This is why big media is being replaced.
Hey CNN - I’ll get my news elsewhere. Thanks.
ABOUT ME:
This is the blog of alien protocol aka Brian Villanueva.
Founder and creator of Music Happening Now.
Fueled by fine coffee and speedy wi-fi.
Enjoys trail running.
MY WEB PROJECTS:
That trendy ‘download it free/if you wanna buy, you can’ thing
Some days, I don’t see much difference between indie developers and indie musicians…
Straight up, how do you feel about dudes downloading shit without buying it? Would you ever consider doing that kinda trendy ‘download it free/if you wanna buy, you can’ thing?
I am these dudes + No point in fighting it.
My people are grinding hard just to keep these groceries coming in at…
“ If they had a copyright lawyer among their founders, they never would have started the company. The basic business of a search engine is to copy everything. To make your copy, then search it. The first thing that happens, arguably, is infringement of copyright law. I say ‘arguably’ because there’s never been a case on it. From day one, Google went out and copied the whole Internet. Can you imagine a company starting in the film world and the first thing they did was make a copy of every film in existence? That company couldn’t have gotten started. The Web is all about copying, but copyright law is all about making copying illegal. There is an unavoidable disconnect between the two.
Columbia University law professor Tim Wu notes that without ‘copyright infringement’ of some sort, there is no Google… and there is no Internet.
I’m truly loving the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. And for some reason, the movie Hot Dog has been on my mind just about every time I watch the ski events. Cheers to the Tahoe and Squaw Valley crew!
“ If you plant ice
You’re gonna harvest wind…
You’re gonna harvest wind…
“ Sayings remain meaningless until they are embodied in habits.
An important quote re: quotes from Kahlil Gibran.
From left to right: Han Solo, Darth Vader, Chewbacca, Leia, Luke Skywalker, and R2D2.
“ Speechless before these budding green spring leaves in blazing sunlight.
Matsuo Bashō
Congrats, Jonathan Sanchez!
Tip of the hat to Jonathan Sanchez for pitching the first SF Giants no-hitter since John “The Count” Montefusco did it way back in ‘76.
“ You owe it to everyone (including yourself) to find pockets of tranquility in your busy world.
Georges Bernanos
United Breaks Guitars!
Personally, I hate how the bring-the-guitar-with-me flights always result in a pat-down-before-boarding moment.
Dark Side of the Moon by JK Keller. (via BOOOOOOOM!)
