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Apple vs the music industry

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So, the battle of words between Apple and the music industry has begun (article is here). In my opinion, Steve Jobs is right. The music publishers are greedy. Bronfman’s logic doesn’t hold water. In the current pricing scheme on iTunes Music Store more popular songs generate more income by the fact that they are downloaded … Read more

Stepford Wives (1975)

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The Stepford Wives Interesting movie. Not all that good in my opinion but thought provoking. There are probably going to be spoilers here so if that bothers you you may want to come back after you’ve seen the movie. The movie is about a town called Stepford which is supposedly in Connecticut. Mapquest says there … Read more

Engadget T-Shirt Contest

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I read Engadget pretty much daily. They had a t-shirt contest, they posted the results, they aren’t allowing comments on their web site and I feel strongly enough about this that I have to comment so I’ll put it on mine. Go here and take a look at the winning t-shirt. Now take a look … Read more

New Look

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In the course of migrating from Eclispe Hosting (which was bought by Jumpline Hosting) to Host Excellence I upgraded my Movable Type install to 3.2. I decided to stick with one of the standard templates because modifying or creating your own is a lot of work. In the past when I have tried to create … Read more

“You haven’t blogged in months.”

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I was talking via instant message with a friend who pointed out that I haven’t blogged in months. He’s right of course and I do miss it. While I was in the gulf blogging was a way to fill way too much free time and I was recording a unique experience. It’s harder to write … Read more

Extremists

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This article states it precisely. There is a lot of discussion, most of it heated, about how terrible it is that many countries have villainized Muslim males in the wake of 9/11. Mr. Friedman makes the excellent point that if the Muslim world does not regulate and police itself and if that failure then results … Read more

Surfing?

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I went surfing today. This is the third time I’ve been in the water since my return from the Gulf. Parts of it are like learning to surf all over again. I am quite pleased that I do still remember what to do once I manage to get to a standing position. Getting to the … Read more

Amen

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An excellent article on the rest of the Christians in America. Not all of us believe that it is possible to legislate morality. Not all of us believe that it is possible to codify the whole of the Christian life into law. I would even suggest that the moderate Christians are the silent, or at … Read more

Misguided Direction

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This two page article in the Washington Post carries on about students spending “borrowed money” in the form of their student loans on lattes at specialty coffee shops “like Starbucks.” Erika Lim, director of career services at Seattle University School of Law seems to be at the fore of this campaign to persuade students to … Read more

The Dems Hold Mock Hearing…

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This smacks of childishness. And that is not to say the the Republicans aren’t equally capable of such childish behaviour. Only that the Dems were caught at it this time. Of particular interest to me is the line of reasoning or lack thereof. It is quite possible that the reporter intends to present the Dems … Read more