Cory Doctorow on Anti-Filesharing Deal

“Will this stop kids from trading infringing files? Kids are time-rich and cash-poor and have an infinite supply of ingenuity and impecuniousness to apply to the job of getting music for free. Last year, my freshman university students in Los Angeles regaled me with stories of “hard-drive parties” where everyone would gather with guitars, beers and whopping great hard drives that cost less than either the guitars or the beers. While the students jammed, sang and danced, they simply synchronised their drives using whatever laptops were lying around, transferring hundreds of gigabytes’ worth of music while composing and recording songs of their own.”

Cory Doctorow on new anti-filesharing deal between ISPs and record companies.

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008 08:45 pm GMT -4

Sage For Firefox 3

Sage, my can’t-live-without Firefox extension is now available for Firefox 3! Grin

Monday, July 28th, 2008 03:14 pm GMT -4

Molto Giocoso, Mozart

Passage from Adagio in E Major, K. 261

Passage from Adagio in E Major, K. 261. Molto giocoso, caro Mozart. Twisted

Saturday, July 26th, 2008 09:44 am GMT -4

Invalid Markup

Dear Brian,

I think it’s time you began specifying alt attributes for images and closing your elements.

Thanks,
The Internet

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 04:22 pm GMT -4

Second Line Social

Second Line Social is a new music blog featuring scans and mp3s of choice 45 RPM records.

“I’m taking my record blog off of the MySpace and going to do it here now, independent of all the spammers and lurkers. I’ll be scanning, ripping and sharing my newest and favorite 45′s and even attempt to comment on some of them.”

Saturday, July 19th, 2008 01:09 pm GMT -4

Montserrat Caballe Sings Bellini

Spanish bel canto soprano Montserrat Caballé performs the final aria from Bellini’s Il Pirata.

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 01:11 pm GMT -4

Chuanyun Li Performs Czardas by Monti

Violinist Chuanyun Li performing Monti’s Czardas. I admire the way Mr. Li addresses the violin in a manner that allows him the freedom to lift his head completely off the fiddle and take in the scenery.

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008 02:16 pm GMT -4