Price to Play
What would you pay for internet per month. With the argument about neutrality all but dead, consumption fees are increasing.
Soapbox
DRM Steal Bytes
Microsoft has decided to dump all of the DRM agreements with people who purchased music from the MSN music service. So what now, well I have an idea...
The Morality of Safe-Harbor?
Do you sue Fedex for sending stolen merchandise through the mail ? Do you sue AT&T for getting a telemarketing call ? So should an Internet Service Provider (ISP) be in trouble for allowing illegal activity to go down on the pipes they run? I think not, but I know there is more to it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtftuSHnWVYWhy the housing bust, and why this is just the beginning
I am not a real estate writer, I just play one online. Here is my understanding of why it will be this way until there is a more responsible response from the feds.
Defeat your opponent at their strongest
I am not a big sports writer. My site is not usually used to discuss sporting topics, but this is my topic for today's post. What Michigan should do now.
The Riggs Weekend Wrap Up
My friend, Chris Riggs, is a football fan, like me, but to another extreme. He sends me emails about the games I miss, and here is this week's wrap up.
Apple Dumbs Down the Logic to Double the Profits
iMovie '08 is a weak product, and could never be considered an upgrade, so what do we do now.
The N-Word Buried? Nigger Please!
I don't even feel good having this conversation, I think the idea is past outrageous; but its a slow week! The word Nigger was buried this week in Detroit; if it was in Detroit, I bet it was shot in the head after a raw drug deal. I think its absolute minstrelsy!
3 Cars I Must Own!
After having some car problems this week with my 2004 Honda Element, I thought about what cars I would go buy if given the opportunity. My list of the 3 cars I want to own before I die, what are yours?
Sheffield opens his mouth, and picks a fight
In an upcoming issue of GQ, Gary Sheffield speaks and I wish he hadn't.
Stanford Charges Pirates More $$$
To make up for the cost of RIAA and MPAA notice/tracking, Stanford University has added a policy that charges a fee to students to be reconnected to the network. I think it is a great idea.
Jack Thompson, can he be serious?
I guess this guy doesn't stop. If you look at his employment history, I bet you will find he used to work at EA or Sierra Games or something. Why is he so bitter?
Defending hip-hop
I plead the 5th, in the fear that I will further incriminate hip hop I feel some responsibility for what has been said and how African Americans are depicted, I make this music. My purchases fuel this music. As a DJ I play this music. I cannot defend hip-hop or rap music, but if I was asked to here is what I would have to say.
Fast Food Nation
I watched the movie to the book that made me feel better about being a vegetarian. Get the book, the film doesn't do the book justice.