A mind is a terrible thing to waste. Imagine all the things we used to use them for . . . if you still have the attention span, that is. Today we use our minds to come up with snappy comebacks to celebrity tweets, post selfies on Instagram, make billions[…] Read On
I hate myself for what I just did. After hearing a news anchor cheerfully announce the end of summer on August 28th because of the early launch of Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte, I thought, that can’t be right and googled it. That was my first mistake. The top news story[…] Read On
Another day, another Steve Jobs tell-all book. Cue the biting commentary, the judgmental outrage, the recriminations, the Twitter tantrums. Yawn. Not to mention the overwrought headlines by disillusioned techies who didn’t even read the damn book, like Business Insider’s “The memoir by Steve Jobs’ daughter makes clear he was a[…] Read On
May you live in interesting times. – Anon Ever see an interview with Jeff Bezos or Mark Zuckerberg? Read a tweet by Larry Page or Satya Nadella. I didn’t think so. Why do you think the CEOs of some of the world’s most valuable companies keep such low profiles? Because[…] Read On
I remember showing up for a press interview at PCWorld’s global headquarters in San Francisco, circa late 90s, I think. Can’t remember what we were announcing, but practically the whole editorial crew turned out to find out, including the magazine’s editor, who I’d known for some time. It’s embarrassing that[…] Read On
Nobody would argue that fear-mongering headlines based on selective data have all but taken over the click-hungry media. The more red meat for the social media mobs, the better. What about the sacrosanct notion of income inequality — that the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer?[…] Read On
Overheard this morning in the Tobak household: Steve: Check this out, God is on Twitter. Kim: Um … and this matters to me why? Steve: I don’t know, it’s just funny. He tweets funny shit like “There’s not a plan.” Kim: Still not getting it. Steve: He has like 5 million[…] Read On