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Kevin Jacoby
Posts by Kevin Jacoby:
We Are The 6 Percent
Oh, those wacky percents. The 99 Percent is disenfranchised, the 1 Percent is fat and rich, Romney says 47 percent of the country wrote him off already. He’s right. Since the birth of the Occupy Movement, we have become a … Continue reading
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Kevin Jacoby Invented Android
Full disclosure: that title is an utter fabrication of the truth. I could no more create a smart phone operating system than invent and subsequently pilot a solar-powered space shuttle from the dark side of the moon to the biggest … Continue reading
Posted in General, Innovation, Tech
Tagged Android, Apple, cellphone, galaxy nexus, google, ice cream sandwich, iphone, mobile, samsung
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In Defense of Smooth Jazz
God forbid Jami McGraw, Rain’s young director of all things technical, deigns to step foot into my office while any sort of instrumental, non-classical, post-modern, post-fusion, post-bop – I hesitate to utter the word “smooth” – music is dancing forth … Continue reading
In Which The Author Endorses Pandora (For Now)
“How can you be a musician when you hate music?” Keith mockingly snarked at me after I again turned up my Adrien Brody-esque nose at a Lou Reed track I found particularly annoying. This after turning up that same nose … Continue reading
Super Committee My Ass
Gridlock. It used to be enjoyed only by those of us in cities big enough to officially have way too many cars. In NYC, the phenomenon occurs when an intersection becomes clogged with vehicles, those both already in the flow … Continue reading
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Tagged compromise, congress, grid lock, ken burns, nba, super committee
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Down With Cable
I did it. I cut the umbilical that had me tethered to a high speed network of terrible content and an almost continuous loop of Evan Almighty. I am currently stealing $150 from Time Warner every single month. Or at … Continue reading
Posted in General, Movies and TV, The Web
Tagged advertising, cable, content, movies, roku, tv
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Made in the USA
I’m a transplant. I was actually born in South Africa directly preceding a quick jump to Toronto when I was a wee tike. That said, I am the first in my family to grow up in North America. I was exposed by … Continue reading
Posted in Biz, General
Tagged america, china, computers, economy, jobs, made in usa, technology
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Do Pass On The Right
I really like to drive. I just don’t like to do it when other people are on the road. Unfortunately I live in New York City with 9 million other drivers and work in New Jersey with 9 million terrible … Continue reading
Recognizing Potential
There are two kinds of people in this world. Those who look at a slab of marble and see David, and those who look at a slab of marble and see a slab of marble. I am constantly reminding myself … Continue reading
Opera Is Awesome. I Hate Opera.
So I’m tooling along in the Cooper the other day listening to whatever. All of a sudden my aging iPod Nano starts pumping The New Yorker podcast throughout the cavernous interior of my chariot. The subject matter was a look … Continue reading
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The Gear Fetish: A Musician’s Friend
When we were kids, Keith Link and I used to hang out at a music store near his house called George’s Music. It was your standard fare, the walls lined with guitars, disgruntled musicians behind the counter wearing ties and … Continue reading
Posted in General, Music
Tagged catalog, cell phones, fetish guitars, music stores, musical instruments, musician's friend
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News Flash: People Are Good
The clock hits 12am. It’s May 13th. It’s my birthday. I’m in a good mood. Despite the fact that I’m coming dangerously close to 40 (or perhaps because of it), I find myself reflecting on humanity, as it too grows … Continue reading
Please Spy On Me
So, I’m innocently browsing the interwebs the other day and I stop on a site talking about music. As I’m browsing through the content, a Rain Computers’ ad pops up and offers me a Rain computer (oh, the irony). In … Continue reading
Posted in Biz, The Web
Tagged advertising, big brother, diesel jeans, facebook, google, privacy
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I Wish American Cars Were Cool
Last weekend I dragged my long-suffering fiance, Cora, to the New York Auto Show. Despite not even having a drivers license, she conducted herself with great aplomb as I darted around to my favorite shiny objects like a 15 year … Continue reading
Posted in General, Innovation
Tagged american, bugatti, cars, ford, gm, mini cooper, porsche
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One Thing Leads To Another
Perhaps one day I’ll write one of those disposable business books. Something along the lines of Everything I Need To Know I Learned In Music School. Because, though Wharton it most certainly was not, I’ve come to realize that I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Biz, Music
Tagged business books, first impressions, get gigs, jobs, opportunity
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