Seen here believing he can fly, famed astrophysicist Stephen Hawking is seeking a new graduate assistant and, obviously, I’m the man-child for the job. “ZIP ZAP, NOT THE STAIRS GW!” Oh relaaaaaaax Steve, I’ll just tilt your chair back and we’ll bounce right down. The original purpose of this position was ‘to aid Professor Hawking in those areas which he has difficulty due to his disability’. The job has since expanded and now includes: Managing Professor Hawking’s national and international travel. Preparation of lecture graphics and public speaking Dealing with the media and press Development of Professor Hawking’s computer systems Maintenance of computer and medical equipment Answering inquiries from the public and maintaining the website Departmental and administrative roles Not gonna lie, that sounds like a lot more responsibility and a lot less fun that I had anticipated. How much to just carry him around on my back like Yoda? Official Job Posting Thanks to Alex T, who claims he’s already got the job in the bag. Let me see that. HA! These are groceries, Alex.

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From the Wall Street Journal: Steve Jobs, who has been on medical leave from Apple Inc. since January to treat an undisclosed medical condition, received a liver transplant in Tennessee about two months ago. The chief executive has been recovering well and is expected to return to work on schedule later this month, though he may work part-time initially. Jobs Had Liver Transplant [WSJ]

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The excellent conservative writer George Will has an amusing, if very old-mannish rant up about denim, which to him is an emblem of America’s disordered national psyche. There’s a great bit in the middle, echoing a line from a Daniel Akst piece from the WSJ: Long ago, when James Dean and Marlon Brando wore it, denim was, Akst says, “a symbol of youthful defiance.” Today, Silicon Valley billionaires are rebels without causes beyond poses, wearing jeans when introducing new products. Akst’s summa contra denim is grand as far as it goes, but it only scratches the surface of this blight on Americans’ surfaces. Denim is the infantile uniform of a nation in which entertainment frequently features childlike adults… There’s a good response from Bleat. Yes, it’s really Akst’s thought with the dial up to 11. But there is no picture of Akst in a bow tie that you just know is being worn with a matching elastic belt.

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George Will: Steve Jobs is an infantile poser