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...


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DeLorean Goes Electric

Tempting. I bet Dan Rosenstein is seriously considering one.

"Back to the Future," the movie to most prominently feature John DeLorean’s gull-winged icon of 1980s cool, ends with the future version of the DeLorean time machine running on household garbage. Well, folks, the future is now, and the new DeLorean doesn’t need gas or rubbish. The DMCEV, which will ...


Shared 10/20/2011 at 04:53 PM via Facebook
I am considering making the conversion!
posted by Dan Rosenstein on 10/20/2011 via Facebook
Sweet… so a kit will be available for existing DeLoreans? 90K is a bit steep, but if you could buy an existing one with a bum motor for under 30 and covert for 20 it would be a pretty good deal.
posted by Joseph R. Jones on 10/20/2011 via Facebook
I thought I could just use 1.21 Jigawats DC
posted by Dan Rosenstein on 10/21/2011 via Facebook
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