Brutish Short

  • In Defense Of Anything But MP3 Players And Marshall McLuhan

    _By Tom O'Hare / "Brutish &Short":http://brutishandshort.com/_ I bought my iPod in January 2010. For what it's worth, It was my first mp3 player, so interpret that how you will, or take it as a disclaimer. Nonetheless, I’d decided I should have one...

  • Keeping Tabs on eReaders

    Like many people these days ("these days" being any day after November 19, 2007), I own a Kindle. And while I'm definitely a fan, like any self-respecting Kindle owner, I also wish it were an iPad--not because iPads do what the Kindle does only better...

  • Write 500 Words About Nothing, Use the Words "Apple" and "iPhone," Get One Million Views

    "A recent article":http://articles.cnn.com/2011-04-28/tech/iphone.6.rumors_1_iphone-android-phones-apple-insider?_s=PM:TECH by CNN Tech blogger John Sutter makes the claim that, despite Apple's recent release of a white iPhone 4 (and kudos to Apple, by...

  • Taking A Break From Portal 2 To Talk About Portal 2

    I finally got a chance to plunge into the game in a serious way, but I’m stuck on the goddamn moondust-gel level and very frustrated, so I’m taking a break to write this. It’s been a pretty great experience. They’ve unfolded the universe both in...