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—Steve Jobs
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Asimov Meets Jobs
Isaac Asimov propounded the Three Laws of Robotics in his short story collection I, Robot.
1. A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
2. A robot must obey the orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Laws.
It seem that the Siri function in the new iPhone 4S obeys these laws, and that is causing consternation for some feminists. In apparent obedience to the First Law, Siri doesn’t seem to be able to find abortion clinics.
Is this more of Apple’s pro-family attitude showing? They don’t let porn into their iTunes/iPod/iPad/iPhone ecosystem.
Allahpundit suggest that it might be something deeper. Steve Jobs was adopted. As an adult, he sought out his birth mother to thank her for not having an abortion. It could be that Siri’s pro-life attitudes are one more dent that Jobs has made in the Universe.
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Another Failed Jobs Program
While I didn’t think much of Steve Jobs’ politics, I greatly admire his insight into how to simplify systems and make them work for people. There’s a wonderful tale of his interaction with the Obama White House here.
While the portrait of Jobs’ arrogance is amazing, the description of the White House gangs’ refusal of good help and advice is also telling. Obama’s one-term presidency might just go down as the political equivalent of Windows ME.
Jobs = jobs / O = 0
Andrew Klavan on the importance of Jobs creating jobs. Read the whole thing.
UPDATE–Roger Kimball adds
Steve Jobs was a walking embodiment of the American spirit of innovation. Barack Obama’s entire administration is dedicated to stamping out that spirit. He wants to centralize innovation, punish success, and regulate ingenuity. Obama’s fundamental error is his belief that economic success lies in redistributing rather than in creating wealth. His so-called “Jobs Bill” is in reality an anti-jobs bill. Despite his apparent personal fondness for Steve Jobs, the sad irony is that the bill is also at bottom an anti-Jobs bill.
Read all of this one too.
Steve Jobs, R. I. P.
