Yeah, Herr Karl got a lot of things wrong, but his prediction that economic collapses would prove endemic to capitalism has yet to fail. Six months ago, if someone had asked you how likely it was that a mysterious epidemic arising in a major country would give rise to fears of a major global economic…
Tag: Steve Jobs
Karl Lagerfeld: No Gay Nazis need apply
OK, Karl Lagerfeld was not a Nazi, but he was born in Germany sometime between 1933 and 1935. What was it like living in Nazi Germany under Hitler as a boy? Was his dad a Nazi? A soldier? Was his home bombed? Invaded by Soviet troops? And what about the gay thing? Apparently, he had…
Steve Jobs: Saint or Shithead?
Judging from the outpouring of comment on the Internet, I was touched by Steve Jobs far less than most. I have never owned a single Apple product. Back in the day, when computers were new, I disdained the Mac, thinking that “Apples were for girls,” a judgment that I think still stands up. Back in…
No tits allowed—Steve’s rules
James Joyce must be laughing now—as if he ever stopped. Steve Jobs has found a graphic version of Joyce’s Ulysses too hot for iPad, the New York Times reports. The Times doesn’t say so, but it turns out that Ulysses is also too hot for the Gray Lady, because the comics page provided by the…
iAd? Eye Ow! Steve gets the cash, you get the pain
Steve Jobs, black shirt extraordinaire, introduces a brand-new app, the iAd, which makes life a whole lot easier—easier, at least, for people who want to sell you things. Over at Slate, Farhad Manjoo sounds a bit bitter at the prospect of ads “that require me to type in my name, play a game, answer some…
Apple iPhone—now 90% more anal-retentive!
Ever wonder why you never see iPhone users laughing? It’s because Steve Jobs won’t let them. Check out this list of non-apps from Silicon Valley Insider. Hat tip to my good buddy, Mickey Kaus. This is not funny. Steve Jobs is protecting you.
Oh, and one more thing. It doesn’t do anything.
Hey, iPhone users, now that you’ve got your gadget, do you need another shot of self-esteem, one that keeps on giving, like, you know, the image of a jewel on your iPhone screen, bearing the caption “I am rich?” Well, sorry, you didn’t move quick enough. You could have gotten it from Apple’s App Store,…