Category Archives: Technology and Society

Business, Economics, Political Commentary, Social Commentary, Technology and Society

In Praise Of Entrepreneurs

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Over at Pajamas Media, I have some thoughts this morning on Steve Jobs and people who really change the world.

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The business of Apple was business, not politics.

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Did Jobs die from quackery?

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Here’s the WSJ obit.

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More thoughts from Lileks.

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Michael Malone remembers Steve Jobs.

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How his philosophy changed technology.

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The Onion says we’re doomed.

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Rob Long: The right kind of tyrant.

Administrative, Technology and Society

Linux Bleg

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Nautilus seems to be broken in my installation of Fedora 14. I try to launch it, and it appears in the task bar momentarily and then disappears. Anyone have any suggestions?

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I’ve already uninstalled/reinstalled, in case anyone was going to suggest that.

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Don’t know why, but now it’s working. Go figure.

Business, Economics, Media Criticism, Political Commentary, Science And Society, Technology and Society

The Smart

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…and the dumb:

The president’s reaction? “He turned to me and said, ‘Oil and gas will be important for the next few years. But we need to go on to green and alternative energy. [Energy] Secretary [Steven] Chu has assured me that within five years, we can have a battery developed that will make a car with the equivalent of 130 miles per gallon.’” Mr. Hamm holds his head in his hands and says, “Even if you believed that, why would you want to stop oil and gas development? It was pretty disappointing.”

I guess I’d be disappointed, if I had had any expectations of brilliance on his part. But I never had any reason to, other than the bien pensant telling me I should.