“You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Fools stand on their island opportunities and look toward another land. There is no other land, there is no other life but this.”
-Henry David Thoreau
Monthly Archives: March 2009
My fellow Americans
Posted by DhammaSeeker
on March 20, 2009
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We’ve been had. Plain and simple… or not so simple. The scheme has been complex and on a scale so large it’s difficult to fathom, but fathom it we must or face the consequences of a fallen republic.
You are hereby assigned to read this article: The Big Takeover – The global economic crisis isn’t about money – it’s about power. How Wall Street insiders are using the bailout to stage a revolution by Matt Taibbi. It may take some effort to get through if you’ve not neen following the economic meltdown, but time is short, and this article will catch you up on what’s happened to date.
After you’ve read the article, and you’re as concerned as I am about the future, and concerned about Matt’s heavy use of the past tense in the article (implying turning points already passed), come back here and let’s confer about what action we can take as citizens (not consumers) of the once greatest country ever known to humanity.
Can we right the ship?
Pure logic
Posted by DhammaSeeker
on March 19, 2009
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Dropbox – on-line file storage, sync, and sharing
Posted by DhammaSeeker
on March 18, 2009
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SXSW 2009 on BitTorrent: 6 GB of Free Music
Posted by DhammaSeeker
on March 12, 2009
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cross posted from torrentfreak
SXSW 2009 on BitTorrent: 6 GB of Free Music
Written by Ernesto on March 12, 2009
The South by Southwest (SXSW) music festival is one of the largest and most popular in the United States. For the fifth year in a row, SXSW has released a DRM-free, RIAA-safe collection of songs totaling 6 GB, which can all be downloaded for free, thanks to BitTorrent.
For some of the previous editions, SXSW itself has offered torrents showcasing the artists scheduled to perform at the festival. Starting last year, however, SXSW stopped releasing a torrent of their own.
Since all of the mp3s are available for download on the festival’s site, it only takes one person to get a torrent up and running. Last year it was Greg Hewgill who took the time and effort to put all the MP3s into one big torrent, and for the 2009 edition Ben Stolt did the same.
Since there’s over 6 GB of DRM-free music, using torrents makes it much easier than laboriously downloading every MP3 separately. In addition, using BitTorrent instead of the server based system saves SXSW money in bandwidth costs. The good news is that, for once, the RIAA isn’t watching over your shoulder when downloading music.
There are three torrents for the 23rd SXSW edition which contain a record breaking 1267 MP3s of both upcoming, as well as established artists who will appear at this year’s festival. Needless to say there should be something to suit everyone’s tastes, and all in all it’s a great way to expand your horizons and discover new and upcoming artists, all for free.
This year’s SXSW music festival takes place from March 18-22 in Austin Texas. All the tracks released for the previous editions are also still available for those people who want to fill up their iPod without having to invest thousands of dollars.
A good time
Posted by DhammaSeeker
on March 11, 2009
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To A Visitor
Posted by DhammaSeeker
on March 9, 2009
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