Nxxx pointed out this post in comments last night. It’s called “Apple’s cash hoard: Begging for a ‘windfall tax’?”

Have we ever talked about Matt Asay before? I’d go look, but it isn’t worth it.

I read the whole article. Why? Because I can, that’s why. Nxxx is right. It did make my blood boil for a minute. Then I read it again. The money quote is:

Matt says “Today we give Apple a pass on its iTunes/iPod lock-in…”

There is no such thing as an iTunes/iPod lock-in. Never has been. It’s a myth perpetuated by people like Matt Asay. People with no more brains than you’d expect to find in cold tuna casserole.

After carefully reassessing the meaning of the article, the thing that pisses me off is that Matt Asay is probably being paid for his comments. The entire remainder of the post is childish crap that means absolutely nothing. He attempts to establish credibility by restating a myth that a lot of stupid people believe.

Then he claims to be an Apple fan. I don’t believe him.

Clown.

I flamed him. I had to.

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A horrible thing happened today. We bought an entire keg of IPA from my favorite local microbrew for the wedding reception. There were a number of invitees who did not attend. Those that did attend didn’t drink much. As a result, I have somewhere between ten and twelve gallons of very good beer in my garage. I won’t be able to drink very much of it before it becomes stale. Not that I won’t courageously give my best effort, but that’s a lot of beer.

I may have to call friends over to help me with it. If you’re in the Tri-Cities, WA area, and you’d like to sacrifice a day this weekend, send your phone number in the Contact link at the top of the page. It’s Ice Harbor IPA. I’m frightened Auntie Em.

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The Olympics are on television. I don’t care. Do you think that’s a bad attitude?

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Late update: I knew I recognized that name. Matt Asay was the subject of this post, a few days ago. His blog on CNet, The Open Road, has the motto: “The business and politics of open source tech.” That explains everything. He’s a freetard, first of all. Secondly if you re-read the motto you’ll note the absence of the word “facts.” And, of course that’s reflected in his mindless babbling.