Universal Rule

Book Reviews

Monday, November 24, 2003

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Me, myself and I: "In Japan, we have many pronouns for "I". I personally use several of them. I use ore when I want to be casual and assertive. I use boku when I am casual and humble. I use watakushi when I am formal and assertive, and I use watashi when I am formal but less assertive. There are others. Each one has a different set of memories and social situations where I assert myself. It's a different "I" even though the "me" may be different. My theory is that Japanese can more easily navigate and deal with the multi-faceted identity that danah talks about in her paper because we have so many names for ourselves. Does this make sense?" [Joi Ito's Web]

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Man Arrested Over 'Spam Rage': "A Silicon Valley computer programmer has been arrested for threatening to torture, kill and send a 'package full of Anthrax spores' to employees of the company he blames for bombarding his computer with spam promising to enlarge his penis." [Wired News]

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Compiling Unix Source Code For Mac OS X: "To use Unix source code on OS X, follow these steps." (Greaseproof via MyAppleMenu) [MyAppleMenu]

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Mere Speed Is Not Enough: "Forget about aesthetic preferences or initial hardware costs; life is just easier on the Mac side and will remain so until Microsoft makes overdue repairs to Windows." (Washington Post via MyAppleMenu) [MyAppleMenu]

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Apple iMac: "This model lived up to Apple's ease-of-use pitch. It was eerie: Everything just worked, an experience that has eluded me in several years of reviewing desktop PCs." (Washington Post via MyAppleMenu) [MyAppleMenu]