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Already have, several in fact.

My Javascript Packer does that. To actually compete with the recent winner you need to start exploring far more complicated stuff.

Even though this move against Lik-Sang is outrageous, it turns out that people just don't care enough to deprive themselves of entertainment.

Or make your own music. That's the best of all.

Boycotting Sony is effectively impossible. However, I'm going to do everything short of never buying a DVD again.

I would like to boycott Sony (and BMG), but it's nearly impossible.

That's not obfuscated. this is obfuscated.

Game Console Hacking by Joe Grand, Albert Yarusso, et al already has a step by step guide of how to install a mini-itx board into an Atari 2600. Is doing something similar with Mac hardware so much more difficult that it's news? I've recently purchased myself some torx drivers to convert a couple of Powerbooks into digital picture frames. At the moment the big problem is where to get the frames. Can I have a Slashdot story when I've got one converted?

Of course, I've already build my own Mini-ITX PC, so small isn't so much of a big deal anymore. Thus I stopped tracking prices a little while ago.

I get the vast majority of my legal downloads from mp3.com. The mainstream Top X charts all blow. The music on MP3.com is orginial and interesting. Admittedly, there's quite a bit of junk in there, but find one or two genres you really like and your hit rate should be pretty high. If you like Electronica I have about 38 highlighted tracks from assorted artists at my MP3.com station, and a bunch of news on solid state audio players. There'll be a review of my brand new MP3 player for the Ericsson T28 after I've had it for a week -- around next Wednesday. (Look'n good so far)

It's much easier to link stuff with a computer than a radio station. Simply have a database with an entry for each artist that says "similar to..." and lists, say, 6 other artists that they are most similar to -- or the artists themselves claim they're similar to. Wander through such a database and you'll usually find a bunch of interesting stuff you like. MP3.com does this.

Otherwise, just find people who's taste matches your own and leech off their playlists. Again, MP3.com does this with its "Stations". I have a station there myself.

The musical error was linked to in a comment attached to a set of quickies maybe a month ago (I posted it to my journal, so I can get an exact date)

Quickies? More like Oldies. The very best /. from 6 months, 12 months and 2 years ago...

I tended to think that NameZero owns my domain, and they would probably have agreed. It would be interesting to ask them who they believe "owns" my domain now.

• My First Digital was a Kodak DC20. Smallest, lightest, cheapest. Least number of features. Takes 8 sub-640x480 photos, or 16 really crap postage stamps. A wonderful camera at the time - Kodak made it and it's software so damn easy to use. A wonderful way to learn what you want in a digital camera.
• More recently I purchased a FujiFilm MX-2700. At the time it was the smallest 2.3MegaPixel camera available. It's great, the quality is superb, but I needed to buy a monopod to keep it stable enough to make it worth while, especially in low light. I've taken some wonderful fireworks photos, some of which you might still be able to find at fireworks.krisjohn.net. The only drawback is that there's no optical zoom, but later versions have fixed that. As a general digital, this family is by far the best - it's so small that you don't mind carrying it around on the off-chance that they'll be something to shoot. Highly recommended. Oh, I'm currently using it as a webcam - on and off.
• Most recently I bought a GameBoy camera, for artsy stuff, and I must say that it's the most fun I've had with digital photography in ages. I've got an extra memory cart (from datel), plus a GB Xchanger and Mad Catz cable to transfer images to my PC. I can take about 120 shots before having to return to base. Not for serious stuff, but no equal in the fun stakes.
• At work we got an old Ricoh digital free with a big colour printer/copier. It's about the same vintage as my DC20, with shots of approximately the same quality. Ricoh have made some good cameras since then, but this one shows it's age much more than my DC20.
• The latest purchase at work was a Kodak DC265. It was bought for quality, ease of use and robustness - and it's performed admirably on all counts. If you don't mind something chunky, this is my recommendation for an all-round camera, but make no mistake, it is large and heavy. Ours appears to have a few problems transferring images - it's potentially a dud in that respect - but I've got round that by using a PCMCIA adapter to transfer images, which is a recommended procedure anyway (so damn fast).
• Lasty, two of the staff have digital camera's of their own. One is an Olympus something (sorry) and the other is a Canon Pro something (sorry again). They're HUGE and they're rarely seen. Not being able to pack them inside a bag or briefcase really limits their use. That's why I recommend the small end, and why I bought an MX-2700.

-- seti.krisjohn.net

-- seti.krisjohn.net

I'm hosting the cp4break package on an Australian server. You can have frames or no frames. Look at the bottom of the page in the software section. You'll also find links to DeCSS/Livid, unf*ck & software to copy MP3 files off the old Rios. Feel free to link. My Geocities version of the page also contains links to the copies on the Australian server; mp3.krisjohn.net. Enjoy.