Monthly Archives: November 2005

MP3tunes Locker

MP3tunes has launched MP3tunes Locker, unlimited online music storage for $39.95 a year. I don’t know why it won’t have the same legal problems as my.mp3.com did, but it sounds cool.

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There Is No God

On NPR’s This I Believe series Penn Jillette explains why he believes there is no God. [via Dr. Menlo]

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Bloc Party Picks

Bloc Party Picks: The soundtrack that inspired South London’s Bloc Party as they traveled the country on their recent tour. 1. Got It – Sebadoh 2. Man Is The Baby – Antony and the Johnsons 3. Violence – Blink 182 … Continue reading

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Soulful Season’s Greetings

Soulful Season’s Greetings: 1. Santa Claus Go Straight To The Ghetto – James Brown 2. Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) (live) – Marvin Gaye 3. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer – The Temptations 4. What Do The Lonely Do At … Continue reading

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Scoble Says ODF is Too Much Work

Scoble says it would be too much work for Microsoft to add OpenDocument support to Office. Shouldn’t the debate be about whether Microsoft’s customers and the industry in general would benefit from having a single office document file format? If … Continue reading

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Album of the Week

The album of last week was Andrew Bird’s And the Mysterious Production of Eggs.

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Talking Turkey

Talking Turkey: Loosen your belts, folks. Eating becomes a contact sport on Thanksgiving Day. Just eat it! 1. Harvest Moon – Neil Young 2. Hungry Heart – Bruce Springsteen 3. Tofu Isn’t Turkey – beverly graham 4. Turkey Chase – … Continue reading

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Produced By Rick Rubin

Robert of The Radish has an excellent playlist of songs produced by Rick Rubin. Rick got Johnny Cash the respect he deserved and he should be worshiped for this alone. However, he’s also given us timeless albums by groups as … Continue reading

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Microsoft Opens Office File Formats

Microsoft has announced (again) that it is opening up it’s Office XML file formats and submitting them to the Ecma standards body. Tim Bray and Andy Updegrove have good posts on the issue. I share Andy Updegrove’s questions about whether … Continue reading

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WordPress.com Open to the Public

You can now get a free WordPress.com blog. I’ve had an account for a while now and the service is getting very slick. The two-year-old WordPress software, which until now required installation by web developers, competes with other publishing platforms … Continue reading

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Album of the Week

The album of the week is Wilco’s Kicking Television: Live in Chicago.

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Sony DRM Saga

The bad news for Sony regarding their rootkit DRM screw-up keeps rolling in faster than I can keep up with it. Boing Boing has a couple of excellent timeline posts for an overview: Post 1 Post 2.

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The Songs of Johnny and June Carter Cash

The Songs of Johnny and June Carter Cash: Johnny and June Carter Cash’s romance withstood good times and bad, many of which are chronicled famously in the songs below. 1. I Walk The Line – Johnny Cash 2. Keep on … Continue reading

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One to Watch: Chris Brown Picks

One to Watch: Chris Brown Picks: This R&B crooner with small-town roots (Tappahannock, VA) reveals his current faves and influences. 1. Pony – Ginuwine 2. Only Sixteen – Sam Cooke 3. Thriller – Michael Jackson 4. Candy Rain – Soul … Continue reading

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Boston Herald on Linux

The Boston Herald tech columnist tries Linux and likes it. The reasons you’re most likely to read in the popular press for using Linux are defensive. Linux is immune to viruses. It’s cheaper — free for individual users in most … Continue reading

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