Tuesday May 16, 2006

The Daily Loper - May 16, 2006

Today’s links of interest:

Discovery Channel programs on iTunes
A gaggle of new Discovery Channel shows debut in the iTunes Music Store — including Mythbusters! Now maybe I can finally watch the end of the ‘Is Yawning Contagious?’ show. I fell asleep the first time around.
Guitar Hero For the PC, With Any Music
I wonder if this works with Metal Machine Music?
AOL to Release YouTube Clone
Next up, AOL is reportedly working on a Human-Animal hybrid of Flickr.

AllofMp3.com Down but Not Out
The king of the Russian mp3 sites mysteriously vanishes - then returns. Dwight will be very happy.
Tutankhamun’s mysteries to be put online
The Boy King goes new media.
Fifty-quid bloke gives way to MP3 woman
Turns out that women are spending more money on music than men. Darn digital revolution.
Could High-Def Choke Internet?
What the world needs now is broadband. Lots and lots of broadband.
Bob Marley bass player loses royalty lawsuit
I understandy why he lost, but it should be in the public record that the Barrett brothers made up one of the 3 or 4 best rhythm sections in pop history. Bob may have written, say, "Stir It Up," but Aston & Carlton did the actual stirring.
SpotBit.com Offers Current Mag Downloads For Free ? We’re Taking Bets How Long It Lasts
If legal, interesting. If not so legal, we are aghast at wondering why the magazines of today aren’t offering issues via iTunes to combat, uh, piracy.
God’s Call Comes by Cellphone
Yes, well, it really was just a matter of time.
Tabloid-Struggle Shock: Insiders Tell ‘Ad Age’ All!
Was it just last summer that we saw the Golden Age of celebrity tabloids? Phoenix-like, they’re looking to the web to rise again.
NBC Looks Beyond TV for a Prime-Time Revival
Notable only for the accompanying photograph — unclear what is meant by "stickiness". Also, wondering if duct tape is a subtle signal to the male demographic.
Yahoo Inc. Overhauls Home Page
The fact that this is actual news is, well, a sign of the future.
Bezos: Being First Not Necessarily Enough
Or, why Amazon is going 2.0 crazy to stay on top.
‘Deadwood’ may live on, despite decision on cast pacts
This corresponds more closely to what we heard from one of those cast members whom we happened to cross paths with a couple of weeks ago.

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Former Senator Jesse Helms dead at 86
Well, look at it from this standpoint: if Obama becomes President, it was bound to kill him in any event.
Netflix box by Roku to get more content providers
Good, though, as usual, not good enough.
Sen. John Warner, R-Va. Suggests National Speed Limit
We suggest that John Warner, R-Va -- who probably hasn't used a car to drive more than a couple of miles his own self in decades -- respectfully piss off!
Bozo the Clown, dead at 83
The role model for Krusty the Clown has gone to the big circus tent in the sky. Did anyone ever see Bozo and Jesse Helms together in the same room? Just asking.
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
We're really looking forward to this.
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith Review
Cool, but we're holding out for Rock Band: Husker Du.
Smallest planet shrinks in size
That would be Mercury, which has lost a mile in diameter in its history. Obviously another pernicious effect of global warming. On the other hand, if that happens to Earth, it would make my commute easier.
A-Rod's wife tells pals she believes Madonna lured Yank with kabbalah
Best headline ever. Also, is Kabbalah some kind of time machine? Because that really seems to be the only way Madonna should be able to lure anybody these days.
Economy extends job loss streak
One economist termed the loss streak "Zito-esque."
Solar system a bit squashed, not nicely round
That's OK, we still like it.
LA Times to cut 250 jobs, including 150 news jobs: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance
From the Department of Painful Admissions: "We're great about putting out a paper; we're getting a lot better at putting up a Web site," he [Russ Stanton] said.
Viacom Will Know What You've Watched on YouTube
That's one scary-ass headline. And you know that if Viacom had their way, they would send a bill to every single YouTube user they discovered watched Viacom content.
Middleman, "The Sino-Mexican Revelation": To the Dubby-mobile!
You all need to be watching "The Middleman," on ABC Family Channel. Yes, I said "ABC Family Channel." It's a hilarious post-millennial love child of "Batman," "The Avengers," & "The Tick." In the meantime, I'm off to catch a plane at J.R. "Bob" Dobbs International Airport.
Why we need movie critics
An argument that the long-discussed "death of the movie critic" is perhaps premature. A fiscally-based argument.
What is the best method for picking up an iPhone 3G on July 11th?
Waiting until July 12th.
Dolphins can spend Independence Day in NJ river
Dolphin family, toying with humans and vacationing in Jersey.
Fortune teller made famous by Springsteen has died
Hoo boy!! This is a headline that just screams "slow week." Also, we have some people around here pretty familiar with both Bruce Springsteen and rock 'n' roll mythology, and not every single person referenced in one of his songs automatically became famous.
This Modern World - The Ongoing Adventures of Sparkman and the Blinkster
Ruh-roh! The Propagandist has them right where he wants them!!
Wildfire forces evacuations near Goleta
Residents of the area have been instructed to follow Camper Van Beethoven's advice.
AT&T Sets 3G iPhone Pricing
"The 3G iPhone's 8-GB model will sell for $199 with a two-year contract to new customers and current iPhone owners, but existing AT&T customers who are not eligible for upgrade discounts will be charged $399 for the same device." Wow. That means that if you had the temerity to be an AT&T customer, but not buy an iPhone, you get screwed.

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