Phil is great. (Score 1)

Greenspun is great. I always seem to find new insight in his book (it's a favorite at the Web company I work at) and his site at www.photo.net/philg/ is also extremely useful. His acerbic wit & no-BS philosophy is much appreciated.

Check out his "Travels with Samantha" and its followups for an example of his non-tech writing, too. I read the entire text online, which is really saying something.