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Steven Colbert on the iPhone

by Erica Sadun (RSS feed) on Jan 12th, 2007


Did the iPhone earn a tip of the hat? No, my friends, it earned a wag of the finger. In fact, in this (NSFW) Colbert Report segment, both Apple and the iPhone earn the rare (and feared) double-finger-wag from a critical Colbert. Dropping "computer" from your name, he lectures, does not make you cool. And integrating too many features into a single, easy-to-use platform takes away from the basic rule of life: Whoever dies with the most toys wins. The Apple part starts about a third of the way in, after a cute segment on CES.

Tags: Colbert, Colbert Report, ColbertReport

Filed under: Humor, Cult of Mac, The Woz

The many sides of Steve Wozniak

by Laurie A. Duncan (RSS feed) on Oct 6th, 2006

We all know this Woz quite well...



The prankster who still laughs at fart jokes and plays Segway Polo. The guy who admitted, in the email accompanying the above picture, which was taken backstage before his recent appearance on The Colbert Report by the friend of an acquaintance of mine: I suggested that one of us should do rabbit ears and Colbert declined so I did it. That part may make it less funny but it's true. I also left a sticker in the green room bathroom that is in OSHA style and colors with a picture of a butt with a poof coming out, and the words "Let's keep the air fresh." I hope it's still there.

But then there's the sensitive and impressively humble Woz. The Woz who responds to an insulting and juvenile question like this one, from Ask MetaFilter, with a disarming and brutally honest answer like this: "...I don't mind if people don't like me as long as it's for things I am. There's plenty to find there. I do try to remain the person I would have wanted to become, from when I was 10 and when I was 20. Even after something like Apple I managed to remain close to the same person, doing things I would have done had Apple never come about, like getting my degree and teaching and much more." [read the entire thing for proper context, it's short]

Steve Wozniak is a class act. 'Nuff said.

Thanks to phi for the Ask MeFi link.

Tags: ask mefi, AskMefi, colbert report, ColbertReport, mefi, metafilter, stephen colbert, StephenColbert, steve wozniak, SteveWozniak, woz

Filed under: Video, Odds and ends, The Woz

The Woz on tonight's Colbert Report

by Scott McNulty (RSS feed) on Sep 28th, 2006

That's right, heroes, Steve Wozniak is going head to head with Stephen Colbert on tonight's Colbert Report. Will Stephen nail the Woz? Will the Woz talk about his book (I bet he will).

Anyway, tune in to find out.

Tags: colbert report, ColbertReport, steve wozniak, SteveWozniak

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