http://sterlingnorth.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ by Sterling Ambivalence en Vox Sun, 18 Oct 2009 05:12:46 -0400 Copyright 2009 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://sterlingnorth.vox.com/library/post/debbie-schlussel-just-wants-to-be-offended.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Sterling Ambivalence) http://sterlingnorth.vox.com/library/post/debbie-schlussel-just-wants-to-be-offended.html?_c=feed-rss http://sterlingnorth.vox.com/library/post/debbie-schlussel-just-wants-to-be-offended.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 18 Oct 2009 05:12:46 -0400 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://sterlingnorth.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22527361f549d0123f16efb81860f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00c22527361f549d0123f16efb81860f-50si" alt="Tinker Bell" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> There's just something about the abject foolishness in this Tinker Bell complaint from Debbie Schlussel that irks me. It has irked me enough to even write a post here on LiveJournal. (All the peeps who have me on their LJ friends lists know how h... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://sterlingnorth.vox.com/library/post/debbie-schlussel-just-wants-to-be-offended.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22527361f549d0123ddc5331f860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> disney tinker bell http://sterlingnorth.vox.com/library/post/shallow-analysis.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Sterling Ambivalence) http://sterlingnorth.vox.com/library/post/shallow-analysis.html?_c=feed-rss http://sterlingnorth.vox.com/library/post/shallow-analysis.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:05:37 -0400 Never mind that Microsoft sold essentially only that version of Windows for five years. Way to go, Marco. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://sterlingnorth.vox.com/library/post/shallow-analysis.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22527361f549d0123ddc073de860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://sterlingnorth.vox.com/library/post/funny-numbers.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Sterling Ambivalence) http://sterlingnorth.vox.com/library/post/funny-numbers.html?_c=feed-rss http://sterlingnorth.vox.com/library/post/funny-numbers.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 27 Sep 2009 11:01:47 -0400 I am surprised I didn't comment on Net Applications. About two months ago at the start of August, Net Applications announced that its previously reported usage share numbers were erroneous, but without going into further detail publicly. This came... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://sterlingnorth.vox.com/library/post/funny-numbers.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22527361f549d0123f1651505860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> apple microsoft journalism statistics http://sterlingnorth.vox.com/library/post/chowder.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Sterling Ambivalence) http://sterlingnorth.vox.com/library/post/chowder.html?_c=feed-rss http://sterlingnorth.vox.com/library/post/chowder.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:10:50 -0400 Tis a bit of old news, but John Gruber has been getting a bit of ribbing lately for a few prognostication failures and reporter errors of late. Dan Lyons, roleplaying as Steve Jobs has had a field day tweaking him. Via that same Fake Steve Jobs, t... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://sterlingnorth.vox.com/library/post/chowder.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22527361f549d0123f163e61c860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://sterlingnorth.vox.com/library/post/princesses-in-spandex.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Sterling Ambivalence) http://sterlingnorth.vox.com/library/post/princesses-in-spandex.html?_c=feed-rss http://sterlingnorth.vox.com/library/post/princesses-in-spandex.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:08:59 -0400 Here is a semi-contrarian view of the Disney purchase of Marvel which kind of expands on criticisms I have of Disney as well. Disney is buying entry into a market it has been dead to for about a decade. Surprisingly, I didn't make a snide joke ab... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://sterlingnorth.vox.com/library/post/princesses-in-spandex.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22527361f549d0110186e2930860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> disney comics hollywood marvel http://sterlingnorth.vox.com/library/post/subtle-distinctions.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Sterling Ambivalence) http://sterlingnorth.vox.com/library/post/subtle-distinctions.html?_c=feed-rss http://sterlingnorth.vox.com/library/post/subtle-distinctions.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:36:10 -0400 I skimmed the article earlier and missed this sentence in the very first paragraph of the article about NPD's Apple numbers: "According to NPD, in June, nine out of 10 dollars spent on computers costing $1,000 or more went to Apple."That's a very ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://sterlingnorth.vox.com/library/post/subtle-distinctions.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22527361f549d0110163d54d2860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://sterlingnorth.vox.com/library/post/pouring-gasoline-on-an-electronics-fire.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Sterling Ambivalence) http://sterlingnorth.vox.com/library/post/pouring-gasoline-on-an-electronics-fire.html?_c=feed-rss http://sterlingnorth.vox.com/library/post/pouring-gasoline-on-an-electronics-fire.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:15:38 -0400 I can already see the internet reaction to this assessment by NPD. they of the statistic that Apple has 91% of the over $1000 computer notebook market. “Is this true? How is it possible? NPD vice president of industry analysis Stephen Baker says... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://sterlingnorth.vox.com/library/post/pouring-gasoline-on-an-electronics-fire.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22527361f549d0110167d2f5b860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://sterlingnorth.vox.com/library/post/steves-telephone.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Sterling Ambivalence) http://sterlingnorth.vox.com/library/post/steves-telephone.html?_c=feed-rss http://sterlingnorth.vox.com/library/post/steves-telephone.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 26 Jul 2009 05:09:40 -0400 I have no idea what Steve Jobs was thinking back in 1995, but I do remember what he was still thinking in 1984 when he hired Chiat/Day to create a wonderful commercial that defined the personal computer revolution. Who can forget the audience of r... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://sterlingnorth.vox.com/library/post/steves-telephone.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22527361f549d011017f76ae1860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://sterlingnorth.vox.com/library/post/culpa-mea.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Sterling Ambivalence) http://sterlingnorth.vox.com/library/post/culpa-mea.html?_c=feed-rss http://sterlingnorth.vox.com/library/post/culpa-mea.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:20:12 -0400 One thing missing from this MDN update: That they were wrong and "spreading misinformation" as well. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://sterlingnorth.vox.com/library/post/culpa-mea.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22527361f549d01101636261c860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://sterlingnorth.vox.com/library/post/friends-again.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Sterling Ambivalence) http://sterlingnorth.vox.com/library/post/friends-again.html?_c=feed-rss http://sterlingnorth.vox.com/library/post/friends-again.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 24 Jul 2009 05:27:41 -0400 After the snark attack from three weeks ago, it looks like John and Joe are friends again. Though it may be because the sun is smiling on Apple today. Also: Joe on the rain disrupting Microsoft's parade. Update: Marco rains on John's parade on th... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://sterlingnorth.vox.com/library/post/friends-again.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22527361f549d0110167aa902860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p>