Erik Sherman
- Bio
- I am an independent writer, author, playwright, photographer, and artist in western Massachusetts. Yup, the collection is actually my day job.
MY RECENT POSTS
- The New Poling Place Lament:
Oh, No! Not a CEO!
June 09, 2010 06:57AM - Robert Reich: Wrong on Apple,
Wrong on the FTC
May 07, 2010 11:37AM - Apple iPhone Turns Steve Jobs
into Big Brother
April 15, 2010 06:45PM - Reporters: It Could Be Worse,
But Not Much
January 07, 2010 05:50PM - Thomas Friedman and the DIY
Economy
December 14, 2009 03:50AM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “I wonder if she ever
regretted her decision. So
many actors
get what they
think i…”
January 19, 2012 02:35PM - “Cafeteria Jesus wanted
to make sure that you ate all
the
creamed spinach, even
th…”
November 30, 2011 07:02AM - “"going all the way back
to High School (that's a long
time...
HI
LINNNNN!)&q…”
November 07, 2011 04:07PM - “Your life is a magnet
for the unusual. Klaatu
barada
nikto.”
October 30, 2011 08:57AM - “Spiders, Jonny Quest,
and a first comment all at the
same
time. I'm in arachnid
h…”
August 10, 2011 03:50PM
Erik Sherman's Links
The New Poling Place Lament: Oh, No! Not a CEO!
(This is an abbreviated version of a post I have on BNET. I've included a link at the end if you'd like to see the whole thing, including an analysis of both Meg Whitman's and Carly Fiorina's business records.)
Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman and one-time HP head Carly Fiorina won… Read full post »
Robert Reich: Wrong on Apple, Wrong on the FTC
In a recent Huffington Post opinion
piece, called
Absurd Double Standards: FTC Threatens Apple for Economic Abuse
While Ignoring Wall Street, former Labor Secretary
Robert Reich bashes banks and indulges in a mash
note to Steve Jobs and Apple
(AAPL). Too bad he failed to make… Read full post »
Apple iPhone Turns Steve Jobs into Big Brother
The aroma of censorship has wafted from Apple headquarters in Cupertino for some time. The company's equivalent of the Catholic Church's National League of Decency ensures that no stray content worry or upset any iPhone or iPad user. No swear words. No bikinis (unless you happen to be Sports Illustra… Read full post »
Reporters: It Could Be Worse, But Not Much
Earlier this week, the Wall Street Journal listed the best and worst jobs of 2010 by occupation, based on environment, income, employment outlook, physical demands, and stress. For those in the media -- newspaper reporters, specifically -- there's good news and bad news. Those with weak stomachs may… Read full post »
Recently in the New York Time, columnist Tom Friedman declared the Do-It-Yourself Economy. In this new vision of his, which sounds suspiciously like the floating of another book title, we're all buffeted by the meeting of the Great Recession—those without Mr. Friedman's independent wealth proba… Read full post »
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