>>If you're not familiar, Scott is a professor of MIT
As I said, I don't doubt his ability. Its the presentation I object to. The HN blog leads to some random blog that barely touches on the topic that the headline promises and the core of the story is in a link contained in the blog. By any sane definition that is blog spam, MIT professor or not.
>>Many readers of his blog are also well known
So? Its linked to his blog, not to his readers. I don't care if his readers include Albert Einstein himself. The link did not deliver despite the authors (proven) ability to deliver on the content.
As I said, I don't doubt his ability. Its the presentation I object to. The HN blog leads to some random blog that barely touches on the topic that the headline promises and the core of the story is in a link contained in the blog. By any sane definition that is blog spam, MIT professor or not.
>>Many readers of his blog are also well known
So? Its linked to his blog, not to his readers. I don't care if his readers include Albert Einstein himself. The link did not deliver despite the authors (proven) ability to deliver on the content.