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The DRM graveyard: A brief history of digital rights management in music | opensource.com

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 01:07:30 +0000

There are more than a few reasons digital rights management (DRM) has been largely unsuccessful. But the easiest way to explain to a consumer why DRM doesn't work is to put it in terms he understands: "What happens to the music you paid for if that company changes its mind?" It was one thing when it was a theoretical question. Now it's a historical one. Rhapsody just had the next in a line of DRM music services to go--this week the company told its users than anyone with RAX files has unil November 7 to back them up in another format or lose them the next time they upgrade their systems.

Tags: #drm #failure #googlereader #ifttt #music

Op-Ed Columnist - An Absence of Class in the G.O.P. - NYTimes.com

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:21:51 +0000

"For decades the G.O.P. has been the party of fear, ignorance and divisiveness. All you have to do is look around to see what it has done to the country. The greatest economic inequality since the Gilded Age was followed by a near-total collapse of the overall economy. As a country, we have a monumental mess on our hands and still the Republicans have nothing to offer in the way of a remedy except more tax cuts for the rich."

Tags: #america #conservatives #failure #gop #politics #republicans #teabaggers

Why ‘too big to fail’ is too much for us to take

Fri, 29 May 2009 14:23:05 +0000

"There should be a clear distinction in public policy between the requirement for essential activities to survive and the continued existence of particular companies engaged in their provision."

Tags: #capitalism #democracy #economics #failure #infrastructure #monopoly #socialism #toobigtofail

Bob Sutton: The Auto Industry Bailout: Thoughts About Why GM Executives Are Clueless And Their Destructive “No We Can’t” Mindset

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:36:22 +0000

"In short, my view is that if GM can’t figure out ways to get their managers and executives to understand the experience of owning a car for the average person, if they can’t get rid of those jets, and if they can’t reduce the number of brands, and if they can’t make a host of other changes required to make them competitive, than my answer is “no, you can’t have our money.” "

Tags: #automotive #autos #bailout #business #detroit #economy #failure #gm #industry #michigan #strategy

OpinionJournal - Peggy Noonan - American Grit - We can't fire the president right now, so we're waiting it out.

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 06:13:20 +0000

"President Bush was hired to know more than the people, to be told all the deep inside intelligence, all the facts Americans are not told, and do the right and smart thing in response."

Tags: #bush #failure #politics

A President Besieged and Isolated, Yet at Ease - washingtonpost.com

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 15:03:17 +0000

It really seems like this article wants me to cry for poor lil confused and misunderstood Bush. You know, it pisses me off how "serene and calm" the bastard is. I have no sympathy for him.

Tags: #bush #failure #politics

The Unsolved Case Of Anthrax - washingtonpost.com

Tue, 17 Oct 2006 01:07:27 +0000

"It's been five years since the anthrax attacks shook our country and took the lives of five Americans. We cannot permit another five to pass before we close this chapter and prepare for the next one."

Tags: #anthrax #failure #politics #republicans #terror #war

Best-Connected Were Sent to Rebuild Iraq - washingtonpost.com

Sat, 16 Sep 2006 21:14:15 +0000

"O'Beirne's staff posed blunt questions to some candidates about domestic politics: Did you vote for George W. Bush in 2000? Do you support the way the president is fighting the war on terror?"

Tags: #bush #corruption #failure #iraq #politics #war

Just a Bump in the Beltway: Losing the Right

Tue, 11 Jul 2006 11:58:02 +0000

"That's the record. That's the policy. A total failure."

Tags: #bush #clinton #failure #iran #iraq #northkorea #politics #war