Comments On: Smart and Annoying, With Cory Doctorow by Paul Constant http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2008/11/25/smart_and_annoying_with_cory Comments On: Smart and Annoying, With Cory Doctorow by Paul Constant en-us Copyright 2009 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0800 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:15:00 -0800 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss <![CDATA[Re: Smart and Annoying, With Cory Doctorow]]>
"I hate Cory Doctorow. Not because I hate his writing, although I probably do, I’ve never actually read it. Not because he is an arrogant little shit, although he probably is, I wouldn’t know. Not even because he has an annoying voice or a punchable face, although he probably has both of these, not like I know.

No, the reason I hate Cory Doctorow is simply because of his name. Anyone called “Cory Doctorow” must be an insufferable little shit. I don’t even need to know anything about the guy to know this."
Posted by DaveFromThePub]]> Tue, 03 Feb 2009 23:20:38 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: Smart and Annoying, With Cory Doctorow]]> #12 Ditto

Cheers. Baz
Posted by bazza]]> Sat, 06 Dec 2008 14:00:30 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: Smart and Annoying, With Cory Doctorow]]>
I hate Cory Doctorow.
Posted by Dan]]> Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:22:08 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: Smart and Annoying, With Cory Doctorow]]> Whuffie. Good word, too; nothing like it in real speech.
Posted by Glenn Fleishman]]> Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:23:45 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: Smart and Annoying, With Cory Doctorow]]> Posted by Dougsf]]> Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:43:52 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: Smart and Annoying, With Cory Doctorow]]> Posted by elswinger]]> Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:12:51 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: Smart and Annoying, With Cory Doctorow]]>
...and if you're still trying to impress people with the fact that you've read THE ANARCHIST COOKBOOK when you're 36, then you're Cory Doctorow.
Posted by Jay Andrew Allen]]> Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:06:01 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: Smart and Annoying, With Cory Doctorow]]> Posted by F]]> Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:04:46 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: Smart and Annoying, With Cory Doctorow]]>
Usually misattributed to Churchill

* According to research by Mark T. Shirey, citing Nice Guys Finish Seventh: False Phrases, Spurious Sayings, and Familiar Misquotations by Ralph Keyes, 1992, this quote was first uttered by mid-nineteenth century historian and statesman François Guizot when he observed, Not to be a republican at 20 is proof of want of heart; to be one at 30 is proof of want of head. This quote has been attributed variously to George Bernard Shaw, Benjamin Disraeli, Otto von Bismarck, and others.
Posted by F]]> Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:02:32 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: Smart and Annoying, With Cory Doctorow]]> Posted by Dougsf]]> Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:47:48 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: Smart and Annoying, With Cory Doctorow]]>
That's where thinking about the future and influencing the future converge.

Posted by N]]> Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:43:54 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: Smart and Annoying, With Cory Doctorow]]> Posted by kid icarus]]> Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:39:31 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: Smart and Annoying, With Cory Doctorow]]>
I find his comment about the interaction between tech and society funny given that he seems to be utterly incapable of writing an actual character. He's quite good with his mannequins, but that shouldn't count.
Posted by Chris B]]> Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:31:17 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: Smart and Annoying, With Cory Doctorow]]> Posted by elswinger]]> Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:25:54 -0800 The Stranger