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  • Jun 24, 2008
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The Shape of Things to Come (in Music)

  • Mar 2, 2008
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Obviously, Trent gets it. Every opportunity he gets to experiment with a release, he does it a little bit better. This may not be the exact future of music/merchandise distribution, but I'm willing to put a bet on longnow that this page will be seen as the precursor to how it is done.

The future lets you listen, the future doesn't rape you, and most importantly, I don't see a place for a large monolithic RIAA. I see that someone will accomplish the real mission of the RIAA -- shut down mass production counterfeiters, but I think the current RIAA will have to be scrapped and rebuilt from scratch. (The same possibly extends to the IFPI)

I'm proud for Trent. He's got the cajones and the brains to figure it out. It gives me hope that the music industry isn't absolutely beyond salvation -- Hopefully the industry will listen.

And While I'm handing out music industry warm fuzzies, give a couple to Terry McBride & MC Lars. I still don't know about Radiohead.

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[From Ghosts - Order Options]


Post a comment Tags: music, copyright, culture, art, creativity, nine inch nails, civil liberties, freedom …

Northrop Wins (this round)!

  • Mar 1, 2008
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Proposed Tankers Head to Head (by www.DefenseNews.com)
Proposed Tankers Head to Head (by www.DefenseNews.com)
As shown in this comparison, the KC45 is still 60% american made, with all non-US sourced parts from EU partners….so, a 25% difference in how “US made” the Northrop KC35 is vs the Boeing 767. The extra capacity, fly-by-wire, and single airframe (the 767 variant is a melding of different 767 variants) more than offset the “25% more american made” advantage for the 767. I think the Northrop KC45 is a better aircraft for the price and it appears that the USAF agrees. I just hope the AF decision holds up under scrutiny, especially after all the attempts by Boeing to scuttle and rig the competition.(via Defense News)

Post a comment Tags: airbus, boeing, eads, northrop grumman, tanker competition, defense news, defense contracting …

Personal List of ME/CFS & Fibro Resources

  • Feb 3, 2008
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This is by no means a complete, exhaustive list, but it covers most of the places I tend to keep up with. This is a "living" list, so if anyone has suggestions for me, I'm all ears!


General Info/Discussion:
ME/CFS News
Co-Cure ME/CFS & Fibromyalgia
Sleepydust
About.com ME/CFS & Fibromyalgia Homepage

Current Research Summaries & Medical Info:

Phoenix Rising**

"Official" ME/CFS & Fibro Organizations:

International Association for ME/CFS
CFIDS Association of America**
ME Association (UK)

US Governmental Webpages:
NIH Fibromyalgia Homepage
NIH ME/CFS Homepage

CDC ME/CFS Homepage**
CDC Fibromyalgia Homepage (under arthritis for some reason)

CFS Advisory Committee (CFSAC)
CFSAC Meeting Minutes**

Email lists

ME/CFS News** (many official notices from the NIH/CDC/CFSAC get posted to this list)
CFIDS-L - Action for ME/CFS
Fibromyalgia News
Co-Cure ME/CFS & Fibromyalgia **
CFSAC Listserv

**=recommended by adin



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Raise a Glass of Sweet Tea....

  • Dec 9, 2007
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Raise a Glass of Sweet Tea....
Raise a Glass of Sweet Tea....
http://andrealin.vox.com/library/post...
...today, in honor of Pete Powdrell, the founder of Mr. Powdrell's BBQ in Albuquerque's north valley. At 86 years of age and a lifetime of fabulous smoked brisket and collard greens, Mr. Powdrell died yesterday at home.
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Larry Lessig is Right on the Money, Love

  • Nov 18, 2007
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Larry Lessig is Right on the Money, Love
Larry Lessig is Right on the Money, Love
http://reckon.vox.com/library/post/la...
Larry Lessig gets TEDsters to their feet, whooping and whistling, following this elegant presentation of "three stories and an argument." The Net's most adored lawyer brings together John Philip Sousa, celestial copyrights, and the "ASCAP cartel" to build a case for creative freedom. He pins down...
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My Comment on the CBS News Vet Suicide Rate Expose

  • Nov 14, 2007
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I'm a vet, and I can say that the treatment of vets by the VA and federal government is abysmal. The VA help system is so full of twists, turns, conflicting information, conflicting departments that I'm surprised that the number of vets on the streets and/or dead isn't even *higher*. I just received my disability rating of 170%, after a year of watching the VA foreclose on my house and living off of help from my and my wife's family (the AF wasn't paying me while it tried to figure out how to pay me as an IMA reservist on active duty in the process of being medically retired). Even though I'm housebound, I don't know that I'm going to receive any aid from the VA itself since disability is subtracted from retirement (if you have less than 20 years active service), and the "combined rating reduction system" will probably push my "payable" disability rating below the 160% required to receive additional assistance via the "special military compensation" tables. This just illustrates the byzantine system that has been set up to provide the illusion that vets are being cared for -- while in reality much effort is expended to keep from having to actually take care of (i.e. *pay* or provide assistance) veterans in need. I know that many have it worse than I do -- especially since I've gotten assistance from my incredible wife and the D.A.V. -- but I now understand how vets actually do end up on the street or end up committing suicide. Without an advocate I *would* be dead, probably by suicide. The story here is not just that vets with mental health issues aren't getting taken care of; it's that vets are being stigmatized and actively *driven* to acts of desperation even if they were previously mentally healthy. This is one of our country's biggest hidden shames -- our greatest advocates are actively being driven to acts of desperation by the very people that are there to help them


My comment on the CBS New story:Vets' Suicide Rate "Stunning", Armen Keteyian: Analysis Reveals What Some Are Calling "Hidden Epidemic" - CBS News

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Still Holding our breath....

  • Nov 14, 2007
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Well, turns out that my rating is actually *170%*, not 130, like we thought (good news, right?). We still haven't heard anything other than they finished my rating on 1 Nov, so we're still waiting to hear if "concurrent payments" applies to me (would reduce my VA disability to almost nothing), "Rating Reduction" (reduces your payable rating % based on overlapping conditions) and if "Special Compensation" applies to me.


So basically, we have no idea how much the VA owes us in backpay, how much they're going to pay me monthly, and when its going to start.

So we're holding our breath a little longer, since they could be paying us anywhere from $0-$5k/month. 

Yeah, we did go to the VA and try asking. The rep just shrugged his shoulders and said it's "VA math" and that we should know something within 30 days.

AUUUGGGGHH!

OK, I feel better. well, sorta. :P

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Finally...We can breathe again!

  • Nov 4, 2007
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It took 14 months, much scrimping and hard work by JenniB, but it appears to have finally paid off. We just got the letter that I'm 100% (actually 130%, to be technical) disabled. 


The rating means that they'll pay us retroactively to Sept. 06 and that we no longer will have to worry/stretch/beg.

Until the US implodes (which might happen considering the direction we're going), we won't have to worry about money to survive...we'll be just fine, for the rest of my life. 

Now we get to start thinking about putting resources towards suing the VA for their illegal foreclosure on our house. I'm willing to either get the house back (doubtful, but they haven't sold it yet), or be recompensed for our loss and remove the foreclosure from my credit report.

And there's that little lawsuit with Northrop Grumman.....and possibly getting my VA rating stretched from 130% to 150%.

There's that ME/CFS thing. There's all that work that needs to be done, trying to get my body in as good a condition as I can. There's rapier and the SCA. There's going back to school (or Jen picking up her masters/PhD). There's the music creation and production. There's the desktop fab and my top secret bluetooth headset design. I can go on and on.

But all that is for a different day. 

Today, I'll keep my bloodied toes in the air, snuggle with Jen, and just BE for a while, enjoying the absence of abject poverty. We might even celebrate with some really unhealthy NYPD Pizza Co pizzas and calzones.

It's enough. :) 

3 comments Tags: money, life, disability, cfids, myalgic encephalopathy, crux, life change, life events …

TenFiveBlue Desktop WIP

  • Oct 3, 2007
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TenFiveBlue Desktop
TenFiveBlue Desktop
Here's what I'm working on, having some trouble getting system dialogs like "force quit", "authenticate", etc to skin.

Credits to Austin Heller for the Original "TenFive" theme, applefish-fr for the "MyTenFive" installer-based mod, manicho for the "Ecto" desktop, and Hicksdesign for the "iTunes" Omniweb skin.
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