This article tells us that the chichuahua in the Taco Bell commercials that ChitDay advertising created is getting ditched. Im bummed, I love chihuahua’s and ChiatDay pretty much rocks… plus its kind of like losing some cheesy piece of “pop” history.
Although, most of those Taco Bell ads did pretty much suck.
I would just like to extend a heartfelt ‘congratulations’ to our own Tai Kahn (TRK) on his recent hire at Apple.com!
We’ll miss you here in Denver, and especially on Alternate.
http://www.riaa.com/Contact_Confirm.cfm
Everyone go to this page and tell the RIAA that they are lost in the stone ages for shutting down Napster and stifling innovation. Make them realize that they are taking our choices and freedoms away. Tell them you will no longer buy any Major Label (their members) records or CDs or cassettes.
Please share this with everyone you possibly can.
Open source, FREE, and compatible Napster clients and servers have allready happened and the ban on Napster has not even begun. I think its all a load of shit… and there are plenty of other clients/servers/protocols out there to get and trade mp3’s that I see this all as pointless corporate political banter.
Here is a great link to all of the trading protocols, opensource napster servers, and clients I could find.
In case you live under a rock: Napster has been found to be illegal. Huh. So, as of midnight Friday, Napster must shut down its servers… Surprisingly, I’m not upset, really. That’s because Napster has turned open-source, putting the power of the music community back in the hands of the music community. Rock on. Download it here.
If you’re a napster user, you’d better get your download on. Napster could be forced to shut its doors if the RIAA gets the injunction it’s seeking… The best I’ve heard it put:
“Music is the healing force of the universe. A true artist is going to want his music to be heard through whatever medium. (read the article here)
Are you sick of ‘dotcoms’ taking all the credit for a ‘new economy’? Are you tired of sad, poorly designed websites that cost millions to build, have Flash intros for everything, but give you little in the way of actual information? Well, here’s a a site for you.
Check it out. They’re a lot like we are, only they don’t cuss. Brought to you by 37signals, the folks that brought you eNormicom.
According to this article, Scour, Inc is being sued by not only the music industry, but the movie industry as well. Scour lets people download music and movies (I’m assuming in QuickTime or VCD form), just like Napster spreads MP3s. Apparently, Scour’s president, Dan Rodrigues, is surprised. Lord knows why. If I were running a company based upon the trading of copywrited material, I wouldn’t be surprised to be sued.
Not that I think Napster or Scour should be sued, I just think they should have been a little smarter about trying to make a company out of their software. I mean, come on, if I had been the one to originally write Napster, I would not have thought it a good idea to try and start making money and seek funding to further my illegal software. If Scour and Napster were still just a couple of guys in a garage, the RIAA would not be all that interested, let alone would they try to sue.
Just in case you haven’t seen it before, check out FuckedCompany.com. Enter in your favorite (or actually, least favorite) dot-coms and watch the points roll in when they fuck up. No word yet as to what the points or for, or what they do, but it sure is fun to get ’em!
1- 2 of 3 Models of G4s are now dual processor at same price point.
2- Brand New Cube G4 Macintosh
3- New Flat Panel and CRT Displays
4- New Imac Colors
5- Cheaper Base Imac Prices [$799]
6- New iTools Functionality
7- New “Buttonless” Optical Mouse
8- New FullSize Pro Keyboard
9- iMovie 2 for Free on all Mac’s
… and I know I forgot something… oh yeah, the new harman kardon sattelite speakers.
Go drool at www.apple.com/store.
