Some months ago, launched a huge, DRM-free catalog of songs and albums available in MP3 format. Now they have released their download client for Linux in native formats for Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora and OpenSUSE. The client is not required to download individual songs, but only for entire albums. I’ve already downloaded a couple of albums [...]
Being a huge fan of Foo Fighters, I bought their newest album In Your Honor a few weeks back. I did notice that it had a label on it that stated that the CD was ‘copy-protected’, whatever that means. I read this story about how the record companies have decided to implement yet another bonehead [...]
Apple announced yesterday the their new iPod that supports all sorts of cool video stuff. But, along with the RIAA, MPAA, Hollywood and the entire music industry, Apple’s iTunes is bound by crappy DRM. Other than DRM, there really is no reason that iTunes should be a standalone application. Why not make it a web [...]
Yet another reason why I love the Marx Brothers. If you’ve never seen any of their flix, you should. Outright hilarity. I recommend Horse Feathers. I stumbled upon this story via chillingeffects.org regarding Groucho thumbing his nose at Warner Bros. for criticizing him on using the name ‘Casablanca’ in one of the Marx Brothers movie [...]
I saw this in Rolling Stone from Angus Young of AC/DC: It’s amazing we’ve come up with so many terms for ‘naughty bits’ when there are only two or three naughty bits in the first place.
Look at this hilarious clip of Bill floundering when he can’t get his presentation to work. Normally, its somewhat painful to watch a person in this situation, unless its Bill. Conan O’Brien just adds to the humor. Its nice to see the Big Guys look like total klutzes in front of thousands, and then be [...]
Cory Doctorow makes a compelling arguement on why DRM is crap in his post on Boing Boing.
Saw them this past weekend here in Harlingen, TX. Good Texas Roadhouse Blues. Rob Roy Parnell Website
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