I understand the column's objections to the advertisement, but the language used to describe the objections seems forced and pseudo-hip. Must they use dating metaphors to describe the insensitivity of the ad? They could have just said that the ad is demeaning by saying that it implies that the reader is depressed and lonely. When the tone has gotten a little crazy by the end, the authors back off of their analogy by saying "we know that Big Business doesn't work like high school. But the dating analogy is a powerful and practical evaluation tool." Which high-schooler wrote that?

I get the idea of the article -- marketing analysis, but grrl cool! -- but the Girls of 3iYing sound as desperately hip to me as the Jansport ad. As a good marketing firm, they hit all the notes perfectly: l33t numbers-and-letters name, pseudo-anime art, and grrl power rhetoric. But it rings hollow. I get the feeling that although there are 15-25 year-old girls at this company, there's a lot of layers between them and the finished analysis. By the time a client reads the final report, there's probably as much standard marketing wisdom in it as there is fresh grrl insight.

McGovern was an excellent interviewer. He politely let Rumsfeld finish his thoughts, but didn't let him get away with rhetorical gymnastics or misleading statements. It's refreshing to see the art of the followup question revived.

Law and Order almost always puts in a direct reference to the source they're aping so that no one will miss the joke. Almost as often, the reference is overt, as when a Martha Stewart-esque character exclaims "first Martha, now me??" -- as if to imply, oh no we're not _really_ talking about Martha Stewart, wink-wink!

Mp3 and other "lossy" formats sound fine most of the time, but when they fail, they fail spectacularly. Try listening to classical music encoded to mp3 and listen for distortion that sounds like swirling water. It's actually quite easy to hear and very distracting.

For pop music and techno I hardly ever hear distortion, but it seems that the more natural the source the more susceptible it is to degradation.

I was wondering why Jobs mentioned 6pm, but now it's all too clear. They want lines around the block, they want to give a free iphone to the first 10 customers, they want blogger coverage, they want an event. Even if the touch keyboard sucks, even if the battery life blows, even if the third party apps will all be crappy ajax scripts, they'll get their day in the sun.

The great thing about an anticipated launch date is that it doesn't matter if the product sucks -- no one will see that on the evening news. Everyone will remember the anticipation, and that's something we can all share even if we don't have 500$ for a locked-down phone.

Facebook makes it quite easy to hide information from non-friends, and a quick tour of facebook will show you that a lot of people don't allow non-friends to see anything at all except their name. Facebook even allows users to hide certain information from specific friends through the "limited profile" setting.

It's a lot of checkboxes to go through, but if one is concerned about stupid drunken frat party pictures, he can uncheck the "photos" box and hide them.

That's not what worries me about this change, though. I'm concerned that I'll be getting a ton of message spam from people writing scripts that google common names and fill out the "send a message to this user" form. Facebook is almost entirely free from spam, and I fear this may be the end of that. That's why I'm turning this feature off.

You should transfer out of that horrible excuse for a school. Really, what so-called "film school" requires its students to apply to direct a film, possibly letting someone graduate without having done so? In the production classes I took at UW Madison, each student creates their own piece (usually with a partner), and also helps out on two other productions. That way everyone gets to practice both leading and being lead. After I graduated I had directed at least three or four short productions.

Furthermore, the gender balance at UW was 50/50, if not more weighted toward women. It was also free of the whole ego-trip crap you're talking about.

Sure, your diploma won't have the name of whatever prestigious institution you're at now, but no one gives a crap where you went to school. The first question is, "what's on your reel," and if you've got nothing to show then you've wasted your money.

Some psychic crapfest is the cheesiest show since Drunk Asshole Hotel? Oh no. There's no question the real heir is "A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila." Oh my god is it awesome. Sixteen straight guys and sixteen lesbians, most of whom look like they walked in off of a porn set, vie for the attentions of a talentless bisexual babe.

The UFO-shaped house features a stripper pole in the basement and a bed literally large enough for all the contestants to sleep in at once. But, naturally, no one is allowed to hook up unless it's with Tila. How long do you think it takes before that rule gets broken?

Please watch this show before deciding what most deserves Drunk Asshole's crown.

What percentage of the 12,000 WGA members do you think are millionaires? Hint: not most. Residuals are there to help pay the mortgage and health care between gigs. But maybe those spoiled writers should just get _real_ jobs instead?