You know, one of these things that happened in the '60s and '70s was this confluence of, sort of, a counter-culture with computer culture.
Interpretation
The quote highlights the intersection between counter-culture movements and the rise of computer technology in the 1960s and 70s.
Walter Isaacson reflects on a significant period in history where the counter-culture of the 1960s and 70s intersected with the burgeoning computer culture. This confluence suggests that the technological advancements were influenced by the revolutionary ideas and social movements of the time, demonstrating how societal shifts can shape technological progress and vice versa.
In practice
During a tech conference, quoting this to illustrate the historical roots of today’s tech industry.
I visited Jobs for the last time in his Palo Alto, Calif., home. He had moved to a downstairs bedroom because he was too weak to go up and down stairs. He was curled up in some pain, but his mind was still sharp and his humor vibrant
I've always had an abundance of material about the subjects of my biographies.
Polite and velvety leaders, who take care to avoid bruising others, are generally not as effective at forcing change.
for Steve, less is always more, simpler is always better. Therefore, if you can build a glass box with fewer elements, it’s better, it’s simpler, and it’s at the forefront of technology. That’s where Steve likes to be, in both his products and his stores.
What are the five products you want to focus on? Get rid of the rest, because they’re dragging you down. They’re turning you into Microsoft. They’re causing you to turn out products that are adequate but not great.
When there are multiple versions of a story, you really have three ways to go. You can pick the most sensational version. You can try to balance things in your gut to get to what you think is the honest truth. Or you can err on the side of kindness.
It is interesting to come across people who feel that a ghost communicating via a spell-checker is less far-fetched than a software glitch.
There's a popular saying that the Internet interprets censorship as damage and routes around it. Desire and innovation will trump policy, the argument goes, as clever programmers circumvent controls.
The will to mastery becomes all the more urgent the more technology threatens to slip from human control
There's 20 companies that I have investments in - some batteries, some solar-thermal, one big nuclear thing. We need hundreds and hundreds of companies like that, so that in a 20-year time frame we really are starting to change the energy infrastructure.
Smart infrastructure can provide cost-saving ways for municipalities to handle both infrastructure and social needs. And we want to shift the systems that open the doors for people who were formerly tax burdens to become part of the tax base.
When I looked at the addictive qualities of video games and how they captivate people's attention, I decided to try the same technology for enhancing well-being.
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