We're Not Who You Think We Are
by Lopy
When You’re In Your Little Room Edition
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by Jim Connelly
Amazon has promised — promised! — me that they will delivery my copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows this Saturday, July 21, 2007. But when? And can they come through?
Will it be early enough on Saturday that I’ll be able to finish it before the actual spoilers from people who have read the actual, physical book come spooling out of the ether? Or will it be right up against the 7:00pm deadline that Amazon has promised?
by Lopy
Die Within Your Reach Edition
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by Jim Connelly
It’s no secret that our favorite music download service at ‘Loper HQ isn’t iTunes, but eMusic. Kirk discussed his reasons last year, and mine are pretty much the same: the wide variety of music, the great pricing, and the fact that I can do whatever I want with the music I’ve downloaded. No damn dirty DRM.
I’m not going to address the breadth and depth of the music itself, but rather the user experience. And to do that, I should very quickly explain how I use eMusic. It’s pretty simple actually: I pay $14.99 per month for 65 downloads (it’s a legacy plan), and every week, I login, go through the new music for that week, and save the things in which I’m interested in my “Saved For Later” page.
That way I don’t use up my downloads at the beginning of the month, and have to wait because something as awesome as The Hold Steady Live At Lollapalooza comes out the day after I used them up. (Of course, I could get a booster pack if that happens, but that’s not maximizing my music dollar.)
After doing it this way for the past couple of years, I’ve noticed some ways that eMusic could improve its user experience. Five ways, as it turns out, and here they are:
by Lopy
They Can Shoot Me Dead, But The Moral High Ground Is Mine Edition
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Way back when I noted that NPR had gone to war against the recording industry, I commented that there is no greater enemy of the music industry than the music industry. You would think they hated music, the way they run their business. After all, what other justification could there be for bending over backwards to keep music from being heard by consumers?
In the months since I wrote that article, I have been reading many articles that quote representatives of SoundExchange, the collection arm of the RIAA, talking about how these new rates are “for the artists”. That is bull. These new rates are to create new revenue streams for the copyright holders — the labels. The artists are not going to see appreciably more money if higher rates go into effect. Artists never win. To do so would upset the balance of the universe.
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by Rox
While you were busy asking anybody who would listen why Pujols stayed on the bench on Tuesday night, this is what we were doing:
by Lopy
The Dudley Dance The Dudley Dance Edition
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by Tyson
I am not normally associated with the tin-foil hat crowd but something has been cropping up with regularity in the news that has been keeping me up all night lately, which then makes me tardy with all sorts of assignments. I am talking about “Peak Oil,” the doomsday scenario that nearly everyone seems to agree we are rapidly approaching or may even be in the throes of already.
by Lopy
It’s A Direct Hit Edition
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