Wednesday September 17, 2008

The Daily Loper - September 17, 2008

Sound Fundamentals Edition

Todays links of interest:

Comedy Central Orders Colbert Christmas Special
Just another salvo in the War on The War on Christmas.
Video Games Are Good For Kids, Experts Find
Well, duh.
My Gal - George Saunders
Sayeth George Saunders: "…God put this moose here for us to shoot and eat and take a photo of, although I did not, at that time, know why God did, but in years to come, God?s will was revealed, which is: Hey, that is a cool photo for hunters about to vote to see, plus what an honor for that moose, to be on the Internet."

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Iranian 'Blogfather' Hossein Derakhshan is arrested on charge of spying for Israel
Yeah, color us skeptical.
WGA Files for Arbitration, Claims Producers Aren’t Paying New-Media Residuals
Yeah, who didn't see that one coming?
Apple Bends to Studios, Adds Copyright Protection to MacBooks
This "feature" prevents owners of new MacBooks from viewing movies they've purchased on iTunes on an external display. Even though the movie is actually running on the MacBook that is licensed to play the media file. This, by the way, is another reason why people pirate movies.
Unpaid time while Vista boots results in lawsuits
So, how would you feel if your employer refused to pay you while you were waiting for Windows Vista to boot. And reboot. And reboot again? Surprisingly some very large companies are doing just that. That's wrong for so many reasons. Not the least of which is the Mac vs. PC advert this story will probably inspire.
Lively no more
Google, preparing for the coming global recession, shuts down its virtual worlds platform.
Microsoft lets Zune music subscribers keep tunes
This is an interesting hybrid DRM/DRM-Free approach. Subscribers get to keep 10 songs each month. Supposedly most of those will be available as mp3s. Will Microsoft stop at nothing to beat iTunes!?
Astronauts Lose Tool Bag In Space
I wonder if they checked under the couch. Usually, when I lose stuff, it turns up under the couch. Also: I would really like to be the first person to lose keys in space.
Spate of piracy draws Indian counterattack
Pirates vs. Indians? Sounds like something that we played when we were kids.
Bill Clinton offers steps to help wife get State job
Step 1: Divorce? That would certainly clear things up for Hillary.
Chuck Klosterman reviews Chinese Democracy
No point in even making a comment here, since you've already clicked on the link.
Official Google Blog: LIFE Photo Archive available on Google Image Search
So cool.
And Now For Something Completely Different on YouTube
Monty Python declares war on bootleg YouTube clips.
The embarrassing e-mails that will keep me from working in the Obama administration
Seriously. Do they want anybody under 50 working in the new administration? Or just voting for him?
TypePad - Why Blog - Journalist Bailout Program
Hmm.
A beginner's guide to Twilight
Sigh. We have people on the 'loper staff who love the vampires and love romance novels and who have said that the "Twilight" series is, er, sub-par. Better to watch the 2nd & 3rd seasons of "Buffy" again.
Enough Already Apple: Bring Flash to the iPhone
Amen!!
Yahoo's Yang decides he's no longer the right CEO
Did he jump or was he pushed? The more worrisome news is that people think Microsoft will renew its interest.
Get Ready For Beatles’ Hidden Track!
Yay? We don't hold out much hope that a song that has been deemed as too experimental for over four decades to be anything but a historical curiosity. The guess here is that if it wasn't The Beatles, nobody would care. And shouldn't it be the other way around? Shouldn't a "new" Beatles song remind you why they conquered the world in the first place?
The bad economics of stopping gay marriage
Focus on the Family cares more about spending money trying to hold back an inevitable historical tide than they do about the families of the people who work for them.
Bye Bye Bye: What We've Learned From Pop's "TRL" Era
A thoughtful look at the influence of TRL over the what might be remembered as the final era of unified pop music.

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