Linked List: July 10, 2011

Sunday, 10 July 2011

This Is What Derek Jeter Did Yesterday ★

Yours truly, on American McCarver:

He had faced a moment of intense pressure, an opportunity for historic heroics, and came through in the most perfect conceivable way. He thanked the crowd. He acknowledged David Price with a respectful gesture. (No pitcher wants to be the answer to this sort of future trivia question.) He pointed to his parents and girlfriend in the stands. He exalted in the moment.

The game went on.

See also: Jason Snell’s piece on the terrific come from behind American victory over Brazil in the Women’s World Cup today.

Fortune Examines IDC’s Pessimistic Tablet Sale Numbers ★

Philip Elmer-DeWitt:

Then I took a second look at IDC’s report. What I missed the first time — and what these reporters failed to take into account — is that IDC was talking about Q1 2011, which runs from January to March, not Q2 2011, which ran from April to June.

Of course tablet sales dipped after the October-to-December holiday quarter. We knew that months ago. This is news?

Jackass of the Week: Daniel Bailey ★

You’ll have a hard time finding an article more wrong — factually and strategically — than this one.

Bond 23 Casting News ★

Nice choice for Moneypenny.

NYT Curbs David Pogue’s P.R. Appearances ★

I was not aware that Pogue is a freelancer, not a full-time staff member.