Brain Dump: A Web-o Blag

McGraw-Hill to Apple: "KAABOOONG!!"

Effing McGraw. I’d say someone toss this guy a backpack and a guitar but that would be insulting for the guitar and the backpack. *sigh* People can’t keep their mouthes shut. Hasn’t Steve Jobs learned this time and time again?

Yes there is the great example of the lamp-style iMac’s leak by Time Canada. Yes the FCC filings for the first iPhone would have (and did) leak the specs of the iPhone. Yes whenever Apple has to work with someone outside of their campus it usually leads to loose lips. But why would they expect a publisher to keep its mouth shut? Publishers thrive by printing things. Don’t they make money exactly because they can’t shut up?

So why would his ever turtle-neckedness Sir Steve of Jobs (its near the Tigris) not learn form his own history?

More importantly, does McGraw III not have kids or grandkids? Does he not know you don’t ruin Christmas? Or at least keep your mouth shut until their present requests get just a little to expensive or specific? Or even wait until the presents are at least partially open.

Of course part of the problem is my Twitter stream. And in this case I use the term stream to mean ;quot;a flow or urine” because everyone just peed in my pool. Maybe I didn’t want to know until tomorrow you selfish, ignorant narcissistic jerks.

Yes tech is great. It can help do great things. But there is an etiquette that goes along with it, just like living and functioning as a member of society. Use your turn signal, wash your hands and KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT ABOUT SANTA NOT BEING REAL IF KIDS ARE PRESENT! Maybe I like a good surprise.