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If The Major Record Labels Tried To Adopt The ‘Radiohead’ Model…
A whole bunch of you have been sending in the recent Toothpaste for Dinner cartoon about how the RIAA/major record labels would “adopt the Radiohead model” if they ever really thought about it:
While it is amusing, there’s a lot of truth behind that… Continue reading
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Italy Demands Apple Remove Joke iTunes App; Starts Legal Action Against App Author
btr1701 passes on the news of how Italy’s tourism minister apparently has absolutely no sense of humor. There’s an app in the Apple iTunes store for iPhones and iPads called “What Country,” which summarizes every country in quick stereotypical snippet… Continue reading
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Even Without COICA, White House Asking Registrars To Voluntarily Censor ‘Infringing’ Sites
While there’s been increasing attention paid to the “Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act” (COICA), the proposed law that would allow the government to require ISPs and registrars to block access to websites deemed to be “dedicated to inf… Continue reading
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Google offers JPEG alternative for faster Web
With WebP, Google hopes to drastically cut data-transfer barriers to Web browsing. But it’s not easy to challenge JPEG’s dominance. Originally posted at Deep Tech
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LA Times’ Propaganda Piece Claims Piracy Hurts Filmmakers Without Any Actual Evidence
Reader jjmsan was the first of a few of you to send over this silly piece in the LA Times claiming that independent filmmakers are being hurt by unauthorized file sharing, but it’s completely devoid of any actual evidence. It kicks off with the story … Continue reading
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Drawing Table
I made a thing, in which you can use your mouse cursor to draw on a grid with different colors. You can then copy-and-paste the HTML from the design you made.
Features
- Clearing the current design
- Changing the grid size to different preset options
- Color swatches to change the currently active color
- Color picker to change the swatch colors
- White color = erasing
- Holding the [option] key will enter erase
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Once Again, Betting On Digital Music Sales Is A Mistake: Digital Music Sales Flat
We’ve suggested in the past that the recording industry was fooling itself in betting on digital music sales as a serious way to replace its revenue stream. As we’ve pointed out just selling music is not a very good business, but still there’s been so… Continue reading
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Illinois Mayor Claims Anonymous Bloggers No Different Than 9/11 Terrorists; Says Anonymity Is A First Amendment Challenge
Perhaps if you’re an elected official in the US, you should be required to take a basic history lesson. Michael Scott points us to the story of how the mayor of Mokena, Illinois (where?) has apparently become so fed up with anonymous people online tha… Continue reading
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Orange Alert: Potentially Habitable Planet Found
Just as the rumors of a UN-appointed alien ambassador are settling down, astrophysicists have reported the discovery of the first potentially life-sustaining planet outside of our solar system. This conclusion is based on 11 years of observations and … Continue reading
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Appeals Court Says Section 230 Does Not Protect Stubhub From Having To Pay ‘Amusement Tax’ On Tix Sold
A couple years ago, we pointed out what appeared to be a pure money grab by the city of Chicago, demanding that Stubhub pay an extra tax (called an “amusement fee”) on sales made by sellers and buyers in that city. As we noted, the original ticket buy… Continue reading
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