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Jobs called it "Google in paperback form" [1]. I wonder what obscure (probably online?) source of information of today we'll be comparing to the mainstream sou
by curl-up 11mo ago
Jobs called it "Google in paperback form" [1].
I wonder what obscure (probably online?) source of information of today we'll be comparing to the mainstream sources of tomorrow.
[1] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/oct/09/steve-jobs-stanford-commencement-address https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/oct/09/steve-job...
- WillAdams 11mo agoI have a book which lists companies which sent out mail order catalogs back in the 70s --- I'm pretty sure it was listed in a Whole Earth Catalog (might even have been published by them).
- Kye 11mo agoProbably books like the Imponderables and Uncle John's Bathroom Reader series. It wasn't always the most accurate, but they at least made an effort.
- taink 11mo agoHe specifically references the last page of the last issue, and concludes his commencement speech with its words "Stay hungry. Stay foolish." [1] Pretty nice to see it context, next to all the other editions. > I wonder what obscure (probably online?) source of information of today we'll be comparing to the mainstream sources of tomorrow. Maybe this very website will be among them? [1] https://wholeearth.info/p/whole-earth-epilog-october-1974?format=pages&index=321 https://wholeearth.info/p/whole-earth-epilog-october-1974?fo...