The basic question is not whether we think Julian Assange is a terrorist or a hero. The basic question certainly is not whether we think exposing the chatter of the diplomatic corps helps or hinders their efforts, and whether this is a good or bad thing. To continue to focus
Frank Chimero just wants some better soup: Since they’re making less money now because they’re selling less soup, just to be safe, they’d better cut some costs. So, best to lay off part of the kitchen staff. But keep around the waiters to see if they can
David Leonhardt (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/28/magazine/28China-t.html?ref=weekinreview&pagewanted=all): To continue growing rapidly, China needs to make the next transition, from sweatshop economy to innovation economy. This transition is the one that has often proved difficult elsewhere. Once a country has
John Gruber: I’ve complained, numerous times, about the “how many total apps are in your store?” metric — the idea that Apple is “winning” because there are more iOS apps than there are apps for any other mobile platform. If quantity of app titles were all that mattered, we’d
The President’s deficit commission hasn’t released its report yet, but the co-chairs—Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson—have released their own proposal for how to get our deficit and debt under control over the long-term, while also making us more competitive globally. The plan would reduce
Danny Sullivan just got a Google TV device and posted his impressions after the first day. Overall: not so good.
“Back to the Mac” turned out to mean something a little different than we all figured: Jobs said that they are bringing advances made in iOS and mobile devices to the Mac. Apple showed off a few big examples of this cross-pollination yesterday, including the Mac App Store, Launchpad
Fraser Speirs, commenting on his school’s use of iPads: Frank appended a “(yuk)” to the last idea of authenticity but I think there is a point to be made here. I personally believe that pupils – particularly early secondary pupils – crave relevance and authenticity in their learning. I can teach
The most interesting moment in Apple’s earnings call today was when an analyst asked Steve Jobs what Apple will do if the market shifts to lower price points for smartphones. Andy Parkinson has a transcript: Analyst: So if the market starts to move toward lower-functionality smartphones and dramatically
Dorin Levin: Cars that don’t need drivers also may not need private owners – since they could be summoned remotely and returned once their journey is complete. Why take on a lease if you can purchase a subscription to a car instead? Smart point. Levin is referencing Google’s experiment
Too little education spending isn’t the problem: Cato has another chart showing the percent change in public school employment versus enrollment.
Gourmet Live for iPad is the first magazine actually designed for the iPad, rather than adapted to it: You open the app and get a nice cover that fades into a set of stories, and then you tap on the stories to start reading. On some stories, when you finish