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  1. Re:Effective by design by FredFredrickson · · Score: 4, Informative · on Pirate Yourself, Become a Best-Seller

    Although it doesn't have to do with books or piracy, Ian Rogers has an interesting speech about "effective by design." His mantra is similar- those who embrace the scalability of the web instead of try to create scarcity will be the ones that profit.

    I feel it isn't ground breaking, but his little thing on physics really put into words what I've been feeling for a long time. Worth a read.

  2. Re:I have to ask this by iancr · · Score: 1 · on Yahoo Introduces Competitor for iTunes
    Questions that are all covered (except for the Wine question, haven't tried) in my blog post:

    http://www.fistfulayen.com/

    ian

  3. Re:You really shouldn't have to log into Yahoo... by iancr · · Score: 2, Informative · on Yahoo Introduces Competitor for iTunes
    Here ya go, I made it available on my other weblog, for those who don't have a Yahoo! login.

    http://www.fistfulayen.com/

    ian

  4. Re:Call me crazy, but... by AndIWonderIfIWonder · · Score: 3, Insightful · on Yahoo Introduces Competitor for iTunes
    Every one seems to have missed that the Yahoo Music Engine is not just a music service, but is also a jukebox.

    It does support the iPod as lond as you use non DRMed MP3s or even AACs. See this screenshot.

    It's only buying DRM tracks from a music store that "locks" you in to a player. If you buy your CDs online and rip them yourself you probably end up saving money and don't have any DRM issues.

  5. Message from Beastie Boys camp by iancr · · Score: 1 · on Beastie Boys' New Album Silently Installs DRM Code
    Hey all, I've worked with Beastie Boys since 1994 or so (used to run their web site once upon a time, did a couple of tours with them) and have been following this matter. See my reply to Cory's original Boing Boing post:

    http://boingboing.net/2004/06/11/new_beasties_disc _ha.html

    Someone please tell me if I'm wrong, but I believe that the copy protection is *only* on non-US and non-UK discs. I also believe that this protection is "EMI policy", and nothing specific to Beastie Boys' disc.

    I can tell you for a FACT that Beastie Boys didn't want this and fought against it, but lost this battle with their label.

    We encourage you to buy a non-protected US or UK disc. We understand that in today's world Slashdotters are going to do whatever it is they usually do to get music, and this post isn't going to change that. But when we've done so much progressive work in this space over the last 10 years it sucks to see a Slashdot post claiming we're "Evil".

    See you at the live shows, ian

  6. the LOTR phat beats by thing_in_itself · · Score: 4, Funny · on Lord of the Rings News from New Zealand
    Lords of the Rhymes:

    I'm Gimli and I'm a fuckin' dwarf
    Killin' motherfuckers from the south to the north
    That's not Mirkwood I'm chopping with my battle axe
    And I'm on an orc stampede like Shadowfax

    I think things like this need to be encouraged as much as possible. They have an MP3 download. And they also sample the immortal Ballad of Bilbo Baggins by Leonard Nimoy.