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A breakdown of my inbox after having my first major tech piece in the NYT:

• “You, sir, are an idiot.” - 2.
• “OMG you mentioned my company! BFF!” - 2.
• “I’m a freelance writer who just happened to think of you today and oh say, what’s your Times editor’s email?” - 2.
• “I know I haven’t talked to you in years, but I’m one of those blue-state middlebrows who thinks the New York Times is the most important publication on Earth — well, that and NPR, which is all I let my kids listen to — and anyway I always knew you were a great writer and now that you’re in Circuits I guess I can admit to knowing you. So I take it you’re no longer a Republican?” - 3, amazingly. I haven’t been so cruelly happy since Berkeley prof Brad DeLong called me a “wingnut” in 2004, apparently for not pulling the lever hard enough when I voted for Kerry. But I digress.
• “Please write the exact same story again, except with me / my client in it.” - 17. I understand. PR people gotta eat, too.
• “God you’re sexy. Brad Stone, too. Is he taken?” - 1. I have no idea. Brad?

Source:Valleywag

Looking to add some panache to your stylin’ little startup’s holiday party? The Gale Bradley Singers will show up in full Dickensian dress to sing four-part carols for an hour ($450) or two ($600). Or you can make like Google and order custom handmade chocolates with your company logo from Charles Chocolates in Emeryville (I recommend the fruit pates, too.) This being Web 2.0, even the box is edible. Next up: I’m making a map of where to get your gifts professionally wrapped in case you’re a klutz like me. Bay Area wrapping tips to paul@valleywag.com.

Source:Valleywag
Today’s most popular headlines are Writers’ strike hurting, not helping CollegeHumor (1,159 views today), Chris Sacca’s failed career at Google (1,100) and Chris Sacca leaves Google, continues do-nothing plan (812). Today’s most discussed stories are Calacanis’s grumpy day in Paris (10 comments), Digg celebrates UPS’s polluting trucks as green (7) and Zach Klein not the man for the MySpace redesign (7).

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