In 1996, Wired interviewed Steve Jobs. I gave that interview another look last night, and was startled (not for the first time) at how much he got right, and how much of the interview telegraphed things to come from Apple. “It’s wonderful to have a beginner’s mind” is on my other blog, Skin of a [...]
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Alternate Careers for Law School Grads: Business Development
If you’re thinking a legal career may not be the thing for you, a career in business development might be worth investigating. It requires analytical thinking, excellent communications skills, and an eye for detail. You already possess these traits, and law school is honing them further. First, what is business development? Ask any ten businesscritters [...]
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Are You Entering A Guild?
I’m not a career counselor. I haven’t even played on TV. However, I did make it through three years of law school and obtain a J.D., only to skip the bar exam and go directly to work in a field completely unrelated to the law. So please take these thoughts as they are intended – [...]
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A High School Student Reviews a Smartpen, the Livescribe Echo
This is probably a better review than I could offer for the new Livescribe smartpen. It has gotten to the point that when my peers see me using my smartpen, they either clam up or ask me to stop using it. David Pogue: A High School Student Reviews a Smartpen, the Livescribe Echo And as [...]
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EFF Wins New Legal Protections for Video Artists, Cell Phone Jailbreakers, and Unlockers
San Francisco – The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) won three critical exemptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) anticircumvention provisions today, carving out new legal protections for consumers who modify their cell phones and artists who remix videos — people who, until now, could have been sued for their non-infringing or fair use activities. [...]
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