Joseph R. Jones

Politics, economics, and other mental flotsam from the mind of JRJ

Adobe PM, former Microsoftie, recovered serial entrepreneur, Geek. Posts are my views, do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer.

I'm still transitioning content from the old site, go there for older posts.

What Guy Kawasaki learned from Steve Jobs

It's always amazed me that more companies don't follow Apple's path of eschewing market research. Of course, it helps if the guy steering the ship has exceptional taste and judgement. More...

Solid State Drives cannot be securely erased? Who Cares?

It's nearly impossible to securely erase a Solid-State Drive. My question is this: Who cares? If you need to perform a secure erase then you're doing it wrong. More...

WikiLeaks, Assange, and Manning - a Nuanced View

I've had a lot of discussions--both online and off-- about WikiLeaks and Bradley Manning. My opinion on the subject is somewhat nuanced: WikiLeaks is generally a positive force for transparency and accountability, but Manning committed a crime. Contrary to popular belief, these are NOT mutually exclusive views. More...

@JRJ's Top 10 Twitter Jokes About the Financial Crisis...

From the early days of the financial crisis of 2008: A little levity in honor of a crazy market: I share my 10 favorite twitter comments I've made about the economy over the last few months. More...


Apple - Apple Events - Apple Special Event October 2011

Watching the video of this morning's announcements by apple. (I had a more important keynote to watch this morning at 10am.) :) The Siri stuff is looking pretty sweet-- I've played with the previous version, but having it integrated at the OS level is a game changer. Can't wait to see Google respond to this-- having indexed the sum total of human knowledge has to provide some competitive advantage in this kind of functionality. If my phone weren't mangled I wouldn't update to the 4S, but I probably will because my camera is broken and the screen is all scratched up.

Watch the streaming video from today's special event.


I heard some folks were disappointed there was no iPhone 5, but the new things they announced sounds cool. btw - i think we all just assume you would get the new version of the phone :)
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