NPR 100
October 28th, 2004
The NPR 100: the 100 most influential musical recordings ever made. Benny Goodman, Dave Brubeck, the Talking Heads, the Ramones, Bob Dylan; the list goes on and on. (related NPR stories)
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Archive for October 28th, 2004
Wired: Has TiVo Forsaken Us?
October 28th, 2004
Wired: Has TiVo Forsaken Us?
Buy a TiVo lately? Sometime in the next few months, your machine will quietly download a patch that makes it respond to a new copy protection scheme from software maker Macrovision. The app puts restrictions on how long your DVR can save certain kinds of shows – so far, just pay-per-view and video-on-demand programs. It’s the first time your TiVo won’t let you watch whatever you want, whenever you want. We asked TiVo general counsel Matthew Zinn why he thinks Hollywood will settle for an inch when it can take a mile.
Hint: The answer is ‘no,’ you clod
October 28th, 2004
National Geographic: Was Darwin Wrong? (The dramatic answer inside!)
AT LAST
October 28th, 2004
Within seconds of the final out, boston.com had changed to this (thanks to Rod for the screencap).
King Kaufman on the Sox
October 28th, 2004
“One day soon this orgy of relief and joy, these tears shed for relatives who lived and died without seeing this moment, it’s all going to seem a little silly.”
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