music industry

I love music — it’s the industry I can’t stand! But watching it self-destruct is even more fascinating than watching a slow-motion car accident… (broadcast) flag burning Having failed in the Congress, the content industry is now pushing the FCC to take action to mandate the broadcast flag. This bit of government regulated code is Continue reading music industry

Scenery elsewhere

I’m not the only one appreciating the out-of-doors in a blogly manner today… It’s been that kind of day Life in paradise. If it’s clear where you are, tonight’s a good one to go out and spot Andromeda, the galaxy. It’s a rough twin of the Milky Way, about six moons wide, and the farthest Continue reading Scenery elsewhere

laws.

Interesting. It Should Make Your Skin Creep From the most recent edition of CRYPTO-GRAM comes this: The Patriot Act and Mission Creep One of the problems with laws is that the crimes that justify their passage are not always the crimes they are used against. In the United States, the RICO (Racketeering Influenced Corrupt Organizations) Continue reading laws.