Magnatune seems to be onto something...
I would also suggest that people buy local. I've been going to a lot of small concerts being held in basements and living rooms lately. Totally Unknown bands. Usually these concerts cost $3 to $5 and there are 2 or 3 bands (a great deal). Now some of these bands totally suck - when that happens people just walk out into the backyard or the porch until a better band comes up. But some of these bands are very good and very different than the music that the RIAA is shoving down our throats - some of these bands are actually innovative. Most all of them offer their CDs for sale - usually for less than $5 (sometimes for only a buck!). It's great: I can spend lots less than I would on an RIAA artist concert and get their homegrown CD's for MUCH less - AND all of the money I spend on them is actually going to the artists. In most cases these local bands don't give a rip about ripping their CD's (some even have copylefted their music and encourage you to copy).
So buy local - find bands in your area that are selling their own music. Sure, when someone asks you what you're listening to, they're not gonna recognize the band's name, but why listen to what everyone else is listening to?
...who bears bad news.
Looks like this is @Stake's loss more than Mr. Greer's. Someone with his knowledge of secuity won't have a problem finding a job even in this economy (security being kind of a hot topic these days).
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Magnatune seems to be onto something... I would also suggest that people buy local. I've been going to a lot of small concerts being held in basements and living rooms lately. Totally Unknown bands. Usually these concerts cost $3 to $5 and there are 2 or 3 bands (a great deal). Now some of these bands totally suck - when that happens people just walk out into the backyard or the porch until a better band comes up. But some of these bands are very good and very different than the music that the RIAA is shoving down our throats - some of these bands are actually innovative. Most all of them offer their CDs for sale - usually for less than $5 (sometimes for only a buck!). It's great: I can spend lots less than I would on an RIAA artist concert and get their homegrown CD's for MUCH less - AND all of the money I spend on them is actually going to the artists. In most cases these local bands don't give a rip about ripping their CD's (some even have copylefted their music and encourage you to copy). So buy local - find bands in your area that are selling their own music. Sure, when someone asks you what you're listening to, they're not gonna recognize the band's name, but why listen to what everyone else is listening to?
it's called Ruby ;-)
Don't use your real name; use a pseudonym. Seems pretty straightforward.
...who bears bad news. Looks like this is @Stake's loss more than Mr. Greer's. Someone with his knowledge of secuity won't have a problem finding a job even in this economy (security being kind of a hot topic these days).