12 September 2009
THREE YEARS APPENDIX FREE!
To celebrate my third year without an appendix, I'm bringing you KNIGHTS OF CYDONIA. I caught this video late one night in the hospital. It was early morning, maybe 3am, and I the nurse had just taken my temperature and replaced my pain killer.
10 September 2009
Nuggets of wisdom from BIKESNOBNYC
http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/
BEATLES Rock Band arrives in the nick of time...
09 September 2009
Amazon Accuses Someone Else of Monopolizing Bookselling
Amazon Accuses Someone Else of Monopolizing Bookselling
September 2, 2009. Amazon made it official today, filing a brief in the Google case claiming that someone else might gain a monopoly in bookselling. It seems we're compelled to state the obvious:
Amazon's hypocrisy is breathtaking. It dominates online bookselling and the fledgling e-book industry. At this moment it's trying to cement its control of the e-book industry by routinely selling e-books at a loss. It won't do that forever, of course. Eventually, when enough readers are locked in to its Kindle, everyone in the industry expects Amazon to squeeze publishers and authors. The results could be devastating for the economics of authorship.
Amazon apparently fears that Google could upend its plans. Amazon needn't worry, really: this agreement is about out-of-print books. Its lock on the online distribution of in-print books, unfortunately, seems secure.
The settlement would make millions of out-of-print books available to readers again, and Google would get no exclusive rights under the agreement. The agreement opens new markets, and that's a good thing for readers and authors. It offers to make millions upon millions of out-of-print books available for free online viewing at 16,500 public library buildings and more than 4,000 colleges and universities, and that's a great thing for readers, students and scholars. The public has an overwhelming interest in having this settlement approved.
http://authorsguild.org/advocacy/articles/amazon-accuses-someone-else-of-monopolizing.html
08 September 2009
Twin Six Shirt of the Month!
Got the email on the 6th, checked the site today and it was sold out. Looked pretty sweet too. Have to be a little quicker in October.
Ordered a few things from them. It's a small operation, but I like how they do business. Haven't seen a lot of cycling stuff that looks better than this.
http://www.twinsix.com/