So, I know I’ve bitched about this before, but here’s a familiar scenario that’s starting to annoy me: (1) Some minor physical problem afflicts my portable device—the kind of thing that just happens sooner or later when you’re carting around something meant to be used on the go. In this case, the top button on […]
Entries from June 2008
Dammit, Apple
June 2nd, 2008 · 7 Comments
Tags: Tech and Tech Policy
Cats and Dogs, Living Together (MSM-Slagging Edition)
June 2nd, 2008 · 9 Comments
There is, I think, something to this analysis at PowerLine, though the “something” isn’t quite what the authors think it is: One of the several reasons why the mainstream media have consistently underestimated the significance of the Trinity/Wright/Pfleger story is that, to a considerable degree, conventional reporters and editors tend to agree with Rev. Wright’s […]
Tags: Journalism & the Media · Sociology
Different Descriptions, Different Purposes
June 2nd, 2008 · 5 Comments
David Boaz articulates a common libertarian pet peeve: In an article about the wave of conservative reform under Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal, the New York Times writes: Meanwhile the House is considering an income tax cut that would cost the state $300 million. Another way to say that would be: Meanwhile the House is considering […]
Tags: Economics · Journalism & the Media