Thursday, October 03, 2002

Did you mean:bullfights

Homeless Men Suing Creators Of "Bumfights"
KVBC, NV - 2 hours ago
Two homeless men who took part in the infamous "Bumfights" tape are
now suing the creators of the video. Donald Brennan and Rufus ...

2 men in 'Bumfights' video sue producers - San Diego Union Tribune
US homeless men sue makers of 'Bumfights' video - South China Morning Post (subscription)
Homeless Men Sue 'Bumfights' Makers - Newsday
It would do you well to hear this man and his acoustic guitar spin tales of a modern epic variety. be sure that his stop in NYC will be attended by yours truly.
Cock Rock Disco some of the mp3s are out of control in that lets-cut-up-our-old-records-and-make-them-new kind of a way.

Wednesday, October 02, 2002

P�NURY?

This is sprayed on a wall in 6 foot high letters near Old Street.
I've seen Strain Andromeda The twice. The first i walked into a screening at the end and recognized the film as the Andromeda Strain, but something seemed a bit strange. The original film does have a unique feeling, but it seemed that expressions of horror were being given BEFORE they were happening, answers before questions, &c. i knew this as the begininng of the film, and finally i got what was happening and then it was over. the second time I was prepared and was quite into how well the film worked in a reverse sequence. it is not "re-assembled scene by scene" as told in that posting, but SHOT BY SHOT. really quite extraordinary.
Peter Gabriel's company has organised the campaign.

And the BBC readers have spoken:

It's still too expensive. If I pay for music I want to be able to copy it to CD, the fees quoted indicate a charge of �1 per song to enable you to do that. Albums costing �10 at the supermarket usually have more than 10 tracks so the maths doesn�t add up. On top of that they have none of the CD manufacturing & distribution costs nor do they have to lose a cut to the record stores � the record industry is still being too greedy. Olli, London No, why should I when I can get CD or even DVD quality for free with unlimited download? Legitimate sites also don't offer the huge variety that is available on peer2peer networks. Jame, England *** And the inevitable shill: *** I think it is a great idea and would be happy to pay to download high quality digital recordings. I am not interested in illegal copies, and downloading is much easier than getting to a shop to buy the music. As it states in your article, people do not know such services exist, and even though I know they exist, I don't know which providers are reputable. More advertising is needed, and at �4.99 per month it is great value! Clare, UK *** Gosh, we would never have spotted THAT one! *** Let's see if I understand this correctly. They are generously offering me the opportunity to burn a CD at the cost of �1 per track. With a typical CD consisting of 10 or more track, I'm being offered the opportunity to pay over �10 for a CD i.e. the same as now, whilst the record companies cream off the savings they get from having no distribution network as pure profit. Sounds like the the vinyl to CD price rise scam yet again. They just don't get it do they? When they finally get around to offering us the opportunity to purchase music for just the cost of the copyright and publishing royalties, they might finally hit on a winner. Was, UK Well, it's okey to use pay sites if they actually have the music that you want to download. The world is made up of a LOT more music that Britney Spears and Westlife, try and download anything that isn't mainstream from an official site and you'll draw a blank. The unregulated file share applications are the only place to find music and spoken word that the big labels don't advertise, the shops don't sell, or are so old that nobody has copyright on the material any more. Mr E Machine, England This is just another disgusting trick from people rich enough to know better. Joanne, England Why should I pay �5 for the ability to download five songs from a possible 110,000 songs, when I can download 110,000 songs for free elsewhere?? It is time for record companies to stop being greedy and reduce the prices of CDs, and pay the artists a larger proportion. Just look what happend to TLC - biggest selling female band, who had to declare bankruptcy. Anon, UK Useless - none of the sites work with Macs! John Bloor, UK \/\/\/ SHILL SHILL SHILL! \/\/\/ Many of the pirate sites stink - Napster came a cropper and many of the files are infected. I'm going to give the legal sites a go! Simon, UK ^^^ SHILL SHILL SHILL! ^^^ When I see Peter Gabriel busking on the street for money, then I will stop downloading. Nicole, U.K.
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http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/4186846.htm Security agency selects San Diego firm for help sorting data 30 Sep 2002 SAN DIEGO (AP) - The largest U.S. intelligence agency will spend millions to upgrade the technology it uses to sift through the huge volume of telephone conversations, e-mail and other worldwide communications chatter it monitors, under a new contract. The National Security Agency has signed a $282 million contract with Science Applications International Corp. of San Diego to help develop a more refined system for culling useful intelligence from a flood of data it collects daily. Officials disclosed the 26-month contract on Monday. Most details about it are classified, as is most information about the security agency. But analysts said the deal reflects the growing challenge of electronic eavesdropping. ``There's a ton more communications out there and how to sift through that is an increasing problem for the NSA,'' said Richard A. Best Jr. of the Congressional Research Service. The advent of e-mail, pagers, cellular phones, fax machines and the growth of international telephone service has left the NSA with ``profound 'needle-in-a-haystack' challenges,'' Best said. The Sept. 11 attacks underscored the need for such monitoring. Among the millions of communications intercepts the NSA collected on Sept. 10, 2001 were two Arabic-language messages warning of a major event the next day. The Arabic messages were not translated until Sept. 12. Two years ago, the Fort Meade, Md.-based security agency launched what it calls the ``Trailblazer'' program to use commercial technology to help it keep pace with the growth in global communications. SAIC could be in line for additional lucrative NSA contracts if the agency decides to buy its solution. The company referred all questions on the contract to the NSA. The NSA, part of the Defense Department, has in recent years been taking advantage of advances in the commercial sector. --

Tuesday, October 01, 2002

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ART / FILM STRAIN ANDROMEDA THE Friday 4 October (7pm)@ Whitechapel, 80-82 Whitechapel High St., E1 (020.7522.7888) Tube: Aldgate East Price: general �5 | concessions �3.50 Links: Whitechapel | Film Comment On Anne McGuire | The Andromeda Strain As part of "a programme of rarely seen work and cutting edge film", American video artist Anne McGuire is personally presenting her Andromeda Strain The at The Whitechapel gallery. Film this love you'll backwards it like you if. That gives you a rough idea of what this is all about. Andromeda Strain The is the 1971 Robert Wise film The Andromeda Strain painstakingly taken apart and re-assembled scene by scene starting at the end and finishing at the beginning. This may sound like the work of a mad-woman, but hidden poignancy can be revealed when a narrative unfolds in reverse with action preceding motivation. Anyone who's read Martin Amis' Time's Arrow, will be familiar with the technique and reviews indicate that Mcguire's film is worth the effort... just don't arrive late or you'll miss the end.
Oh my
"That's absolute resolute rubbish,"
Who is Linus Ingoldsby?
Amazingly,Varuna is in Celestia. More
WTF? Varuna?

Music Co.s to Pay $67.4 Million in Price-Fixing Case

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The five largest music companies and the three largest music retailers will pay $67.4 million in cash to settle a CD price fixing case launched by New York and Florida two years ago, State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer said on Monday. [...] Reuters USA Today
Where is your 500 word report AT?
hmmmmm
Did you know that foriegn students coming to the UK have had to register with the police upon arrival at thier place of residence? This was certainly true in the '80s. America survived Mcarthyism; it may well survive this, and hopefully come out stronger (more sensible) when the insanity retreats.