Scratch that

It seems this new EMI/Apple DRM-free thing we heard about yesterday was a little premature. It’s come to light that, among other things, the DRM-free songs will get a quality-raise to 256kbps (finally) but also a price-raise of 30 cents per song. Seriously. 128kbps hasn’t even been “decent” for years now, so higher quality really shouldn’t have to cost more. Actually, I’d only be really happy if songs came in either ~320kbps VBR or lossless formats like FLAC. Why should I pay close to the same price as a CD for songs in lower quality, and why should DRM-free be a privilege I should have to pay more for?

While this truly is a step in the right direction, I realize there’s quite a long way left to go. The Big Four need to realize that DRM doesn’t “enable” anything, it only disables. At least for customers, and those are the ones that matter. Right?

Anyway, Engadget has a fairly long article discussing this deal in full detail.

2007
04/03
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iTunes offering DRM-free music

It’s true! After years of debating, arguing and hoping, the anti-DRM camp has won a major victory. Slashdot reports that Steve Jobs is announcing the introduction of completely DRM-free songs on the iTunes Music Store, courtesy of EMI. This truly is a giant leap towards turning music back to what it once was.

Now, make sure you send them the message that this is the right way to go. Start buying those DRM-free songs and let The Big Four know that DRM has no place in the music business. Make your voice heard with your credit card as a megaphone.

2007
04/02
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Finally!

I bought an iPod! 80 gigabytes of sweet, sweet storage. I went with the white model, because I figured it’d show less scratches and because it looked better matched with it’s bootylicious chrome behind. Right now, it’s waiting to be shipped from Denmark, so I should get it either sometime next week or early the week after that. I can’t wait :)

And yes, studying for a test on Linux-as-it-was-ten-years-ago still sucks. Seriously.

2007
04/01
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A year gone by…

Today I’m celebrating exactly one year with my wonderful girlfriend!

Some nice food, something nice to drink, rose petals strewn over the floor and the bed and some presents. It’s going to be really nice.

But right now, there’s a ton of cleaning to do. The apartment looks like a dump!

2007
03/29
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Damnit…

…Someone give me an 80GB iPod! My old iAudio M3 is running out of disk space quick, with only 20GB to begin with. I really hate having to choose what to bring with me when I’m away from home. I love having every album at the tip of my finger, wherever I am.

By the way, do you like my Last.fm “quilt”? Corny, I know… But what the hell :)
Last.fm is a cool concept, and I’ve been finding tons of new bands and music by checking tags and associated artists. Although I would like to see a more refined, slightly more complicated algorithm for calculating an artists/albums popularity. Merely counting plays doesn’t really cut it, especially not when I have a bunch of Godspeed You! Black Emperor songs at ~20 minutes each, mixed with ~2 minute punk songs. Guess which Last.fm thinks I listen to the most?

2007
03/27
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