I've learned that I need to spell out, even in cases seemingly so blatant, that in fact I am not taking this at face value and am being 'sarcastic.' James Fallows blatantcaseface Change image and share on social
In a time of transition for journalism all around the world, it's reassuring to know that some of the old ways endure. James Fallows endurejournalismreassure Change image and share on social
I am about as pro-Google a person as you're going to find in the media. I've had friends at all levels of the company since its founding, and still do now. James Fallows companyfindfound Change image and share on social
The hoary joke in the literary world, based on 'Dreams From My Father,' was that if things had worked out differently for Barack Obama, he could have made it as a writer. James Fallows barackbasedifferently Change image and share on social
No one ever really 'learns' from history, because choices never present themselves in exactly the same way, and because you can always choose similarities and differences to fit current needs. James Fallows choicechoosecurrent Change image and share on social
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
For the record, I am sticking with my claim that the simultaneous degradation of air quality, water quality, water supply, food safety, soil quality, and other environment-related variables is the main challenge to China's continued development. James Fallows airchallengechina 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
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
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
