Monthly Archives: December 2009

Read recently: Burr, The Final Solution, Aegypt, Logicomix

Posted on December 30, 2009 by Dave Gottlieb

Possibly some other stuff. Since I’ve started working, though, I’ve had less time to read and less time to write / think about books. Shame.

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Did Fake Steve Jobs break the law?

Posted on December 16, 2009 by Dave Gottlieb

You may have read the recent Times story that says Apple, not AT&T, is to blame for users’ network woes. Fake Steve Jobs sure did, and he’s furious. In response, he invented a nefarious counterattack by Apple. Called “Operation Chokehold,” … Continue reading →

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What does “offensive” mean?

Posted on December 14, 2009 by Dave Gottlieb

I’m sure this is a banal observation but: what does it mean to call something offensive? It’s not to say that onesself is offended, necessarily. It doesn’t simply mean that someone somewhere would be offended. It could be like that … Continue reading →

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