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I love Drobo, but I doubt they could afford me... ;-) - Stephen Foskett

The company's founder is a good friend of mine, former colleague, etc. If you are interested, or know someone who is, let me know here, or at louisgray@mac.com. - Louis Gray

where is drobo located? the valley i presume? - andy brudtkuhl

Andy, they are based in Santa Clara, CA. Given this is a Web-facing position, I'm sure they are flexible on geography. - Louis Gray

I'd like to talk to them, storage is something we all need. - paul mooney

Louis, you know how much I make here in Utah - if they're willing to pay the bay area equivalent and move me out there I'd love to talk to them. - Jesse Stay

I love these devices, I just need to get one on a slight discount :-) - Chris Miller

Louis, Are they posting this job, or is it more informally listed? - John Metta

The note from the founder essentially says: "We need to hire somebody who lives on the web and can manage online forums, feedback etc for Data Robotics." So, Paul, Jesse, etc., send me an e-mail to louisgray@mac.com and I'll send your data directly to the CEO. - Louis Gray

hmmmmmmm... - Mona Nomura

ooooooohhhh...aaaaahhhhhhhhhhh - David Cook from twhirl

@Chris ask and ye shall receive! http://www.amazon.com/Drobo-F... - Stephen Foskett

before I start hammering them... :) "I have been looking at the Drobo unit but it has a couple of shortcomings that I am sure a Linux distro must be able to overcome. Firstly, it is a USB device with no Ethernet and secondly it is fairly expensive." http://tinyurl.com/58u6m6 - A.T.

I'd offer, sadly they're selling for an extortionate amount here in the UK and my argument with the dealers ended in a "would you stop a company making more money in a market where they can recoupe development costs more easily" knee jerk reaction of "It's a great product, I just resent paying over £300 for it when I could buy it in the US, ship it and pay import tax on it and still be choosing the cheaper option". - alphaxion

Do I get a free Drobo for doing so? - xero

@silpol - they have an Ethernet add-on device for it now. The new one also has fireware. - xero

@xero, you would have to talk to the hiring manager and HR on that. I don't work for Drobo, but I can see how the position might be very interesting to some people here. - Louis Gray

The thing I don't get about the Drobo is that you have to pay extra to get the network connectivity - shouldn't it be there out of the box? - Andy Davies

Andy, no doubt many agree with you. I don't have their roadmap in front of me, so who knows what they have planned. Whoever gets this job will probably get that answer before the general public. - Louis Gray

Interesting. I live very close to them... wonder if I should give it a try? - CW™

@Louis, all the same I know a few people in the UK who rave about the Drobo so they must be doing something right... - Andy Davies

Do I get a free Drobo? - cecily

Who do I contact? - Christina Warren

Chris and Christina, send me an e-mail to louisgray@mac.com and I can pass your data along. - Louis Gray

why does this whole 12Seconds thing strike me as being dumb? - Steven Hodson

Steven: no comment. Don't need to make enemies. :-) - Robert Scoble

Because you're a cranky old man? ;) - Jason Carreira

Twittervision? - Jeff P. Henderson

You only get three uhs in 12 seconds. - Russellreno

Dude, you gotta get your timing down better for the 12 seconds! - Tom Landini