I wish this book sells

The book in question is "iCon Steve Jobs: The Greatest Second Act in the History of Business," written by Jeffrey S. Young and William L. Simon, and published by John Wiley & Sons, publisher of many technology books.

Why? According to various news sources, John Wiley & Sons said Apple Computer has removed all its books from Apple stores in retaliation for this upcoming biography.

If you still think Apple is the angelic company (as opposed to the evil M$), think again. I'm surprised so few gadget/tech blogs cover this story.

I have a conspiracy theory though: Mr. Jobs is actually more forgiving than you think. He just wants more buzz around this book so that it will sell!

What do you think? >:)

Blessing in disguise?

My buddy started working for this company this Monday and was let go on Friday. According to the company, it is due to mismatch between his technical skill and what the position required.

This is something you find out DURING THE INTERVIEWING process! What a smart hiring manager!

I'd rather see my friend not working for a company like this anyway. Job seekers please learn from his experience.

So sue me, Gator (oops, I should say Claria)

Biased too

Check out this title from AP: China Accuses Japan of Distorting History

Anyone would logically think that the article itself must give more details on the accusations, i.e., how and why Chinese think those Japanese history books are distorted.

Wrong!

The article is about how Chinese government have distorted their own history book. While that could be true, I don't see the connection with the title.

Talk about bias, history books probably don't come close to news media.

Lies My Teacher Told Me

That's actually the title of a book I have been spending my late-night hours reading. The secondary title is "Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong" Fortunately I haven't read that much American History textbook (only 2 during the sophomore year!)

I guess the criticism about history books being biased is nothing new. Otherwise we won't have this old saying: "victors wrote the history. Losers don't" The irony is that I picked up this book right when the Japanese government's selection of distorted history textbook is causing a lot of controversy.

You may say the critics are biased too. In any case, this is something we all should know and is always true: there are many sides to every story. Don't make up your mind just because you've heard one side of it.