By The Angry Drunk
It’s one of the eternal questions that has vexed mankind since the dawn of civilization. Socrates pondered it. Tacitus meditated upon it. Aquinas prayed over it. Locke (the real Locke, not the gimp on the Island) debated it. Rand would have pontificated about it, but she was too busy giving a “Captain of Industry” a Rusty Trombone. What is this age–old question? Is Mike Arrington a Dick?
For the first time since matter coalesced from the energy soup that followed the Big Bang, the answer to that question has changed from “yes” to “no.” For, you see, Mike Arrington has managed to transcend the bonds of mere dickdom and has risen to new heights of douchebaggery.
Now, I was originally going to state at this point that Mike had graduated from being a dick to becoming a cunt. But, the more I thought about it, the more I realized that that wasn’t fair—to the cunt. See, a cunt is a wonderful thing, a useful thing. I might even go so far as to say that I love cunts. I don’t, on the other hand, love Mike Arrington. So, instead
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By The Angry Drunk
Today I ran across another entry in the growing list of refutations of Chris Anderson’s Free: The Future of a Radical Price. This time it’s an article from The Chronicle of Higher Education featuring the story of Berkley Physics professor Richard A. Muller. In a nutshell, Anderson uses Muller as an example in Free of a case where web exposure (in this case YouTube videos of professor Muller’s lectures) has translated into commercial success (in this case a book deal).
The problem is, Muller doesn’t agree with Anderson’s conclusions. Muller is quoted in The Chronicle:
“That is wishful thinking from someone who is trying to conclude that Webcasts lead to money,” said Mr. Muller. “But correlation is not causation. What Anderson says may be ‘easy to see,’ but it just ain’t so. He is letting his hoped-for conclusion drive his analysis of events.”
The Journal then goes on to detail how Muller performed a quasi–scientific experiment to attempt to confirm Anderson’s hypothesis:
“I have been personally contacted by about 1,000 people who saw my Webcasts,” said the professor. “When the book came out, I arranged to e-mail all of them (using Norton’s account)
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By The Angry Drunk
I haven’t written about this subject of Steve Jobs’ health issues much here, mainly because the vast majority of the coverage of this issue has left me disgusted. If you’ve been following the Angry Mac Bastards podcast you know that I have been pretty vocal in my opinion that the coverage of Steve’s issues has been tabloid–tacky at best, bordering on ghoulish at worst. So image my utter joy and delight to read a column by David Carr in the New York Times agreeing with my assessment. Thanks, David, for being a voice of decency amongst a bunch of fucking vultures.
Hat tip to Daring Fireball
By The Angry Drunk
Behold as I now attempt to relive my youth and get hammered four days in a row. Consider it my tribute to Steve Jobs’ former liver.
By The Angry Drunk
It looks like the WordPress iPhone app works again. Yippie!
