Privacy And Why It Really Matters United States President Barack Obama is tragically mistaken with his “we need to find a balance between security and privacy” rhetoric. Let me quote Benjamin Franklin who makes my point more eloquently than I ever could: “they who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety,…
The Inequality We Don’t Talk About Upper-middle-class two-parent families can invest far more time and resources in their children than lower-middle-class single mothers can, no matter how good their intentions. But the impact of family structure on children goes far beyond money. Kids from lone-parent families do worse on many measures. And the marriage gap…
Microsoft Enlists Pawn Stars to Mock Google Chromebook Microsoft’s anti-Google Scroogled campaign is showing no signs of slowing down. Its latest target is Google’s Chromebook. Microsoft has enlisted the stars of the successful reality TV series Pawn Stars to lampoon what it wants you to perceive as the Chromebook’s limitations (“It’s not a real laptop!”). Oh Microsoft. You and your “Scroogled”…
Why Apple Bought PrimeSense Very obviously, Apple has plans to for a stronger living room presence itself, with its plans for an Apple TV. Picture a device that watches you as you watch it. It can see how your heart throbs when certain shows or celebrities or sporting events go on the air. Based on…
What can I say? Fantastic! Here’s to 50 brilliant, crazy, happy, sad and fun years in the making. My dad tells me stories about how he watched Doctor Who when he was a kid and then saw he pick it up in 2005. The longest running sci-fi television show turns 50 years old today. And…
Jony Ive and Marc Newson Interviewed by Charlie Rose on CBS Tesla’s Elon Musk is Fortune Businessman of the Year In the magazine’s cover story, author Chris Anderson compares Musk with the late Apple founder Steve Jobs, in part for his persuasiveness. Here are a few excerpts from Fortune: Anderson writes: “Jobs’ reputation for ‘reality distortion’…
