You nailed it.
"They are absolutely in it for the money" Not so sure about that. This is what I think motivates Steve Jobs: His insane passion for consumer computer electronics. Juicy and illuminating supporting fact: Jobs's first job…
Learn from this. Piracy offers valuable lessons to the budding entrepreneurial programmer. You learn about: consumer behavior, the nature of black markets, iOS piracy tools and techniques. Quick story: A friend of mine,…
Does it matter? Hmm. That's a good point -- it may not. But ZAMM and Atlas Shrugged certainly felt to me a bit dishonest in that these works are primarily delivery devices for the authors' philosophical ideas. Other…
The cornerstone of originality within this book is how Pirsig introduces his philosophy of Quality. Yet, if you read ZAMM carefully, he never defines this term. Overall, a frustrating and thought-provoking read.
Pirsig and Rand both embed their philosophy within fiction, thus leaving you befuddled and oddly unsatisfied: "Did I just read a philosophical treatise or fiction?"
Sharp commentary, Thomas. One thing that sticks out to me is how Apple straightjackets their products. Apple corals the entire user experience down a narrow path. Power-users hate the constraint of this Apple…
"a burlap bag filled with a mixture of turds and diamonds" nailed it
If you haven't read Greene's Yale Speech <http://www.powerseductionandwar.com/archives/robert_greene_y..., it's worth it. "There are three types of people in this world in dealing with this social reality. There…
You nailed it.
"They are absolutely in it for the money" Not so sure about that. This is what I think motivates Steve Jobs: His insane passion for consumer computer electronics. Juicy and illuminating supporting fact: Jobs's first job…
Learn from this. Piracy offers valuable lessons to the budding entrepreneurial programmer. You learn about: consumer behavior, the nature of black markets, iOS piracy tools and techniques. Quick story: A friend of mine,…
Does it matter? Hmm. That's a good point -- it may not. But ZAMM and Atlas Shrugged certainly felt to me a bit dishonest in that these works are primarily delivery devices for the authors' philosophical ideas. Other…
The cornerstone of originality within this book is how Pirsig introduces his philosophy of Quality. Yet, if you read ZAMM carefully, he never defines this term. Overall, a frustrating and thought-provoking read.
Pirsig and Rand both embed their philosophy within fiction, thus leaving you befuddled and oddly unsatisfied: "Did I just read a philosophical treatise or fiction?"
Sharp commentary, Thomas. One thing that sticks out to me is how Apple straightjackets their products. Apple corals the entire user experience down a narrow path. Power-users hate the constraint of this Apple…
"a burlap bag filled with a mixture of turds and diamonds" nailed it
If you haven't read Greene's Yale Speech <http://www.powerseductionandwar.com/archives/robert_greene_y..., it's worth it. "There are three types of people in this world in dealing with this social reality. There…