Goodbye Lendle – predictably
One of my chief objections to the Kindle is a suspicion that it heralds the end of owning books that you can give, lend, share or buy secondhand. I had…
Online astroturfing
‘Astroturfing’ is a term for the deliberate infestation of discussion forums by corporations with comments that look like Joe Public shares their view. Robot Wars by George Monbiot is a…
Pavillon d’Armide
Interesting short blog about the history of Pavillon d’Armide (music by Tcherepnin) from Artifact Suite.
Music, copyright, file sharing & death threats
Interesting article in Intellectual Property Magazine about the decision by ACS:Law to stop chasing illegal file-sharers (Law firm abandons pursuit of illegal file sharers), due to criminal attacks, hacked emails,…
Philip Pullman on library closures
For my taste, nothing to me is potentially more damaging to democracy and freedom than the closure of public libraries. Philip Pullman has said it all more eloquently than I…
Dance rhythms fight back: the 9/8 hornpipe
A while back I started collecting examples of ‘dance rhythms to annoy your music teacher with’. Nothing makes me more frustrated than the term ‘dance rhythms’. There are several generations…