Archive for the 'Technology' Category


Atlantic Studios

They were DANCING!
Last Thursday night I went to the Hotel Cafe to see Ed Sheeran. He was really quite special, he knew how to work the audience, he had them singing along, literally, helping him out with harmonies both on stage and off. Normally the acts there are nervous and unformed, beginning their careers. But [...]

Thiel SCS4

My cable broke.
The last time I bought stereo equipment it was 1999 and the MP3 revolution was still a year away. I was in the bathroom when an acrid smell wafted through the house. My Sansui burned up. My trusted integrated amp was no more. And unwilling to live without sound in my house for [...]

Electric Landlady

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"we’ve grown accustomed to treating ‘the music industry’ as synonymous with a handful of large recording companies."Why We Shouldn’t Worry About The (Alleged) Decline Of The Music Industry

That’s from Timothy B. Lee’s report about Mike Masnick’s Midem presentation:
The Sky Is Rising: The Entertainment Industry Is Large & Growing… Not [...]

Tech Top Ten

1. Apple
iPhone 4S is a smash, holding back the Android tide, but as great as the numbers are, you miss Steve. Individuals matter. It was hard to get excited about their education presentation and it’s hard to be optimistic about the future. One man can make all the difference.
But they could maintain their momentum, they [...]