The RIAA says “MUSIC MUST NEVER BE AVAILABLE FOR FREE OR ARTISTS WILL NEVER MAKE A LIVING,” but what they really mean is “if people can download music for free, they’ll only pay the artists if they think their work is worth it, which means they won’t have to go through us, which prevents us from taking a MASSIVE chunk of the money while the artists hardly get any.” You’ve proven it, and other independent artists have proven it as well.
Clipped from a random comment that caught my eye on Jonathan Coulton‘s site. I’ve heard many variations on this theme but this one wins points for being so succinct.
This summer, my college buddy Philip Haar will be riding his bike cross-country alongside his father to raise money for cancer research in honor of a family friend:
The scourge of cancer either has or soon will touch everyone’s life in a very personal way. We hope that by establishing the James D. Popp Student Research Fund some bright medical students will be recruited to the field of oncology and cancer research and that their efforts will lead to more effective treatments for cancer. We believe this will be a most fitting and lasting memorial to a tremendously gifted and generous friend, Jim Popp, whose life was all too brief.
So, there’s a Dilbert Widget soon to be unleashed on the Interwebs. Scott Adams asked us computer drones to test it out a little before its wider release, so here we go to see if the embed code works in a WP post:
Could someone tell me if this works fine in IE so I don’t have to bother?
I’ve just concluded a really amazing three-and-a-half-year phase of my life. When I blogged about starting my job at Hoover’s in June 2004, I really had no idea just how much I’d learn and how many amazing professional and personal relationships I’d develop.
Change is the only true constant in life, however, so tonight I’m pecking out another post to document the start of another new phase. When the new year rolls in, I’ll start a new position as a Design Technologist (fancy talk for “website-building-person”) at frog design. Though frog has been known through the years mainly for industrial design, they’ve done plenty of innovative web and software interface work for some iconic brands. I’ll be working with some absolutely brilliant people, and I’m really excited to see what 2008 holds.
Scientists at Tokyo University say they were able to successfully switch off a mouse’s instinct to cower at the smell or presence of cats showing that fear is genetically hardwired and not learned through experience, as commonly believed.
I’m sorry, the correct phrase—and it makes a world of difference—would be “…showing that some fear is genetically hardwired and not learned through experience, as commonly believed.” Plenty of fear is unquestionably learned through experience, and every single person you ask on the street could probably give you a few examples off the top of their heads.
Also: “commonly believed” by whom? Lazy and/or stupid science journalists?
At the last minute, I can’t resist participating. Thanks very much, Jeffrey; your work continues to inspire me and many others, though I’m still a little miffed I can’t go back and reread Mr. Jenkins’ Last Martini any time I want.
