Software Sucks Because Users Demand It To.

The Next Purchase Is Too Little Too Late. The Apple Of The Past Was An Innovative Company That Used Software And Hardware Technology Together To Redefine The Way People Experienced Computing. That Apple Is Already Dead. Very Adroit Moves Might Be Able To Save The Brand Name. A Company With The Letters A-p-p-l-e In Its Name Might Survive, But It Won't Be The Apple Of Yore.

Software-industry Battles Are Fought By Highly Paid And Out-of-shape Nerds Furiously Pounding Computer Keyboards While They Guzzle Diet Coke. The Stakes Aren't Very Dramatic. Life? Liberty? The Pursuit Of Happiness? Nope, It's About Stock Options.

It's Very Hard For Individual Inventors To Get Paid. For The Same Reason That Private Equity Is Valuable - Broadly, That's A Good Thing - In The Case Of Patents, Many That Own Them Aren't In A Good Position To Take The Next Step.

The Physics Of Water Is Central To Cooking, Because Food Is Mostly Water. All Steak That You Cook Is Actually Boiled On The Inside.

Crazy Ideas Sometimes Work, And The Technological Society That We Have Is Built On A Foundation Of Those Crazy Ideas That Work.