Flower Electronics is moving to Cali. Come by on Saturday and say hi:
http://ping.fm/6bOuy
RIAA: Still turning cluelessness into a badge of honor
Nowadays, it seems like everything the RIAA says is designed only to piss me off.
A letter to Victoria Espinel
In an uncharacteristically nice turn, the "Copyright Czar" Victoria Espinel has asked for public opinions on IP enforcement.Now, it's obvious that she's really fishing for the RIAA and MPAA to provide her with justification. But even so, the fact is that the lines of communication have been opened.
So, on the tails of my recent post about why artists should embrace filesharing, I decided to write her an email. This is the text of that email.
You can read the request for suggestions here (PDF file). If you would like to send a letter yourself, email it to intellectualproperty[at]omb[dot]eop[dot] gov. Remember to be civil, and keep the salty language to yourself.
Lily Allen vs. the Free World
There's a really funny "war" going on between TechDirt and Lily Allen.
Moving the blog from the old site
You may have noticed that there are a lot of blog posts appearing on here. You may also notice that they are all rather old.
Things I like: my apartment, my brother, my war.
Why, yes, it has been a long time, hasn't it?
...and this is how I live my life
June has not been a particularly good month in the land of Karlheinz.
The Unintended Consequences of Pop Music
As many of you know, I've recently recieved an iPod (courtesy of my brother Kris), and with it, I've discovered the art of SoulSeek. I generally download one of two types of MP3's:
Nobody's normal
A lot has happened, but I won't be going into that at the moment.
Instead, I'd like to talk about values. Not exactly "moral" values, but "normal" values.
Rest in peace, Frostbyte
The big news - if you haven't heard already - is that a friend of mine died. His name was Kevin McCormick, aka Frostbyte, and he went to the same MIT fraternity that my brother did.