Certain people prefer to prank call Woz
Leander Kahney has some odds and ends at his Cult of Mac blog, stuff that didn't make it into his column. There's the usual hardware debate, you know, the philosophical differences between Woz's hardware beliefs and Jobs' hardware demands. But there at the end, there's something totally different: a little story about Woz that is just wonderful. It turns the tables on a jokester like Woz in a most unexpected way, and is terrific writing in itself (by Gary Wolf actually).
My wife hates for me to read things to her, but this had her spellbound. So here's my recommendation: when you need to tell a funny story, use this one. But don't bungle the ending! It's the best part, and no way I'm telling you what segment of our population tended to prank call him a few years ago... You'll just have to read it for yourself.
