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A Few Ideas on Copyrights
On a songwriters’ forum, one poster was asking if it’s safe to post original songs to Youtube that don’t yet have a copyright (meaning...
Jul 3, 20132 min read


Celebrity and the Allure of Twitter
Los Angeles, 2012. In this town, so many people have to be careful what they say. They have to be careful about what they do and where...
Aug 20, 20125 min read


Visiting Florence (Where’s the Machine?)
The walls that enclose the rail line are covered with graffiti, and the train terminal feels grimy and is filled with a lot of...
Jun 13, 20124 min read


Naples, Italy in Review
Naples could use some work… some oversight… maybe a good scrubbing with lots of bleach. I was told by a colleague that it’s “not a place...
Jun 12, 20122 min read


Italy in Cursive
Staring out the window at a beautiful countryside. Bellissimo. Old castles are perched atop hills, slowly becoming one with the land....
Jun 12, 20122 min read


In Rome, Trying to Avoid Saying “When in Rome…”
The plane has landed. Finally! This is my first trip to Italy, and the last time I was in Europe at all was when I was one year old… so...
May 30, 20123 min read
Best 100 (mostly rock) songs of the ’90s
Don’t agree with this list? Let me know about it in the comment section below! 1. Counting Crows – “Mr. Jones” 2. 4 Non Blondes –...
Apr 9, 20123 min read
Data Aggregation in a Digital World = Too Much
It’s a wonder I didn’t do better in school. I didn’t do bad, but I could have just done…better. The thing is, I like to read a lot....
Jan 26, 20123 min read
Ancient Computers
In conversation yesterday, the topic of growing up around computers came about. I have always had what seems to be a knack for...
Jan 20, 20124 min read
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