cats and shoes

It’s days like today that make me realize even more how much I’ll miss the summer. It’s warm, in the 60’s, and the clouds have gone away for now. James is roasting the day’s coffee beans, and the occasional ventings from the roaster keep the coffee-house well-scented. Folk music is on the stereo, and the Continue reading cats and shoes

music

Found a nice new program to keep the music on iTunes playing all day… LPlayer. This will help me finish up My Name is Asher Lev and associated work for the book club lunch tomorrow at the Mercantile Library, where I lead a discussion on that book. I have lots of information, especially on Jacques Continue reading music

right direction

So maybe this is where we should be going.. EFF on MIT’s LAMP Music System“The students get access to a broad array of music, and the copyright owners get paid. This is where we should all be heading,” said Fred von Lohmann, EFF senior staff attorney. [EFF: Press]

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