Essays

Polls, Statistics, and Lies - 18 January 2004 - "The next time you run across a poll or statistic, take a moment to question it, question the organization presenting it, question how it was measured. After all, 85% of statistics are made up."

Don't Ask - 23 September 2001 - "Please don't support ask.com with your business/viewership and avoid other companies whose tactics you find disturbing."

What Windows XP means to Java - 25 August 2001 - "Java seems well positioned to weather this latest MicroShaft(tm), mostly because of its J2ME strategy."

When advertising trumps technology - 24 August 2001 - "And we're stuck with commercials staring the Blue Man Group or guys in radiation suits."