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The Twitterati Attract Another Stalker

Owen Thomas — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:32:50 EDT

Looks like we have some competition for tracking the media elite's bleat-replete tweets! Our competitive edge: We bring you the very worst of the Twitterati. Today's targets:

Guardian writer Bobbie Johnson sought proof his employer deserved worship.

ABC newslunk Jake Tapper never thought he'd be on a copter.

Chicago Tribune twitter newbie Stacy St. Clair objected to the belittling of fictional furry creatures.

TechCrunch editor Erick Schonfeld tried to unload Brooklyn real estate.

Forbes writer Brian Caulfield delivered a veiled threat to his gadget collection.

Did you witness the media elite tweet something indiscreet? Please email us your favorite tweets — or send us more Twitter usernames.

Mystery Apple boxes overflow at Quanta shipping facility

Jackson West — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:00:00 EDT

The shipments of whatever Apple intends to unleash on the world June 9 continue unabated. Electronic device manufacturer Quanta, which builds products such as the Apple iMac, has had pallet after pallet of shipments arriving from Taiwan, only to be shuttled onto FedEx and other ground carrier trucks for destinations unknown — at the rate of three or more every twenty minutes. Forbes reporter Brian Caulfield was on the scene yesterday, and says that stacks and stacks of boxes were overflowing into the parking lot.

They've got boxes overflowing into the parking lot. Some of them are iMacs, plainly marked. Many, many more boxes are totally unmarked. For all i know they're power cords, but why the f*** would they be working into the evening loading hundreds of boxes of power cords into FedEx freight trucks?

Forbes has a created a slide show, with additional details from Caulfield, for you Apple fanboys to study for further clues. (Photo by Forbes/Brian Caulfield)

The quiet killer

Owen Thomas — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 17:49:05 EST

Forbes.com's Brian Caulfield has scored the magazine's latest cover story, a profile of graphics chipmaker Nvidia. Quite a coup, especially for a writer whose personal manner is so unassuming. But we wonder if some repressed aspects of his personality are starting to come out in recent headlines.