I'm in the New York Times - Article about Chrome OS - General

So around Wednesday last week, I got an email from Brad Stone, Technology reporter for the New York Times. He asked to speak to me via Skype for an article. As you might imagine, I was rather like "holy shit". So I did, a few hours later the guy called me on Skype and asked lots of questions about my work on Chrome OS. "Why did you do it? Did the popularity surprise you?" He also said that I'd get an email from someone else at the NY Times regarding a photo if this was ok, so I said fine. A few hours later, I got an email from Zvi Lowenthal, a photo editor for the NY Times. He arranged for a photographer to come to my house last Monday and take some photos. Fair enough, I thought. Monday rolls round, and sure enough a photographer turns up to take photos. He ended up taking several hundred photos with some fancy camera gear, tripods, flash boxes and wireless triggers all over the shop. Then he left, saying he'd send me a copy once he got back to London (for reference, I live near Manchester). While he was taking photos, I asked who else he'd done photos of. He reeled off a list for me of a few: Stephen Fry, Natalie Portman, Hugh Grant, U2, Iggy Pop. I'll fit right in, I thought. Now we get to today, and the article has appeared online. It'll be in print today, so if anyone picks up a copy, post photos for me please. :) Article: [url]http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/09/business/09ping.html[/url] Download URL: [url]http://chromeos.hexxeh.net[/url]

Since the article links to the site i designed i can say i've had work that has been featured in the New York Times :) But anyway, great job Hexxeh!

Your moment of fame. Enjoy. :bravo: Also no sarcasm ment.

So you helped make the Chrome OS? Awesome.

woah you're helping make chrome os? oh nevermind post after mine explained what hexxeh actually did.

Guys, read the article, He compiled the Open Source code into a working OS I, However, didn't know Hexxeh worked on Chrome OS or anything like that... Nice, Bro, Have fun with your fame :smile:

Nice. Facepunch prevails! :buddy:

That's nothing. I was on America's Most Wanted for four counts of murder and rape (in that order). [editline]02:24AM[/editline] Also, I'm using Chrome right now. I love the UI.

awesome

holy shit, that's pretty awesome. I'm looking forward to ChromeOS, see if It'd be a good alternative to W7/XP

That's some mighty fine work, there. :clint:

[IMG]http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2010/05/09/business/09ping_CA0/09ping_CA0-popup.jpg[/IMG] You look hawt.

Congrats man.

[QUOTE=Samuelgames;21826123]He developed a branch of Chrome(ium)OS named ChromeOS Zero with some improvements[/QUOTE] Flow is the latest, [url]http://chromeos.hexxeh.net[/url]. You can read what I added on that site. Version history: Vanilla > Diet > Cherry > Zero > Flow > V6 (as of yet not named/released)

[QUOTE=Abstrakt;21826168][IMG]http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2010/05/09/business/09ping_CA0/09ping_CA0-popup.jpg[/IMG] You look hawt.[/QUOTE] Such manly hair.

[QUOTE=Abstrakt;21826168][IMG]http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2010/05/09/business/09ping_CA0/09ping_CA0-popup.jpg[/IMG] You look hawt.[/QUOTE] that's actually not him, that is liam, not jordan. why post a picture of somebody that's not even a part of the article in the article???

[QUOTE=Hexxeh;21826203]Flow is the latest, [url]http://chromeos.hexxeh.net[/url]. You can read what I added on that site. Version history: Vanilla > Diet > Cherry > Zero > Flow > V6 (as of yet not named/released)[/QUOTE] :buddy:

He took better photos than that, not sure why the editor picked that one really...

[QUOTE=Hexxeh;21826228]He took better photos than that, not sure why the editor picked that one really...[/QUOTE] so that [b]is[/b] you? I was confused in the article because it was about some kid with the last name of "wing"

I think you need to get a haircut.

[QUOTE=Saza;21826261]so that [b]is]/b] you? I was confused in the article because it was about some kid with the last name of "wing"[/QUOTE] Yeah, that's me. No idea who the Wing guy is... Shame they used that one, I had Facepunch on the wall you can't see...

Go slap your mother for butting into you moment of fame. Unless that snack was, like, really good.

why would they call you jordon wing

[QUOTE=mysteryman;21826283]Go slap your mother for butting into you moment of fame. Unless that snack was, like, really good.[/QUOTE] The photographer wanted her like that on the photo. Yeah, I've no idea why either.

[QUOTE=mysteryman;21826283]Go slap your mother for butting into you moment of fame. Unless that snack was, like, really good.[/QUOTE] Was it a sandwich?

[QUOTE=Hexxeh;21826279]Yeah, that's me. No idea who the Wing guy is... Shame they used that one, I had Facepunch on the wall you can't see...[/QUOTE] :saddowns: Shame the FP one wasn't there. But hey, you're in the NY Times! I'll see if you're in the newspaper. I'll get one from the hotel tomorrow if they have it.

[QUOTE=Saza;21826329]:saddowns: Shame the FP one wasn't there. But hey, you're in the NY Times! I'll see if you're in the newspaper. I'll get one from the hotel tomorrow if they have it.[/QUOTE] It should be on page 3 of the business section as far as I can work out. If you could post photos, that'd be awesome. :)

[QUOTE=Hexxeh;21826347]It should be on page 3 of the business section as far as I can work out. If you could post photos, that'd be awesome. :)[/QUOTE] yeah, if they have it you can expect photos.

We all know the poster was photoshopped. [B]This is the original photograph:[/B] [img]http://grab.by/grabs/0a2550c7f4fe4d9f565d2536d3dc0b7a.png[/img]