Facebook is a passive-aggressive control freak
Of course, this isn’t the first time a big internet company has tried to enforce Jewish holiday uniformity…
Google’s War on ‘Chanuka’
For those of you unimpressed by Google’s ’Let it snow‘ Easter Egg: good. As you can see, WordPress got there first by a solid two and a half weeks. Those aware of said Easter Egg may or may not be surprised to learn that – unlike Apple – Google is not interested in taking a position in … Read more
Apple fires volley in War on behalf of Christmas
Apple released a new ad this morning starring Santa. It’s pretty cute, but for a company that takes pride in getting every last detail right, it contains one pretty questionable claim – and I’m not talking about the existence of Santa: Either Apple is planning to do a lot of proselytizing over the next week, or … Read more
Official apology to Jon Stewart
Welcome to December. While many people may be preparing for our upcoming celebration of the Miracle of Chanuka (or Christmas, if that happens to be your thing), I would like to draw your attention for a moment to the Miracle of Purim. Specifically, to the events that transpired on this past Wednesday’s episode of The … Read more
