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Last login: 4 weeks agoAnarKitty: AnarKitty is a 42 year old guy from Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.; Likes 1,290 pages, 3 videos, 10 photos • 123 fans • Received 25 reviews; Member since May 12, 2005

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Convenience Wins, Hubris Loses and Content vs. Context, a Presentation for Som…: Oct 9, 2007 5:57am 7 reviews audio, multimedia, cyberculture, encryption
http://www.fistfulayen.com/blog?p=127; This may be the end of the eternal content delivery fog, if enough industry people "get it". An excellent diatribe by a head honcho at Yahoo! Music, who's decided that he is tired of seeing his paying customers getting shafted by copy protection on the music they sell, while the rest of the world merrily ignores their stupidity and gets the stuff anyway. Smart guy, and great point. The whole notion of digital music was supposed to be the convenience; not having to play something on a turntable, or tape player, or what have you, but being able to take it with you, no matter what, since you bought it.

Jan 1, 2007 7:43am: Thank you, all of you.. it's been a rough several months, and not just for me, I know. Thank you to all of my dear friends for sticking with me, and checking me out, keeping me alive in SU.. I'm *so* back, it hurts. ;*) A major shout-out to OliviaB, and a few dozen lovely friends who cared, like Funkycaucasian, who dared to talk HARD. It's all about being loud, and proud. :D

ABC News: Murtha: New Scandal Worse Than Abu Ghraib: Jun 1, 2006 3:19am 1 review politics, iraq, scandal, bush-2-0
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=2014489&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312; A recipe for Impeachment, as follows. Start a war with an oil-rich country that's not attacking you, and openly lie to get your people involved emotionally. Send over a too-small force of troops and equipment, just enough to declare victory for the world media. Use Iraqi torture prisons to violate UN rules of war, then farm the rest out to über-secret camps in "ally" countries and Guantanamo Bay, offsite. Induce (force) the National Guard of your "Homeland" to pull multiple tours of duty, until frustration leads to multiple "My Lai"-style atrocities, while denying everything you can until the hammer falls. Better get ready, Dubya..

Miguel Carrascos Real World: Watch TV for Free - Part 2: Jun 1, 2006 2:42am 6 reviews multimedia, cyberculture, tv
http://www.miguelcarrasco.net/miguelcarrasco/2006/05/watch_tv_for_fr_1.html; Almost daily, a modest blog will hit it big by posting something everyone has to read, and does; this time, it's Miguel's turn. His exceptionally timely list of easy-to-watch TV and video websites is pure gold; this isn't just a list of clips on YouTube or Google Video, it's a list of sites that rebroadcast or play thousands, including TV shows, movies, anime, music videos, and full-on Internet TV stations, among others, with no extra software needed. His 'Part 1' post lists another worth checking out: channelchooser.com, which is one of the best out there, hands down. Food for thought: use KeepVid.com to save a few. ;^)

Terrorism invoked in ISP snooping proposal | CNET News.com: Jun 1, 2006 2:15am 3 reviews government, liberties, internet, bush-2-0
http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6078229.html?part=rss&tag=6078229&subj=news; Ready for another chapter in the wild toboggan ride down Freedom's slippery slope, via Bush 2.0? Here's a recap: first, they skipped the Constitution on tracking some domestic phone calls, saying it was only those calling outside the USA, to known terrorists.. evidence proved otherwise, but oh well, right? Then, it turns out they're tracking *ALL* domestic phone calls they can, for three years. Oops!! Hang on for the new one: they want all ISPs to track & record EVERYTHING done in the USA on the Internet. Not just child porn, or known terrorists - EVERYTHING.. buddy lists, email trails, surfing habits. Ready to vote?

http://www.social-mail.com/: Jun 1, 2006 1:47am 4 reviews internet-tools, ajax, email, self-publishing
http://www.social-mail.com/; The daily explosion of Ajax-y web services has reached critical mass; so many inbred betas are floating around, it's easy to get jaded. That makes the useful ones all the sweeter, like SocialMail. Here's an obvious idea: sign up for free, and use your new @biggu.com addy as an instant RSS feed. Write an email, and it publishes to all subscribers, like a no-frills mailing list via syndication. You can make them public (any subscriber can post) or private (only you), and choose the number of recent posts to display (5-50), and since this is all brand new, more options are on the way. Hint: Check out all Big In Japan's tools.

The love song formula: Apr 26, 2006 3:26am 4 reviews humor, pop-music, satire
http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=738584; This is the music equivalent of one of the best viral videos of all time, and it's so painfully good, you can actually imagine it making the pop charts. A devastating parody of boy-band era ballads *and* modern male "playa" psychology, all rolled up in a catchy song that will impress you, while it leaves you doubled-up and crying with laughter. Forget that wicked thesis your friend wrote on contemporary pop, and giggle your cares away while you listen to this wonderful MP3, while reading the lyrics from the page. This is the sweet essence of punk rawk and cynical culture jamming, all in one pretty digital audio package. Imagine Weird Al Yankovic with a big budget, ace producers and a death wish for N'Sync and Backstreet Boys.. perfect! >;)

Column from PC Magazine: The Great Microsoft Blunder: Apr 26, 2006 2:51am 5 reviews software, windows, journalism
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1952999,00.asp; John Dvorak has always been one of the true Yodas of the 'puter world, for as long as there have been computers smaller than a Wookie. This is another of his pent-up moments: about Internet Explorer, Microsoft's Internet (and overall corporate) strategy, and The Way Things Really Should Be, if only Bill and Steve would listen. He's right on, this time more than most, and his rebuke of the M$ "buy marketshare at ANY price" business plan reads like a collective scream from everyone who's ever wondered why the Redmond 'Softies are so desperate for universal acceptance and obedience. Makes you wonder, yes.

Im The Decider: Apr 26, 2006 2:30am 71 reviews politics, satire, iraq
http://decider.cf.huffingtonpost.com/; You know those awful days at the office, where the boss is on a rampage about cutting back on expenses on silly things, and you can't stand to hear him bellow any more, becauase he's just trying to protect his golden parachute? Sure, he runs the company, but.. yeah, it's a metaphor. The Bush 2.0 Regime sucks, we can stand up in our cubicles and say it, and let's sing a wickedly funny Beatles adaption as the door smacks him and his corrupt right-wing zealot friends in the ass, on the way out to pasture. Raise a toast to no more oil wars, no more corporate payoff government culture, and a better world. :)

EFF: RIAA Petition: Apr 26, 2006 1:50am 8 reviews activism, musician-resources, politics
http://www.eff.org/share/petition/; It's "stand or fall" time for everyone who is tired of paying outrageous prices for music and other media, especially now that anyone with an Internet connection (or not, in some cases) has become a target for corporate legal abuse. Do you want to help these media giants to buy a clue, and find a new business model that uses current technology to support their artists, shareholders and fans without the vengeance and greed? Here's the chance: sign this petition from the Electronic Freedom Foundation, a very worthy technology rights group, and help them reach 100,000 signatures. We can change this, together.

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