how does a mid-level artist (i.e. someone who's not well-known but also not unknown who sells a medium to small amount of records and has the corresponding amount of airplay and/or media exposure) earn a decent living in today's shrinking music market rife with CD burning (i.e.
I admit it, I love my Nintendo DS, but I still dream of making the DS a little more practical (and not just fun)...check out Newton DS for an example.
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Interesting article on the aerodynamics of bats and how they might improve airplanes in te future.
An interesting post from someone who actually likes math (sharing his new favorite number).
Electoral College. Love it or hate it. It probably isn't going anywhere anytime soon.
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I was thinking that being an artist (musician, etc.) must be a pretty hard life. Getting your product out before the masses and noticed is nearly impossible.
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Everyone involved in selling products is involved in a delicate balancing act. The balance lies in setting a fair price (that remains competitive with the competition).
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It's tax time in the US, so I thought I'd bring this up...
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Pretty sad to see the state giving up a $1 a year lease for the state police and moving to a $5 million dollar a year one.
A nice post about the responsibility of media in an ideal world.
Tumblr markets itself as blogs with less fuss. In other words, something like a blog, but so simple to use, that anyone can use it to create what they call tumblelogs. The question is, did they succeed?
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Interesting poster and thoughts about all of the junk that is added to DVDs...
If you haven't heard much about Open ID, you might be missing out. In a nutshell, it provides a way for you to have one ID that you can use to sign in a to a variety of websites or services. Basically, you sign in using an Open ID URL which will let you control your ID.
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An interesting idea on consolidating the alphabet to just 26 characters.
An MP3 copy of a recent Adrian Belew interview on WAIF.
Interesting concept...chimps are using tools to hunt.
Many years ago, Edgar made money distributing copies. He was the only one with access to the original work and had total control of the copies (the number of copies, their quality, etc.).
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An interesting way to look at being organized (it's a way to be lazy).
Quick show of hands…who believes that the best way to help out is to give more money to the government? No one? I didn't think so. So why, then, do we continue with government assistance programs when there are a whole lot of charities that can put the money to better use?
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A pretty funny cartoon with a deep philosophical message for bloggers.
I don't think I'd jump without a chute, but that might just be me...
Check out the strange goblin shark that is rarely seen alive.
An interesting take on dieting...
The word of Jobs in response to attacks against Apple for it's DRM policy (hint...it's the fault of the music industry...he'd be happy to turn it off).
Looks like I might actually watch the Grammy's (for the first few minutes anyways)...
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