Posted by Jason Kottke on under cormac mccarthy, santa fe institute, th interview, vacati, sitting in a room, blank paper, perfect day, wsj, waste of time, desire, heaven, fellow, gold | 
The WSJ has a conversation with Cormac McCarthy.
Your future gets shorter and you recognize that. In recent years, I have had no desire to do anything but work and be with [my son] John. I hear people talking about going on a vacation or something and I think, what is that about? I have no desire to go on a trip. My perfect day is sitting in a room with some blank paper. That's heaven. That's gold and anything else is just a waste of time.
Before reading this interview, I didn't know much about McCarthy -- he's a fellow at the Santa Fe Institute? -- but now I think I need to read The Road. (via df)
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Posted by on under fake steve jobs, extreme secrecy, ipads, mark potts, ipad, pr tactics, th interview, conflicts of interest, power balance, leakers, cnn, steve jobs, reliable sources, directi, lys, newsweek, breakers, embargo, hammer, apple |
It's no secret that there weren't many
iPads given out
ahead of time. Apple is, of course, notorious for their extreme secrecy and the hammer that inevitably comes down on leakers and embargo breakers. They have the press in the hollow of their hand, with the iPad more than ever. Time and Newsweek are competing for who gets the best coverage of the device both establishments hope will revitalize their industry. The power balance is tipped unusually far in Apple's direction, and while you can't blame them for whipping the world into a iFroth over their new product, you can certainly be annoyed that you don't get to do your job and write about it, as has been the case with many tech journalists. Daniel Lyons, AKA
Fake Steve Jobs, makes a living (or at least a hobby) of reporting and lampooning Apple news. Unfortunately, his controversial status meant that his employer, Newsweek, got pretty much left out of the iPad party. Lyons and
Recovering Journalist blogger Mark Potts weigh in on Apple's tactics and the politics of tech journalism in this interview on CNN's
Reliable Sources.
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