Archives for November 2007

The Daily Loper – November 6, 2007

November 6, 2007 by Lopy

Jackassery Edition

Todays links of interest:

6 out of 10 stiff Radiohead
That’s what she said.
Far-right group targets porn on military bases
Apparently, Don Wildmon and the American Family Association hate the troops.
Building the Imperfect Beast
We quote: ?We?re looking for a new paradigm? is how Don Henley put it when discussing The Eagles? choice of WalMart as an exclusive distributor of the band?s first studio album in 27 years.

The Daily Loper – November 5, 2007

November 5, 2007 by Lopy

My Hovercraft Is Full of Eels Edition

Todays links of interest:

Why hasn’t Diddy tried to save music sampling?
It is kind of a amazing that this far down the line, nobody hasn’t gone to court to defend sampling as fair use.
A Guide To Metric Time
In the future you may set your clocks back 100 metric minutes.
Picketing under way in TV writers strike
We quote: The seven-word mantra is, `When you get paid, we get paid,’" said Michael Winship, president of the Writers Guild of America East.
Mike Gravel as Rocky
Just in case you were wondering why Gravel wasn’t at the last debate. Turns out the other candidates were afraid of his rope-a-dope.

Where Some See Lemons: More On The Writers Guild Strike

November 5, 2007 by Kassia Krozser

I know, I know, you’re sick of hearing about the looming Writers Guild of America strike. Well, it’s looming no more. It’s here, and, as you know, the first victims will be shows such as “Late Night with David Letterman”, “The Daily Show”, and even “The Colbert Report”. While some of those shows might stand up to the scrutiny of reruns, I’m guessing there will be a lot of audience loss — though this might very well be a boon for HGTV.

It’s my job to think about the future and writing. Okay, fine, nobody gave me this job; I appropriated it. It’s not like there’s a paid position out there called “Thinker About Future and Writing” anyway. Oh, if there were, I’d find the resume I last updated a decade ago.

So here are today’s thoughts on the issue. This strike is about ongoing compensation for work performed. In the majority of cases, when authors sign a contract with a publisher, they license specific distribution rights for their work for a certain period of time. Depending on the contract, the specific rights and length of time varies. Then there’s the whole of issue of “in print” — a contractually squishy point that some publishers use to retain distribution rights despite the lack of serious exploitation.
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The Bi-Weekly ‘Loper – November 4, 2007

November 4, 2007 by Rox

While you were sitting at home reading stories about the writers’ strike that were written by writers who won’t be striking, here is what we were sitting at home writing about:

To CD or Not to CD – When did Jim’s fear of new technology end? Or has it?
Your Helpful Pre-Writers Strike Primer – A good overview of the reasons behind the strike that will cause your favorite shows to begin disappearing from the airwaves in a matter of days.
Happy 25th Anniversary to KFSR – 25 years? That can’t possibly be right. Jim, Tim and Kirk certainly don’t act as if they’re that old. And by “that old,” I mean 25.
That’s What I Like: The Amazon Wish List – Just in time for the holidays and all of those end of the year birthdays. Have you updated your wish list lately?

The Daily Loper – November 3, 2007

November 3, 2007 by Lopy

Like Concrete Edition

Todays links of interest:

WGA Writers’ Strike Roundup
Zap2it has a nice roundup of what the strike might mean for a lot of your favorite shows.
Apps Already Coming for Google’s New OpenSocial
Welcome to the OpenSocial. The real one, it looks like.
Say goodbye to Blockbuster
Blockbuster? They’re still in business? Apparently not for much longer.

The Daily Loper – November 2, 2007

November 2, 2007 by Lopy

Never Go With A Hippie to A Second Location Edition

Todays links of interest:

Letterman sides with Hollywood writers as strike looms
We do remember that back in 1988, he did his show without any writers for a while during that strike. But that was back when he was the funniest person on the planet, and like everything else he did at the time, it seemed like a dare. The guess here is not this time.
A&E cancels Dog’s show
We confess: we’ve never watched his show and don’t really give a rat’s ass about this guy. And obviously he’s a racist scumbag. BUT, isn’t it equally scumbagish to release a tape of a private conversation to the media? It’s not like he was talking about committing a crime. Why do we need to know this, exactly? In the long run, it seems nearly as bad to publicly erode even a racist’s right to be privately racist as it does to let him continue on his pathetic path. I mean, we are talking about "Dog, The Bounty Hunter" here, not the President of the United States.
Web Group Complaint Targets Comcast P2P Policy
This is the type of thing that the FCC should be dealing with, instead of all of those complaints because someone said "fuck" on live TV.

That’s What I Like: The Amazon Wish List

November 2, 2007 by Tyson

My birthday is in four days!

Normally that statement would be grounds for a demerit since it might be seen as a blatant plea for gifts. But really it’s just a friendly reminder to my 3.42 billion fans that I have a HUGE Wish List available for perusing on Earth’s Largest Store. OK, no it’s really just an opportunity to give mad props to my newest infatuation, which IMHO deserves a sniglet of its own, something that combines wistful longing with online shopping. (We have a “Comments” section folks so try your own hand!)

The Daily Loper – November 1, 2007

November 1, 2007 by Lopy

My Loony Bun is fine Benny Lava Edition

Todays links of interest:

"Time" names iPhone "invention of the year"
Holy crap!! Is the year over already? Did somebody change the calendar and forget to tell me?
OS XXX? Mac-Attacking Malware Targets Porn Surfers
And here we thought that Mac users where above that sort of thing.
Absolutely Hilarious Indian Music Video
Irresistibly silly. It’s a spin on the classic "What’s Up Tiger Lily?" formula, combined with just a bit of the Monty Python phrasebook randomness. Added to typical over the top Bollywood production values and you have comedy gold.