February 9th, 2010
His answers may be inferred from his various ejaculations . . .
Update: The sign of a subtle, subtle mind:
0 commentsIndeed, on the Middle East, Andrew falls prey to a habitual tendency to see the world divided between children of darkness and children of light. This is not a problem for a writer who is describing conflicts between Democrats and Republicans.
Why the Saints Won
February 8th, 2010
Because they had this guy give them the pep talk.
0 commentsAlert!
February 4th, 2010
Australia is trying to ban small-breasted women from doing porn.
I don’t even know what to say.
0 commentsWatchmen Sequel?
February 4th, 2010
I think this is a great idea. And in the sequel, we find out that–hey!–the doctrine of MAD worked out just fine, the Soviets were really brutal mass murderers, the American government was not only not-corrupt, but was also responsible for peaceably bringing about the end of the Cold War and . . . oh, who are we kidding.
0 commentsBrief Political Aside
February 3rd, 2010
In re: Sarah Palin. I’ve always been mystified by claims that she hurt McCain in 2008 because I’ve never seen any data to support such arguments. On the other hand, I’ve seen some data which suggests the opposite: That, unlike most running mates, she helped him quite a bit.
Well, here’s another data point I’ve run across: In Massachusetts, 63 percent of voters said that Palin was a factor in their vote–and Obama was +5 among this cohort (52 percent to 47 percent). So Palin hurt McCain, right?
Not so fast: 32 percent of voters said Palin was not a factor, and Obama was +40 among this cohort (68 percent to 28 percent). Which suggests that Palin was actually an enormous net positive for McCain.
I’m not sure whether or not there’s exit data on this, but I’d be interested in seeing how other VP candidates impacted their ticket in recent elections to get a sense of Palin’s influence is normal or abnormal. My guess would be the latter, but who knows.
0 commentsNew Industrialists = New Media?
February 3rd, 2010
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Another Shot at Malcolm Gladwell
February 3rd, 2010
This time in the Financial Times.
I wonder if we’re approaching some sort of tipping point?
0 commentsBonus Fake Steve Jobs
February 2nd, 2010
About Bill “The Beastmaster” Gates:
0 commentsAs for Bill, back in the 80s he was notorious at Comdex in Vegas for hitting on hacks and flacks alike, and he was always out there on the dance floor leaping around like a dirty weirdo. Reports back from women who dated him were either scary or hilarious, depending on your point of view and religious beliefs. Golden showers, donkey punches, the filthy Sanchez. Total nuthouse. Bill didn’t even bother trying to deny it. He told me once, Look, when you can get whatever you want, where’s the thrill? You have to go freaky because it’s the only way to get excited. You need to push the envelope.
Anyway, as it happens I was talking to Bill over the weekend.
He wanted to talk to me about the tablet, because of course the goons at the Borg have seen it and have been using it for a while, and Bill himself has been playing with one and he can totally see how huge it is, and I asked him what he’s been up to and if he ever misses being in the game, and he says no because he’s like on the verge of eliminating malaria from the planet and they’re also getting close to having a vaccine for AIDS and a bunch of other really bad diseases, plus he’s been cutting the infant mortality rate by 50 percent which means he’s saving millions and millions of lives, and he says as much as he loved doing technology it’s just nothing compared to saving people’s lives.
And I was like, Yeah, well, that’s cool too, I guess.
Because honestly I know he’s just so jealous of me right now and I don’t want to rub it in, and we all have to do our best to make Bill feel like what he’s doing is super-duper important. The truth is, come on, what is the point of saving people’s lives if they’re going to live on a dollar a day and never be able to afford even an iPod Shuffle, let alone an iPod Touch or an iPhone?
