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...

The movie "Contagion" was boring, and even the score was distracting. However, there was one pretty good line:

"Blogging isnt journalism, its graffiti with punctuation."



Posted 09/11/2011 at 10:21 PM via Google Plus
It looked like a good cast. I appreciate your review though, I wasn't sure whether to expect anything from it or not.
posted by Patrick Brannon on 09/12/2011 via GooglePlus
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posted by Joseph R. Jones on 09/12/2011 via Unblog.me
It wasn't a bad movie (though it was a bad score... unusual for a Soderberg movie) but it was just slow and the multiple story lines never really came together.

I did think Jude Law was awesome, and Fishburn is always watchable. It's just not the high-tension thriller that I was expecting.
posted by Joseph Jones on 09/12/2011 via GooglePlus
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posted by Joseph R. Jones on 10/16/2011 via Unblog.me
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