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The increasingly inaccurately-named blog of journalist and futurist Chris Taylor. Either the most sporadically brilliant amateur blog, the most brilliantly amateur sporadic blog, or the most amateur sporadic brilliance on the Web since 2001.
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Who are you?
I'm the newly-appointed Future editor at Business 2.0 and the former San Francisco correspondent for Time Magazine.
Wow, so does this mean everything you write reflects Time Inc's opinion? Or do you perhaps have some sort of standard disclaimer to the effect that it doesn't?
Naturally, the opinions contained in this blog are not those of my employers. In fact, some opinions may be the polar opposite of my employers. Some may be the same, for all I know. Hey, it's not like I ask my employers their opinions about everything in the news, okay? Let's just say that if this were a Venn diagram with one circle marked "my opinions" and the other one marked "my employers' opinions", there would doubtless be some overlap. But neither I nor my employers are able to pinpoint exactly where that overlap is.
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An experiment for a column I wrote about blogging back in December 2001. All these years later, I haven't been able to kick the habit.
Do you write any other blogs, by chance? Could that have something to do with the fact that Daily Blah isn't always Daily?
Yes -- the Future Boy blog for Business 2.0. And yes. If you want true, editorially-mandated daily coverage from me, that's probably the best place to look.
Mister, you talk funny. Are you one of them furrners?
Why yes I am, as it happens. I was born, raised and educated in Great Britain. I've been living in the U.S. since 1996 and identify as British.
I say, old chap, you forgot the "u" in "colour."
No I didn't. I may identify as British, but I am also an American journalist writing for an American audience about mostly American issues. These two different sides of me are a constant source of tension. Nevertheless, Daily Blah will adhere to American English grammar and spelling.
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Daily Blah for... Friday, September 03, 2004
The Absence of Jobs, and Mini-Jobs
As much as I've enjoyed covering the iMac G5 launch this week -- went down to Apple yesterday for some hands-on time with the new machine -- I miss my Jobs time. Not that it's particularly enjoyable (you go into the room, you try to have a conversation, he stares your questions down then gives the answers he wants to give; you, it is clear, are merely a conduit for his genius). It's just something I've grown familiar and comfortable with; seeing a cool new Apple computer without a guy in black turtleneck, jeans and salt-and-pepper beard standing next to it is wrong, like a missing limb. The Apple flaks told me their fearless leader is out of the hospital now, convalescing from his cancer surgery at home, fully intending to return to work later in the month. I imagine they're having to chain him to the bed right now.
In the meantime, a kind of G.I. Jobs doll called the mini iLeader has rushed in to fill the vacuum, according to Wired News. This 12-in. action figure has been photographed around the world, garden-gnome style. Unfortunately, Apple has yet to officially endorse the mini-Jobs. Which is a great shame -- what better photo-op could the new computer have than the little guy standing next to it? His big brother is very into minimalism, after all.
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