“Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn a little, at least we didn’t get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn’t die; so, let us all be thankful.”
~ Buddha
Author: DhammaSeeker
Please Vote for MACHINA in the EdgeFest Battle of the Bands!
cross posted from Machina MySpace blog
VOTE FOR MACHINA AND CHECK OUT A NEW SONG!!!!!
Hey everyone. Machina is in a local radio station competition to win a slot on this years Edgefest with Slipknot, Stained , Chevelle, and Drowning Pool. Go click on this link to hear a new Machina song,”Belladona,” and vote for us so we can rock your face off in Little Rock Arkansas on May 9th. Especially calling Little Rock fans here please support us and show the Edge what real rock is about ya heard? Anyone with an e-mail address can do it so come check out a new tune and we’ll see ya in May-
God Bless,
Machina
the more you try to avoid suffering the more you suffer
“The truth that many people never understand, until it is too late, is that the more you try to avoid suffering the more you suffer because smaller and more insignificant things begin to torture you in proportion to your fear of being hurt.” ~Thomas Merton
find your eternity in each moment
“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
My fellow Americans
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
“Pure logic is the ruin of the spirit.”
-Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Though I’m certain Peter may disagree.
Dropbox – on-line file storage, sync, and sharing
Do you want to store, sync, or share up to 2 GB of files on-line for free? I use dropbox to keep a set of files sync’d across multiple computers, and it’s a nifty little tool.
Disclaimer: I get 250 MB extra bonus space (up to 3 GB) with each new referral.
this is the best season of your life
“Ten thousand flowers in spring, the moon in autumn,
a cool breeze in summer, snow in winter;
If your mind isn’t clouded by unnecessary things,
this is the best season of your life.”
– Zen master Wu-men
SXSW 2009 on BitTorrent: 6 GB of Free Music
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
“This time,like all times, is a good time, if we but know what to do with it.”
-Ralph Waldo Emerson