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I just finished my penultimate shift working @ AAA. I’ve accepted a new job working for RealTraps beginning on Monday. Lots of changes in our reality… good changes. Lots of details to come, not the least of which is the laptop-wrangling I’ve done this week. I have a new laptop, and I’ll be writing about [...]

Those who pay attention to what is being said in the corporate media understand that they are, by and large, tools of propaganda to shape public opinion. I still keep an eye on cnn.com fairly regularly so that I can continue to see this. I’m particularly interested in what is said about both Iran and [...]

I was very glad to see this primer on Linux audio: Audio Production Tools for Linux. It looks like audio for Linux is getting closer to ready for prime time. In general I have the attitude: no matter how many bells and whistles exist in commercial software apps, if I can get the job done [...]

For the most part, I love “owning” my home (though I still have philosophical differences with the notion of “owning” land and homes). It gives me freedom to do whatever I want with the place, and of course the economic benefits are well-known. But sometimes it’s just a pain in the ass. Like, say, the [...]

I’ve been very interested in the corporate media reaction to the assassination of Benazir Bhutto in Pakistan. The headline in my local paper reads “Conspiracy theories arise in wake of Bhutto’s death.” This is mirrored all over the corporate media, and frankly talk like this burns me up. “Conspiracy theory” has become a smokescreen phrase; [...]

There are a fascinating pair of articles on Wired involving David Byrne. First, and most interesting to me, is David Byrne’s Survival Strategies for Emerging Artists — and Megastars. Byrne does a good job of outlining 6 possible business models for musicians becoming apparent now that the Major-Label music industry is dead. Definitely a good [...]

I just realized I haven’t posted about this. I have 2 new gigs going on. I’ll still be doing weekends at my old gig, so that’s remains unchanged. I still have no free weekends except on rare special occasions. :-( The first is that I am in the process of opening up Crafted Recordings: Quality [...]

After all this time, I’ve finally gotten round to reinstalling Linux, both on the laptop and on the desktop. I tried Ubuntu again, but at this point I am of the opinion that PCLinuxOS completely smokes Ubuntu. Full featured, easy to install. No hassle. It just works, with all the software you will ever need. [...]

Looks like the Brazilian and Italian governments are getting together to draft an Internet Bill Of Rights. This is a good idea, and it would appear that they are on the right track, since they are discussing Privacy, data protection, freedom of expression, universal accessibility, network neutrability, interoperability, use of format and open standards, free [...]

Yes, I happily admit that I’m a Harry Potter fan. I think it’s a great series, incredibly imaginative, reasonably well-written, and the movies aren’t bad. It goes without saying that J. K. Rowling has become one of the most famous authors in the world, her books have sold millions in dozens of languages, academics are [...]