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Michael S. Malone
Steve Jobs: An Unexpected Appreciation
Having spent much of my life dealing with the Steve Jobs phenomenon, I can say that it was only in the last few years that he became the great figure he was always destined to be.
Moore’s Law Lives: the Future Is Still Alive
Why your life and the lives of your children and grandchildren are going to be a whole lot better than they might have been.
A Different Kind of Life
Paul Baran helped invent the Internet; but in the end, he also taught us how to live our own lives, from beginning to end, in the Internet Age.
The Photograph—Updated, with an Additional Photo
This past Christmas, thanks to a photograph I received from out of the blue, I was able to turn to my wife and sons and say, “There’s my childhood.” And to tell myself: even though it was nearly a half-century ago, it was real. Update 1/20/11: Per the request of the readers, another photo referenced in the article has been added at end of the piece.
The Honored Dead
It was a California connection that had brought our small group of Silicon Valley Boy Scouts and dads to this quiet corner of the Potomac, where a classic early battle of the Civil War occurred.
A Gathering of Eagles
After a decade of controversy, Scouting has become something you don’t discuss with your sophisticated, bien-pensant friends. To then be marching with legions of Scouts before thousands cheering in DC, was far more overwhelming than the local heat.
An American Life
As my mother lay dying, 4th of July fireworks were exploding beyond her hospital window. That seemed appropriate, as hers was a quintessential American life, the likes of which, in our very different world, we are unlikely to ever see again.
AntennaGate and the Future of Apple
A lot of people saw Jobs' tone at the press conference on the iPhone 4G's "AntennaGate" flap as contempt for his customers. His attitude seemed to be: look at all that I’ve done for you people — and now you quibble over some trifle?
The Apple Empire Strikes Back
Are bloggers "journalists"? Are journalists journalists any longer? As the old media dies and the new media finds its footing, the Gizmodo/Apple iPhone G4 affair raises troubling questions.
Tablet Dreams
What is it about tablet computers that have long made them so appealing?
(And don't miss "Beyond the iPad Hype" by Edgelings' Scott Budman for a contrarian take.)
Hillary Talks Internet Freedom
In a stunning example of tough talk from a diplomat, Secretary of State Clinton makes the case for free speech in cyberspace.
An Obituary for Obituaries
The nation's newspapers face a Hobson's choice: either convince the government to bail them out (and lose their independence) or abandon the news for something else (and continue losing their credibility).
The PR … er, the Jobs Summit
Like Afghanistan, Obama really doesn't want to deal with unemployment, so we get a PR stunt instead of anything substantive.
Not with a Bang, But with a Whimper
That's how the bitter feud between Intel and Advanced Micro Devices finally concluded.
An Autumn Cornucopia
What do World War II, Apple vs. Microsoft, and the Republic of Armenia have in common?
No Size Fits All: A New Book From Pajamas Media’s Michael S. Malone
Despite the title of a best-selling book of a few years back, it turns out that the world isn’t flat. (Watch Ed Driscoll's recent video interview with Malone here.)
The Economy Wants to Recover — But Will It?
There's still no clear indication whether the U.S. economy is actually recovering or sinking into recession.
The High Tech Sandwich: Missing the Meat
All of the prosperity I see returning to Silicon Valley is, in fact, something of an illusion.
Sorry, the ‘Cloud’ Ate Your Data
How Microsoft and T-Mobile betrayed over a million users of the Sidekick smartphone.
RealEstate.com
Not only has the tech revolution come to the real estate business, but there is a technology arms race going on right now.
Thinking Humans, Intelligent Computers
Are we really on the brink of the age of truly thinking, even conscious, machines?
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