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Bono In The New York Times

I don’t sing and Bono shouldn’t write. In an era where Malcolm Gladwell reports that it takes 10,000 hours of practice to be any good, what made the "New York Times" believe that Bono could write opinion pieces worth reading?  He can come over to my house any time and serenade me with "I Still […]

You Gotta Problem

But there’s a big fat pointThat you seem to be missingAnd it’s driving you to distractionThat doesn’t seemTo stop you in the leastOr halt this obsession That’s got you goin’ backWeek after weekDay after dayHour after hourFrom where you cameFor more of the same I got Amazon credit for using their service.  Not to buy […]

iTunes Variable Pricing

And giving Wall Street institutions billions will solve the credit crisis. Getting excited about multiple price points at the iTunes Store is like being thrilled there are three price points at the gas station.  Or losing  your cookies that Coke comes in multiple-sized cups at 7-11. As for being DRM-free…  Whoopee!  As I’ve stated countless […]

Music Does Not Drive The Culture

Fuck Facebook.  Mark Zuckerberg is a pompous, socially-impaired nitwit who has managed to connect a ton of people but not make any money. That’s what’s wrong with these Web hypes.  They’ve got very short shelf lives.  Because they just can’t make any money!  Wouldn’t it be cool to order an ice cream sandwich on the […]