Moneydick: archive

Came across a very informative post about modern copyright problems in the music arena today at Geek News Central. Here’s why I like:
The justification for copyright as it applies to music is that it encourages innovation. The argument goes that if people have protection for their creation then they can gain the financial benefit [...]

A video about following the social properties of the top comedians and their myspace figures should make for a funny video. It doesn’t:Two MillionAdd to My Profile | More Videos

On Friday, September 8th Vassar held its annual serenading tradition. It’s a gentle form of hazing where seniors launch approved food items at groveling freshman while they, for the most part, sing back. It’s a harmless and joyous occasion.
A Vassar College employee (read: boxer) who belonged to neither side unfortunately got caught in the crossfire [...]

It’s really nice to be off campus with my own internet and my own network rules. What if I wanna do usenet? Sure! What if I want to use bit torrent? Go for it! What if I want to download at 800 KB/sec and not wait 15 minutes for a flash video to load?
Vassar [...]

Keeping on top of my favorite things is what I’m all about, and Google Reader is perfect for that. At the time of this writing I have 343 subscriptions. Of course I don’t read every blog… and not all of them are blogs. Some of the feeds I subscribe to are bacn-like feeds of aggregates [...]