Kara Swisher

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Viral Video: R.I.P Larry “J.R. Ewing” Hagman

Well-known Hollywood actor Larry Hagman died Friday in Dallas. It was perhaps apt, since Hagman’s most famous role was his perfect portrayal of evil Texas oilman J.R. Ewing in the 1980s prime-time television soap hit, “Dallas.”

As usual, there are videos all over YouTube of J.R.’s greatest moments, and here is my favorite:


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Moore’s Law means that more and more things can be done practically for free, if only it weren’t for those people who want to be paid. People are the flies in Moore’s Law’s ointment. When machines get incredibly cheap to run, people seem correspondingly expensive.

— From Jaron Lanier’s new book, “Who Owns the Future?” excerpted on Wired.com