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Author/Founder of @stratechery. Host of @exponentfm. @notechben for sports. @monkbent on other networks. Home on the Internet.

Taipei, Taiwan
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    Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 27 Dec 2013

    Can we start a campaign to piss @gruber off more often? So good, especially the end.http://daringfireball.net/2013/12/the_year_in_apple_and_technology …

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      2. Javier Pastor‏ @javipas 28 Dec 2013
        Replying to @benthompson

        @monkbent @gruber Mmm, not so sure about that final sentence. Sports media is quite similar in this regard. Nice column, though.

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      3. Ben Thompson‏Verified account @benthompson 28 Dec 2013
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        @javipas @gruber I think that’s true with the old guard, but the new gen of bloggers are true fans. Maybe tech writing needs a new gen

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      4. Javier Pastor‏ @javipas 28 Dec 2013
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        @monkbent @gruber Maybe, maybe. Fortunately there are exceptions in this generation of tech bloggers/journalists.

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      1. Danny‏ @film235 28 Dec 2013
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        @monkbent @gruber quite simply, perfection from start to finish.

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      1. Andrew Murray‏ @amurra17 28 Dec 2013
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        @monkbent The problem is people want every year to be 2007. But that’s not how the world works, as @gruber does an excellent job explaining.

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      1. Temba Mazingi‏ @tembamazingi 28 Dec 2013
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        Recommended reading for sure! “@monkbent: Can we start a campaign to piss @gruber off more often?.. http://daringfireball.net/2013/12/the_year_in_apple_and_technology …”

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      1. Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA‏ @brianlaungaoaeh 28 Dec 2013
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        Via @monkbent: Can we start a campaign to piss @gruber off more often? So good, especially the end. http://daringfireball.net/2013/12/the_year_in_apple_and_technology …

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      1. A E‏ @arcsine 28 Dec 2013
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        @monkbent @gruber … maybe the NSA is doing illegal spying on all US communications, but someone argues it's ok, so maybe we just wait & see

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      1. A E‏ @arcsine 28 Dec 2013
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        @monkbent @gruber maybe wikileaks released video of a helicopter crew killing non-combatants & kids picking up wounded, but who knows…

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      1. A E‏ @arcsine 28 Dec 2013
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        @monkbent @gruber … maybe torture was a violation of human rights, but a lawyer wrote an opinion for the executive branch saying it's not…

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      1. A E‏ @arcsine 28 Dec 2013
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        @monkbent @gruber it was another lost year/decade, but for reporting & journalism: no conclusions are ever reached anymore, just maybes…

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