In other words, the new partnership, Rhapsody America, will struggle to be a second- or third tier-player in the digital music arena. Awesome plan, guys.
Monthly Archives August 2007
Merv Griffin Was Gay … Who Cares?
If mainstream media remains trapped in the Dark Ages, it’d be the first time they’re in the same room with the fringe right. I’ve claimed many people as friends, both gay and straight. And I’ve dealt with many of Earth’s scum, both gay and straight. Sexual orientation has nothing to do with a person’s ability to contribute to society, lead a productive life and contribute greatly to those around them.
Mike Lee’s Motherfucker
His post entitled Sincerity Theory really hit home with me. What Mike calls Sincerity Theory closely mirrors what I’ve long called Living Honestly, a theory I developed at a point in my life when my world was crashing around me and my stress level was such that I most likely lost 7-10 years of my life within the space of five months.
Pixelmater Enters Private Beta
The Pixelmator guys have announced that they are seeding the first private beta today. Although I didn’t volunteer to be a beta tester, I’ve been following the development closely and I’m really looking forward to this application. They say they plan on having 3 beta seeds, which I feel is fairly ambitious. [...]
Coulrophobia
This entry is inspired by this photo at Shorpy. Fortunately my coulrophobia isn’t extreme. Clowns weird me out to a minimal degree. Except the Shorpy clowns. Those guys seriously put on the weird.
Universal’s Newest Idiotic Decision
I’ve said time and again that the music industry’s insistence on DRM is nothing short of their attempt to maintain a death grip on the distribution channel, i.e., they want you to buy music from them and no one else.
This Talk-Show Host Was One of America’s Richest Men …
Who was Merv Griffin?
MailSteward
MailSteward is an awesome program. If you use Apple’s Mail program and you’ve never used it, you’re really missing out.
Why I Don’t Use Safari, A Haiku
And now, for your reading pleasure, Why I Don’t Use Safari, A Haiku
The Ill-Fated Mac Mini
So, the Mac Mini received a bump today. As MacCentral notes:
Apple bumped up its Mac mini with faster Core 2 Duo processors and larger hard disks, but left the system otherwise unchanged in this modest refresh to its entry-level Mac.
Still, that’s not comforting. I’ve been looking to switch the boy’s system from an [...]
Crucified Barbara
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p>I think Crucified Barbara is one of the best hard rock bands to come along in last few years. They’re an all-female band and, unlike many of these bands, they play with balls and steam.
Digital Sales Still Strong
Digital Music News notes:
Warner Music Group (WMG) posted a less-than-stellar quarterly report card this morning … for the three-month period ending June 30th, revenues dipped a mild 2 percent to $804 million, from $822 million during the year-ago quarter.
Regarding EMI, they say:
EMI Group Plc experienced a difficult fiscal first quarter, one dragged by pronounced CD [...]
PeepCode
As I write this, PeepCode’s Rails From Scratch Part II is downloading. I downloaded Part I last night and finished watching it today. I anticipate watching it several more times before moving on to Part II. I love the fact that buying the .mov version also gives you access to the iPod [...]