Aside from the importance of the topic, I despise writers who invent things or rearrange timelines and characters and then say they did it to make a better story. If you're a good writer, you can tell a good story with the facts. If telling the truth is too difficult for you, write fiction and identify it as such.

And it pisses me off too because I think it's a topic that deserves serious journalistic inquiry, and this mess could just make it that much easier to dismiss any further reporting on problems with Apple's (or other companies') manufacturing practices abroad.

God, I hope not -- the one thing that should be clear is that all of the bad stuff happened, just not to people that Mike Daisey met. I mean, Marketplace and the New York Times each have actual reporting on this stuff, from the underage workers to the Hexane and whatever else.

I despise writers who invent things or rearrange timelines and characters and then say they did it to make a better story.

Sedaris does it too: [link]

I never thought his shit was true though.

Okay, yet another interview/resume question: Pete thinks I should just put my resume on the iPad and take that with me, instead of paper copies. I feel that having dead tree copies to hand to people is a better idea, because the "Here, look at it on my iPad" approach feels ... pretentious? Like I'm trying too hard? Something like that. Am I being ridiculous, or is Pete used to thinking in terms of showing someone an art portfolio?

or is Pete used to thinking in terms of showing someone an art portfolio?

This, I think. I would find that odd.

I feel that having dead tree copies to hand to people is a better idea,

It is. Because while your resume will have been distributed to all the people interviewing you, they may not have printed it off the email or misplaced it and they'll probably want it in front of them as they interview you.

So, having a paper copy just means you're prepared for all eventualities, which is a positive. And if nobody needs it, then it's not an issue.

I always bring hard copies of my resume to job interviews. Always.

Yes, always. Interviewers can't take notes about you on *your* iPad. I don't know that it's pretentious as much as just impractical.

Interviewers can't take notes about you on *your* iPad.

Thank you! That's the thing I was trying to articulate.

Anyway, Pete has gone off to Kinko's to get copies of my resume, and then to go grocery shopping. Since both of those errands are near Cupcake Royale and the GF cupcakes, I am hoping he decides to swing by there.