Because we can do these instead of these. Remember whiteout, typewriters, erasable bond? And even further back into antiquity, remember carbons? (I have to say even I don’t remember carbons too well, but I distinctly recall watching my mother type … Continue reading →
It seems to be a hot topic today: Jeff Jarvis and Roger Simon are both writing about Steven Levy’s charge that the blogosphere is a white male bastion of power. As that rara avis, a female blogger (although, in the … Continue reading →
Bloggers work alone. Oh, I know, there are group blogs. And probably there are some bloggers who show their posts to spouses or friends before clicking on “publish.” But my guess is that most spouses get worn out with that … Continue reading →
…and he says “let my people go.” Right around the time of the build-up to the Iraqi war, the first Iraqi blog came into being, Salam Pak’s, now defunct. It was fascinating to read an actual Iraqi’s words, emanating almost … Continue reading →
When I signed up for the Truth Laid Bear ecosystem, I did it for the laughs. Likening the forms of life in the blogosphere to the Linnaean classification system and the Great Chain of Being (both which I had to … Continue reading →
An amusing post at VietPundit (be sure to read the comments section, too) raises a somewhat serious question, at least for us bloggers toiling away at our keyboards: how does Instapundit Glenn Reynolds do it? How does he churn it … Continue reading →
I’ve been the pleased and fascinated beneficiary of a mini-Instalanch (for which I hereby coin the phrase “minstalanch”). Meaning? Dr. Sanity linked to me in this post, then Carpe Bonum linked to Dr. Sanity here, and then voila!, Instapundit, the … Continue reading →
The term “blogswarm” (as in blog-swarm, not blog’s warm) is being applied to the Eason Jordan affair. An interesting phrase, with its insect connotations. Bees swarming around a hive, worker ants on automatic. The idea is that the blogosphere’s fierce … Continue reading →
I humbly submit a new word and send it forth into the blogosphere: “blargument.” Definition? An argument on a blog, especially of the substantive type rather than mere name-calling. Does an argument sparked by trolling qualify? Yes. Update: as Emily … Continue reading →
My post-election hiatus was fun, but if I don’t get back on this horse soon, I probably never will. So, here goes– I’ve spent the last ten days doing some editing (for pay, supposedly), and I’m exhausted with the whole … Continue reading →
I’m tired of Andrew Sullivan. I’ve sparred with him in his LETTERS section, and thought about him way too much. I’m trying to swear off having anything to do with him anymore, because he has simply become an unserious thinker. … Continue reading →