Just As I Thought
Fun Stuff

Portrait of the Artist

Ah, that day when my friends Sara and Lance and I went to the Hirshhorn gallery to see the Laurie Anderson exhibit, and turned around to discover that we were being followed by… Laurie Anderson.

April 24, 2023
Right = Wrong

Just Say It

My very simple take on Condoleeza Rice’s interview last night: I don’t believe her. She was, like most politicos, completely evasive. When asked a question, she not only deftly avoided an actual answer, but  [more...]

March 29, 2004

On the Board

The War with the Customer

The blue house of death

The Washington Post’s Rob Pegoraro — the Tech cutie — had a tour of Microsoft’s demo smart home. It sounds like a wacky sci-fi future, but is any of it really necessary… or desirable? The  [more...]

March 28, 2004
The War with the Customer

May I speak to a manager, please?

We all know that customer service sucks these days, in every way, shape, and form. Now there’s some quantification of that knowledge in the form of the American Customer Service Index: A current snapshot of  [more...]

March 28, 2004
Fun Stuff

You don’t say

Funnier even than the results for this week’s Style Invitational is the description of the next contest. If you feed into the Google translator “Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their  [more...]

March 28, 2004
Fun Stuff

Who’s who

How did I miss this news? The BBC has finally cast the role of the new Doctor Who for the series rebirth next year. From their press release last week: Acclaimed British actor Christopher Eccleston is to play Doctor Who  [more...]

March 27, 2004
Fun Stuff

New Fave

WONDERFALLS! Gotta watch it. Trust me. You know, I believe I now have a thing for that [gay] cutie Bryan Fuller. He’s responsible for two of my favorite shows, “Dead Like Me” and  [more...]

March 27, 2004