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Tom Merritt Fired from TWiT
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looks like all those predictions in this thread of imminent TWIT demise were wrong, Leo is still kicking and he married that woman 
that said, I quit listening to TNT after Tom was fired and his DTNS show is better than TNT ever was. Elgin is a bore. still listen to TWIT despite Leo's ego and babbling, he usually gets good guests
that said, I quit listening to TNT after Tom was fired and his DTNS show is better than TNT ever was. Elgin is a bore. still listen to TWIT despite Leo's ego and babbling, he usually gets good guests
RIP Lanigan
So sorry to hear about Erik Lanigan. I really liked his late night tech talk show. FWIW Erik, massive troll on Leo today, 3/23/2015 pre-show Triangulation then epic troll on Leo pre-show to ipad Today. If anyone recorded the pre-shows, pls post 'em. For you Brother Erik.
So sorry to hear about Erik Lanigan. I really liked his late night tech talk show. FWIW Erik, massive troll on Leo today, 3/23/2015 pre-show Triangulation then epic troll on Leo pre-show to ipad Today. If anyone recorded the pre-shows, pls post 'em. For you Brother Erik.
So glad that Sarah Lane is getting away from of twit. Really twit has gone down the tubes, and Leo is showing his true colors more and more. I'm surprised people who work for him take his crap. But I guess when you've been working there so long you sorta get brainwashed that the stuff he pulls is ok. Hopefully sarah does so well @ tech crunch that she drops twit entirely. She is still going to do the iPad show. Guess it hard to leave some place you've been at for so long.
Leo is a keen photographer, you can see what he photographs here(NSFW).
Haha... this made me laugh, the comments below made me laugh even more!!!
Wow.
Having listened from the beginnings of the TWiT show (as a former TechTV viewer), I quit listening to anything on the TWiT network after Leo ramped up his "Papa Bear" act and starting diddling the help. That timing coincided with his attempts to "discover new talent" which typically only resulted in him bringing in all-in-wannabe post-iPhone tech hipsters... which obviously didn't mesh well with the wise old, been there / done that talent that really made TWiT, MBW and a few of the other original shows.
Having listened from the beginnings of the TWiT show (as a former TechTV viewer), I quit listening to anything on the TWiT network after Leo ramped up his "Papa Bear" act and starting diddling the help. That timing coincided with his attempts to "discover new talent" which typically only resulted in him bringing in all-in-wannabe post-iPhone tech hipsters... which obviously didn't mesh well with the wise old, been there / done that talent that really made TWiT, MBW and a few of the other original shows.
In the latest sign that TWiT is a sinking ship, Leo Laporte has banned longtime contributor John C. Dvorak from any further appearances on the podcast network.
Dvorak explains what led to his ouster here:
http://us1.campaign-archive2.com/?u=d0e55f3197099944345708652&id=031c00b6d3
Dvorak explains what led to his ouster here:
http://us1.campaign-archive2.com/?u=d0e55f3197099944345708652&id=031c00b6d3
I don't much care for Dvorak either, but the reasons behind this are wrong and how Leo handled it is pathetic and childish.
Dvorak is spot on about the whole Ahmed thing being orchestrated and a hoax, and it is fair game to disagree about that, but Laporte really handled this poorly. If true, Leo's previous on air comments about Dvorak make him appear to be a very petty man.
I think his fame has gone to his head.
True, and Leo seems to be immature and spiteful. I wasn't defending his actions. I think most of these talking heads (Dvorak included) are too full of themselves. Leo is no different, he's just showing it in a immature and petty manner
Leo "apologized,' but then later he began hurling new insults (via Twitter) at Dvorak and Dvorak's audience. So, it's back to where it started — a steaming pile of mess.
You know what I noticed with Leo. When he's on his MacBreak Weekly podcast he tends to be fairly positive and glowing towards apple. When he's on his Windows podcast with Thurrott, he likes to mock and belittle apple (He joins in with Thurrott). That sort of duplicitous behavior turns me off.
I stopped listening to Leo and TWIT a few years ago because of his attitude on many things and toward many people.
The *only* show I still watch on occasion is Security Now with Steve Gibson. That's the one show where Leo speaks the least and I learn a lot from Gibson.
The *only* show I still watch on occasion is Security Now with Steve Gibson. That's the one show where Leo speaks the least and I learn a lot from Gibson.
Mike announced it on his Google+ feed (though, to his credit, he graciously puts a positive spin on the parting of the ways).
https://plus.google.com/+MikeElgan/posts/VQEJfqwfrFu
I wouldn't go that far. He's still on two other TWiT network shows, and we all know that when Leo gets rid of someone they are never seen again (until he is forced to invite them back).
Didn't Tom Merritt recently appear on TWIT again as a guest? I think they still have a cordial relationship, unlike some others in the past.
Frankly, Leo's getting a bit tiresome flaunting his financial success and pandering to advertisers to excess.
There is no spin. He decided that he wanted to travel again which he couldn't do as the TNT anchor. I don't care for Leo but let's not make things up.
Was Elgan's contract only 2 years, in which case he left 2 weeks early. Did he realize that TNT was a sinking ship and decided he wanted out. Or did Leo say, this show is a mess and Elgan was a mistake but we still want him around so we will say he wanted to travel.