Nerve Endings Firing Away

Gruber has explained that he dislikes comments because they distract from his all-important voice. This is exactly the kind of egotistical statement that makes him unpopular with many people, especially other writers, but a must-read pundit. But Gruber is about to get comments, whether he likes it or not.

How asking a book to be banned is always counter-productive. Last week, jury selection began for the Cheshire murder trial, a process that might take months. Could a controversial book cause a miscarriage of justice?

Next she will be protesting use of 'stupid' because it is a politically incorrect term for describing people like her

The extent to which people go to prove they have watched the movies.

I didn't realize you could be your own Dexter on the iPhone.

The paper describes the fundamental differences between the traditional “Library” paradigm of web search — in which answers are found in existing online content — and the new “Village” paradigm of social search — in which answers arise in conversation with the people in your network.

Is commenting on the Internet largely useless now? #pb

How to write a typical incendiary blog post. Comments too. #pb

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RT @ezraklein: The origin of the word "testify" is a lot dirtier and more hilarious than I'd realized.