if you know this, but... like the FedEx got delayed or something.

And I sent like a nasty gram to the publisher. And so they sent us two copies.

And I sent like a nasty gram to the publisher. And so they sent us two copies.

Um, I think by this time it was out, but I, I, I just, I, I think I, I needed a copy. You needed a copy, obviously, and you're not going to pay for it. Okay. Not going to pay for it. Right. So, uh, so I read it, I started reading it and it was terrible.

Um, I think by this time it was out, but I, I, I just, I, I think I, I needed a copy. You needed a copy, obviously, and you're not going to pay for it. Okay. Not going to pay for it. Right. So, uh, so I read it, I started reading it and it was terrible.

Right. We would bring it in. So what we started writing a fan blog, I started writing when, where's the germ of this idea? It's such a good idea. I think, first of all, it was like a distraction from our ping pong variant. So we needed something else to do with that other than working on the product. So I think we felt like this personality was someone who was so susceptible to praise.

Right. We would bring it in. So what we started writing a fan blog, I started writing when, where's the germ of this idea? It's such a good idea. I think, first of all, it was like a distraction from our ping pong variant. So we needed something else to do with that other than working on the product. So I think we felt like this personality was someone who was so susceptible to praise.

You can only ego con a vain person.

You can only ego con a vain person.

Yes. So, so I, as, as my persona, uh,