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I read this five minutes after I called Napster to cancel my subscription. It wouldn’t have influenced my decision in any way, even though I don’t have a great deal of regard for Best Buy.
When I first got an MP3 player, I thought it would be a good idea. $14.99 gave me access to a [...]

So it’s official.
Comcast have publicly announced what they’ve been denying they’ve been practising for ages. No, not blocking P2P traffic - but download capping.
From October 1, all residential customers will be subject to a 250GB cap. Ok, it’s better than some North American operators that have caps as low as 60GB in place, but [...]

I like FriendFeed. No, I really like FriendFeed. It’s been compared to Facebook, but it’s different in my opinion, way different.
How does it work?
Unlike Facebook, you don’t have to sign up to anything. You can simply go to FriendFeed, and search for people. If you know their FriendFeed name you’ll get a page come up [...]

I’ve seen so many folks that just don’t give the charcoal time to get properly hot, and try to cook while it’s still aflame, and of curse the edges burn, or worse, it comes out tasting of lighter fluid!
I like to let the coals get a good coating of ash on them before I cook [...]

Your fences need to be Horse-high, pig-tight And bull-strong.
Keep skunks And bankers And lawyers at a distance.
Life is simpler when you plow Around the stump.
A bumble bee is considerably faster than A John Deere tractor.
Words that soak into your ears are whispered… Not yelled.
Meanness Don’t jes’ Happen Overnight.
Forgive your enemies. It messes up Their heads.
Do [...]