Comments on: Has anyone seen my iPhone?

By: Andrew Mager

Andrew Mager — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:12:00 +0000

That’s a long blog post

By: Jester

Jester — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:02:38 +0000

Just for a second, put aside your assumption that either Nick or his friend had anything to do with it. I know you have trouble comprehending this, but you MIGHT BE WRONG.

Now look at how you all have treated this situation. It’s like a bad after-school special. Imagine if Ben had nothing to do with it and Nick felt he had to confront him because YOU guys insisted he did.

Generally, when someone says “I’m sorry,” especially when they themselves are going through the same situation, thinking people view it as empathy, not consciousness of guilt.

I’d feel safer being around Nick and his friends than I would whatever group was in that apartment. Someone in that group is a thief. The host of that group is perfectly fine with lobbing public accusations and fostering an environment where it’s perfectly fine to threaten people’s lives.

Btw, if Tara wants to keep this and other posts that allude to or outright accuse Nick of being a thief despite a complete lack of evidence published to her blog… and if the group wants to continue their assault on twitter and in other public forums, I’ll just keep taking screenshots and file them for use in his libel suit as actual evidence from a third party.

You know… like ACTUAL facts.

By: Sean Bonner

Sean Bonner — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:50:59 +0000

Jester, are you joking? She didn’t find the phones in the sofa, who ever stole them brought them back. The fact that the phones were returned points to nick more than anything else yet. If you stole something and there was public outcry pointing to someone else you’d be getting away scott free and have no reason to do anything but enjoy your thieving success. If however the public outcry was about you or your friend you have motive to return them hoping that will clear your (or your friends) name and make the whole thing go away. Nick apologized to Tara in person when we saw him when we were going to the police station. He kept saying “I’m sorry about this, I don’t have your phone, I’m sorry” couple that with the fact that he’s publicly speculated that his friend may have stolen the phones, and his tweets that he got into fights with his friend after the fact, and that backs up the claims that Nick is/was responsible for bringing someone into someone’s house who stole something. The phones are back in their owners hands which is the most important thing.

Jester, given everything that’s gone down would you honestly feel safe leaving Nick and or his friends alone around your valuables at this point? I know I wouldn’t.

By: jester

jester — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:21:35 +0000

Now that the phones have been returned “anonymously” and you and Nick are in possession of them, I think you owe him a public apology. You have very publicly accused him of a felony without proof. You claim you have more evidence you didnt share, but obviously the police do not feel there is enough evidence to bother investigating your claims.

Your cronies have spent the last three days trying everything they can do to threaten or demean nick, all in a very public forum.

Nick could have a strong case against you and your friends for libel, slander, and assault among other things.

A child can point and accuse… Only an adult can admit they were wrong and apologize.

By: Tara Brown

Tara Brown — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:12:56 +0000

I don’t mean “know of me” in an egotistical sense, I meant that I assumed from all the ways in which we are connected as listed above that you most likely had heard my name. Apparently we use those tools differently as I know everyone I follow on Twitter and am friends with on Facebook enough to recognize them in person.

Also, at my party you acknowledged that you met me at the Mimosa Factory. So I am confused why you are retracting that now.

Lastly, you follow my dog who only has 80 followers so I’m not following your logic on that one.

I really want to move on from this now. I have spent far too much time dealing with this. I am leaving it in the hands of the police who will get to the bottom of it.

By: Nick Starr

Nick Starr — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:45:11 +0000

You are exuding the same Web 2.0 arrogance/self-importance which I was talking about in my post when you say, “Nick – how can you not know of me?” Who the eff do you think you are?

When we met at the Mimosa thing, I wasn’t myself, I was in a deep state of depression and I’m not sure if you have ever experienced that but you are pretty much dead to the world. I don’t remember anything from about 1/2 way through that party, let alone meeting or talking to you.

As for the other “connections” we might share. If I see someone on Twitter @reply someone, I will click on the link and if they have a good follower/following ratio or look interesting, I will add them. I don’t know all of the 2,000+ people who follow me and 1,500 who I follow personally.

Same for Facebook…if there is someone with a ton of “mutual friends” and they were at a party or event I was at, I might add them. That doesn’t mean I “know of them.”

By: Tara Brown

Tara Brown — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 19:28:51 +0000

Nick – how can you not know of me?

You introduced yourself at my party
You requested to be my friend on Facebook a very long time ago
You have been following me on Twitter for awhile
You even follow my dog on Twitter
We met at the Mimosa Factory event you put on.

Please stop with the lies, Nick. It is so painfully obvious that you are digging yourself into a deeper hole.

By: Nick Starr

Nick Starr — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 19:14:28 +0000

I don’t have time to comment to everyone on here, but I did to some over at my LifeAs site. I just saw the message from Tara about this made up lie about “I’m at some bitch from Twitter’s house.”

I didn’t even know who you were. I had to DM Eddie, Kara, and Melodi to find out the next day whose house it even was. How would I be saying, “some bitch from twitter?” I didn’t even know the house belonged to a girl, or even who you were.

Your friends are liars who are spreading all this propaganda and lies about the situation…all of it directed at me and my friend, well former friend until this situation made him never want to talk to me again, b/c I had to ask him if he took the phones, and have talked about this MULTIPLE times now. He won’t even talk to me ever again b/c someone at the party stole the phones and you and your mob/gang all decided to pick on him since you didn’t know him, and then me.

I don’t know who your “friends who overheard me” are, but you need to re-evaluate who your friends are…they aren’t credible whatsoever. Then again neither are you…you waffled back and forth on who you knew and could trust at your party…not once but 3 different times did you say something different.

I may not be straight, but I am straighter then your story sweetheart.

By: Tara Brown

Tara Brown — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:40:17 +0000

I know that Nick has a white iPhone – I have seen pictures of him with it. That’s not the point. The question mark is around whether or not he had it at the party. I’m positive I saw him walking thru my kitchen to the back door talking on a black phone. My friend at the party also told me he overheard Nick saying on a black phone “I’m at some bitch from Twitter’s house.” Whether it was his own black phone or someone else’s, I don’t know.

By: terry chay

terry chay — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:24:56 +0000

Oh yeah, about Nick’s white iPhone. The guy whipped it out to show it to me when I was in line on iPhone launch day in Apple Store SF. And then he came by THE NEXT DAY to do the same thing—after I had given up on standing in line the previous day.

Sure that’s like taunting me, but it does leave me with a very indelible memory that the guy owns a WHITE iPhone.

Also, there is no way, personality wise, he is going to own a black one—unless he got it on some scam or can no longer afford a 16GB model or something.