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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Status Update...

Steve Jobs' death is a huge loss the entire industry-- his vision and even the reality distortion field will be missed. Now I'm off to go figure out how we can use this to blame Obama for losing even more Jobs. (Bad joke... too soon?)



Posted 10/05/2011 at 11:47 PM via Facebook
Yeah, me too. It's impossible to overstate his contribution to the computer industry, business in general, and quite frankly to society. To quote Apple's excellent "Think Different" campaign from the late 90s... Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. ... You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things... While some see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.
posted by Joseph R. Jones on 10/06/2011 via Facebook
Never been a big fan of apple but they are the main innovators of the industry, especially under Steve Jobs
posted by Justin Welter on 10/06/2011 via Facebook
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