That's Chris Pirillo aka lockergnome, he hosted Tech TV with Leo Laporte for a while. He is very knowledgeable, good troubleshooting skills (Leo's better) and has truly been a "geek"..
None-the-less an Apple Fan-boy.. And sure does get frustrated easy considering he is a "geek" at the fact the phone is not all set up and "easy" for him to use, without having to think a little. He is coming with his mindset as an iPhone user, thinking everything else will just work the same way. Someone send him a Palm Treo, blackberry or HTC 6700
Let's see if he can figure those out...
If sliding up doesn't work twice, I would try swiping another direction, like down... lol!