Lifehacker talks to Mike Beltzner

A couple of months ago my friend Mike Beltzner, the director of Firefox, had to undergo an ego-bashing. I’ve never had to watch a bunch of strangers argue over whether I was notable enough to deserve an entry on Wikipedia, but I doubt it could have been much fun for Mike. Especially since they ultimately ruled that he wasn’t.

Thankfully, the good people at Lifehacker disagreed about Mike’s notability. Check out this interview that ran on their site today in which he discusses Firefox’s open-source development, usability and competition. It’s an engaging read, and although I won’t pretend to understand everything Mike gets into, the end result is a compelling discussion that even the newbiest of newbies can enjoy.

Great job, Mike! Take that, Wikipedia!

On a personal note, I was stunned to see Golden Words get a nod in this piece. I met Mike through the paper, which I went on to edit during his final year at Queen’s. If the world is indeed getting nerdier, and people like Mike are on the verge of becoming web celebrities, then maybe there’s a chance that Golden Words could become to amateur comedy nerds what the Harvard Lampoon is to genuinely famous and accomplished people. I think I’m going to just rent a tuxedo now and beat the rush.

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