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Sony selling DRM-free music for 66 cents per song

Comment in News (0 diggs, 0 replies) - 18 hr 39 min ago

Can we please have a good old fashioned price war for downloadable music. I won't be happy until it comes down to $0.10 per track for 192Kb VBR MP3s Maybe then it can compete with free. (see comment)

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Scientists Reach Hydrogen Storage Milestone

Comment in News (4 diggs, 0 replies) - on 10/07/2008

Hydrogen is terrible as a fuel source for vehicles. So why do these stories keep coming up? (see comment)

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British commander says war in Afghanistan cannot be won

Comment in News (1 digg, 0 replies) - on 10/06/2008

Afghanistan today is nothing new. Its been like that for 500 years. Nobody ever gets to control it. Of course prior to that it was one of the world's centre's of learning and artistic creativity when the western world was in the Dark Ages. (see comment)

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With friends like these ... [McCain & G. Gordon Liddy]

Comment in News (3 diggs, 1 reply) - on 10/06/2008

WTF is happening? Are we re-living 1972? G Gordon Liddy vs the Weathermen. (see comment)

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2012: No Geomagnetic Reversal

Comment in News (1 digg, 2 replies) - on 10/04/2008

Terence McKenna was spreading a theory that the novelty curve went vertical Dec 21, 2012. This may have had something to do with the heroic quantities of Ayahuesca he had been exploring. Robert Wilson developed this into the Jumping Jesus theory. But as … (see comment)

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Why DRM Should Be Kicked To The Curb

Comment in News (1 digg, 0 replies) - on 10/04/2008

Just Say No To DRM m'kay? (see comment)

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Apple: Copyright Board Decision Could Force iTunes Closure

Comment in News (2 diggs, 0 replies) - on 10/04/2008

"iTunes is the #1 music retailer in the US" Wrong. Free is the #1 music retailer in the US (see comment)

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Honda Planning Hybrid Motorcycle

Comment in News (2 diggs, 0 replies) - on 10/02/2008

Take one of the MegaScooters like the Reflex, Burgman, Silver Wing. Put a pancake electric motor in one of the wheels or in the clutch mechanism. Fill the luggage space with Li-On batteries. Make it plugin as well as hybrid. It could work well at the expe … (see comment)

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Top 100 Albums of the 1990s

Comment in News (1 digg, 0 replies) - on 10/01/2008

Kruder and Dorfmeister. Ry Cooder & Ali Fakah Toure. Amon Tobin. Chemical Brothers. Prince (really!). The 90s were the best. Has anything really happened in music since 2000? (see comment)

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Apple Threatens to Shutter iTunes Over Royalty Hike

Comment in News (1 digg, 0 replies) - on 10/01/2008

This is *so* backwards. They’re not competing with CDs. They’re competing with free. They need to - Remove the DRM - Offer at least 192Kb VBR. With perhaps a premium price for FLAC - Sell tracks at $0.10 each not $1.00 Then lets see just how much they can … (see comment)