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August 02, 2005
Pathetic
From Minor Tweaks:
See, I was listening to a podcast. Pretty cool, huh? And not only that, I was listening to a podcast of an interview with a blogger.
Yes, that’s very interesting. What else did you think about while walking the dog? Oh please tell us. We’re just dying to know.
This entry is typical of the sort of ridiculous navel-gazing we have all come to expect from Minor Tweaks. If he’s not writing from his dog’s point of view then he’s asking himself questions or chatting with robots. Or, even worse, he’s sending inane e-mails to various companies. Unfortunately the Internet allows even those with the most rudimentary computer skills to disseminate their every passing idea, no matter how incipient or ill-conceived. What’s more, it even allows him to pretend to criticize his own postings in a later posting (my, how wonderfully meta of you!) and thereby insulate himself from any real and well-deserved criticism. Yes, you’re so very clever. We’re all impressed. Now go away. *
* In response to concerns expressed by some readers, Minor Tweaks would like to assure all of you -- all three of you (Hi Mom!) -- that we're just kidding. In fact, Minor Tweaks is pretty awesome. **
** Also, pretending to criticize the blog provides a lazy way of linking to previous content. ***
*** Perhaps each post should have a bunch of footnotes. It's kind of fun. We see why David Foster Wallace gets carried away. ****
**** Although, there does come a point when it gets to be annoying. *****
***** We have now arrived at that point.
Posted by teb at August 2, 2005 10:32 AM