Archives for February 2010

Today’s links of interest:

• Steve Jobs rocks a 3.1.2 OS iPhone
  For those obsessed with Steve Jobs’ every move, it appears that his iPhone OS is out of date.
• Apple admits using child labour in China
  But not anymore, of course…
• U.S. Secret Service Using Outdated Computer Mainframe System from the 1980s
  Well, someone has to keep an eye on all of criminals accessing the Internet via AOL and a 300 baud modem.

Today’s links of interest:

• Go Fuck Yourself, Mr. Leno
  Pretty much says it all.
• A Cyclical Argument With A Literal Strawman
  On piracy.

Today’s links of interest:

• Wal-Mart, Live Nation in Pact to Sell Event Tickets
  If this doesn’t send a shiver up your spine, you are truly fearless.
• Digital Books and Your Rights: A Checklist for Readers
  A helpful guide for readers considering the transition to ebooks.

Today’s links of interest:

• Hard-up EMI seeks buyer for Abbey Road studios
  There’s a joke in here somewhere.
• Sarah Palin Slams Fox
  It’s like Pavlov’s dog. Suspect the Family Guy team had a betting pool around how long it would take for this response.
• Amazon e-Book share to fall from 90% to 35%, Analyst Says
  Analysts said the same thing about iTunes’ share of the digital music market back in 2005. How’d that work out?

[Read more…] about The Daily Loper – Feb 16, 2010

Today’s links of interest:

• Music blogs shut down by Google begin to reopen
  As this story has played out, there has been a lot of anger at Google, who were just following the law. How about some righteous crankiness at record labels who can’t be bothered to get their takedown notices right?
• How Christian Were the Founders?
  If you are not disturbed by this story, you are not paying attention.
• Microsoft replays Zune design for phone comeback
  It’s the Zune Phone, except it’s not. No, it’s Windows Phone 7 Series. That name should tell you everything you need to know about where Microsoft is headed.
• Facebook directs more online users than Google
  The funny thing is, Facebook’s on-site search is seriously broken.

Today’s links of interest:

• Quayle: 51 Votes ‘Not What Our Founding Fathers Had In Mind’ (VIDEO)
  Um, um, um. Yeah, got nothing.
• Wi-Fi rides to wireless networks’ rescue
  And not a moment too soon.

Today’s links of interest:

• Paying for what you get
  Remind us why content producer use DRM?
• Lost Wednesdays: Hugo Assumes Leadership
  Nice shout-out to Jim and his Lost theory.
• Amazon Wants To Give A Free Kindle To All Amazon Prime Subscribers
  The fine print: Just as soon as they can work out how to do it without losing money. Seriously TechCrunch, this qualifies as news?

Today’s links of interest:

• MySpace, R.I.P
  Which means we’re about 24 months away from a headline reading Facebook, R.I.P.
• Google shuts down music blogs without warning
  Death by DMCA notice. Never mind the fact that many of these blogs were actually courted by industry publicists.

Today’s links of interest:

• YouTube Will Kill Flat-rate Mobile Broadband Pricing Forever
  Thanks a lot YouTube!
• Warner: No More Free Streaming Music For You
  Because providing ways for people to discover music is a bad idea.
• Iran Shuts Down Gmail, Announces National E-Mail Service
  So that would be iMail?

[Read more…] about The Daily Loper – Feb 10, 2010