So there I was this morning feel a wierd combination of creativity and romance.So I decided to try and realize this image I had in my head. The result as seen below (click to see the full-size version) raises the age old question: "can sincerity replace actual talent ?"I’ll just leave the answer as an [...]
¨There is a new form of music piracy running rampant around the world, and your children could be involved placing you at risk of legal persecution¨ – the recording industry association of America (RIAA) warned parents to keep watch of their children´s activities in order to curb this new form of theft, stating ¨we will [...]
A ZMag interview with RMS reveals some interesting insights.
Those of you with Satelite will know that the series channel is showing old reruns of Saturday Night Live on Saturday nights (apparently the television executives do not see any logical inconsistencies anywhere in that sentence). I actually don’t have satelite, but my parents do so when I visit over weekends I sometimes watch the [...]
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A cost comparrison of ways to download data
Well he asked me the question, so I reckoned I owe him an answer. The answer is as simple as yes or no, and being an advocate for software freedom, of course I believe everybody should use free software even if there is some initial inconvenience for them simply because the freedoms gained are more [...]
Now if notation cannot even handle one of the most popular present day western instruments, imagine how bad it gets with other cultures. Bach tried to emulate tribal music – he was even further off than he thought since their entire scale system was different, he could get a near fake but the notation he [...]
Music is quite possibly the most culturally universal thing on the planet. Every known culture has music. A lot of people have this idea that western music is “modern” and other cultures’ music is “primitive”, this is of course horse-figs. Music made in China or Tobega today is as contemporary as music made in the [...]
On the resignation of RedHat’s founder
While Nathaniel is working on the new servers, I felt I would try to post something entertaining, which nevertheless wasn’t a crisis if it got lost. A re-blog was the obvious choice. So herewith, a little something I wrote a couple of weeks ago. —- “Apollo 11 was ten years ahead of schedule – that [...]
The FSF recently announced a new program to award projects that use free software for greater social benifit.
This is meant to be funny.
ACHTUNG! ALLES LOOKENSPEEPERS! Das computermachine ist nicht fuer gefingerpoken und mittengrabben. Ist easy snappen der springenwerk, blowenfusen und poppencorken mit spitzensparken. Ist nicht fuer gwerken bei das dumpkopfen. Das rubbernecken sictseeren keepen das cotten-pickenen hans in das pockets muss; relaxen und watchen das blinkenlichten. Tags: uncategorical
A poem
Thinking about the deputy president meeting with Steve Balmer.
A repost from my own blog, a piece I felt would suit this site perhaps better than it had mine.
On cocktail parties, artistic expression and business suits.
