The FBI releases its file on Steve Jobs. Apparently, he could be abrasive at times and he used to drop acid. wired.com/threatlevel/20…

One of those days: added 800 words to a column...and then deleted it all. But it's better to waste my time than the reader's.

@jsnell @Beirutspring @leolaporte I think the 2-yr contracts affect Apple's choices less than the goal of making each release significant.

I have to assume that this contestant on American Idol calling himself "Reed Grimm" is a comic book nerd working under an alias.

@settern Well, that's certainly one way to scam extra office space for yourself. You'll be the only editor with a pool, for one.

@settern I want a collapsible TARDIS. When I go to a coffeeshop to write, I want to set it up and close the door behind me & worry people.

@hotdogsladies "Our caps. They have these little _skulls_ on them. It's only just now occurred to me: are we...are we the _baddies_?"

@hotdogsladies It's one of those sketches that I can recite from memory. "Could you give me a 'Heil Dönitz,' just so I can say I had one?"

@SCMProfessor I continue to be very impressed with Windows 8. But most of my affection is for Metro, not the classic interface.

@hotdogsladies "Here is Eisenhower's phone #; here is how to say 'We surrender' in English; & THIS is the state of our army, in 1 rude wd."

@SCMProfessor Yes, I've considered Windows. It boosts my resolve and makes me think "Maybe a little spinning beach ball ain't so bad." :)

Why must productivity be preceded by an hour of various incantations to ward off the Spinning Beachball Of Death?

(Video also proves a sad maxim: to pronounce "TARDIS" correctly, one must be, at minimum, European. We Americans just make it sound weird.)

This one, she built a TARDIS. Seriously. Built a TARDIS. A fold-up tactical FIELD TARDIS. boingboing.net/2012/01/27/how…

Dudes and chicks are building WALL•Es. Like, seriously, man. youtube.com/user/WALLEBUIL…

@Kercal I'll know I've finally made it when Samsung airs a commercial making fun of my readers. :)

@DeanWhiteColor @leinilyu I love that image. George Perez himself couldn't have composed that sprawling melee fight scene better.

@ewarrior I humbly call your attention to the 9th Amendment, John Adams' "Declaration of Rights," and Twitter's "Unfollow" button.

@ewarrior The "old people in robes" don't make laws. In moments like this they're the voice of the Constitution & protect the national soul.

@TheSwagger I think there's a new "superclass" of mirrorless camera, defined by a built-in digital viewfinder. This is an example.