the art of writing is discovering what you believe
All this kerfuffle over Apple embedding the names of purchasers in iTunes music files: I assumed it was in case the files got mislaid and they could be returned to their owners.
What other motivation could there be? And what reason would anyone have not to have the name associated with someone they purchased? Maybe no one needs to know you have a copy of this? I understand. Or this?
Continue reading “you’d think people would be more grateful”
eMusic Spotlight – Classical Music, Welcome to the MP3!:
[D]ownloading has liberated the single, allowing listeners to pick their favorite songs without paying for an album’s worth of Hamburger Helper.
The Music Industry Doesn’t Seem to be Able to Sell CDs Anymore:
[I]t’s hard to have sympathy for anyone who’s both stupid and evil.
NWAnews.com :: Northwest Arkansas’ News Source:
“At the end of the day, I believe fully the president is doing the right thing, and I think all we need is some attacks on American soil like we had on [Sept. 11, 2001 ], and the naysayers will come around very quickly to appreciate not only the commitment for President Bush, but the sacrifice that has been made by men and women to protect this country,” Milligan said.
We need more civilian deaths to make us appreciate George Bush’s leadership? Wouldn’t competent leadership make more attacks an impossibility? And if there were serious attacks, would having a significant portion of our national guard, along with a lot of their equipment, in Iraq make it difficult to respond to a major disaster?
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According to public opinion polls, most Americans feel the U.S. economy has been moving in the wrong direction. Indeed, an analysis of several important economic indicators shows they’re right. In apples-to-apples comparisons of annualized data, these indicators of the country’s economic well-being show mostly negative change during President George W. Bush’s administration, compared to mostly positive change during President Bill Clinton’s administration. Presidents obviously do not control everything that happens on their watch. But it is fair — and entirely appropriate — to judge how they play the economic hands they are dealt. Bush’s economic policies have diverged dramatically from Clinton’s, and PPI believes the disparities in economic outcomes under each administration are attributable at least in part to those policy choices.
