The demise of Google Reader, if logical, is a reminder of how far we've come from the cuddly old 'I'm Feeling Lucky' Google days, in which there was a foreseeably-astonishing delight in the way Google's evolving design tricks anticipated what users would like. James Fallows anticipateastonishcuddly share on social
Chinese emissions are a problem not just for its own people but also for the world. It has now overtaken the U.S. as the biggest carbon emitter; most of the coal that is burned anywhere on Earth is burned in China. James Fallows bigburncarbon share on social
Everyone moans about the collapsing U.S. infrastructure. James Fallows collapseinfrastructuremoan Change image and share on social
I seem to be one of the few people in journalism who never worked or wrote for the 'Boston Phoenix.' I certainly read and admired it, and feel the same general malaise at news that it is gone. James Fallows admirebostonfeel Change image and share on social
Over the eons I've been a fan of, and sucker for, each latest automated system to 'simplify' and 'bring order to' my life. Very early on this led me to the beautiful-and-doomed Lotus Agenda for my DOS computers, and Actioneer for the early Palm. James Fallows actioneeragendumautomate share on social
When a company is charging money for a product - as Evernote does for all above its most basic service, and same for Dropbox and SugarSync - you understand its incentive for sticking with that product. James Fallows basicchargecompany share on social
Contrary to what you might think, China's economy is relatively less efficient, and more polluting, than those of rich countries. James Fallows chinacontrarycountry Change image and share on social
No real-world human being brings to the U.S. presidency the range of attributes necessary for full success in the job. James Fallows attributebringfull Change image and share on social
For a decade or more after the Vietnam war, the people who had guided the U.S. to disaster decently shrank from the public stage. James Fallows decadedecentlydisaster Change image and share on social
I have relentlessly beat the drum for Google's 'two-step' authentication systems for Gmail and other services, which radically reduce the likelihood that your account can be hacked from afar. James Fallows accountafarauthentication Change image and share on social
