My Relationship with Music

From iTunes to Mog

Almost 10 years ago, I digitized my music collection.

I used to have cases and cases of CDs on display in my room in college. I only knew a couple of people who had more music than I did.

Technology has changed all of that. After I digitized everything, those CDs went into a box, where they stayed until I sold them all online earlier this year.

Written by Winston Baccus, Posted in Technology, Music

25November

The Propaganda Machine

I'm not usually prone to thinking that the major media is a propaganda machine of the state, but today reading and watching news reports, it's hard to not think that.

Written by Winston Baccus, Posted in Politics

14November

Transportation Sexual Assault

Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.
-- Benjamin Franklin

This kind of stuff really ticks me off: Drudge Report: Scans, Hands, or Fines

Sure, I want to be safe on my flight, but all of this anti-terrorism stuff has gone too far. You can't take pictures of government buildings without being threatened by the police. We increasingly live in a police state.

TSA agents are not even law-enforcement officers. During the Bush administration, "free-speech zones" were set up for protestors. We're seeing the same thing in other areas. Apparently if you purchase an airplane ticket, you also voluntarily give up your constitutional protection against an illegal search.

Posted in Politics

27May

Apple Passes Microsoft

The New York Times posted a graph showing the stock price of Apple and Microsoft over the last 20 years.

It was announced a couple of days ago that Apple's market capitalization put it ahead of Microsoft, making it America's largest tech company.

I've been an Apple fan since our Elementary school got Apple II clones in the classroom when I was in the 4th grade. During Junior High, I wasn't exposed to computers very often, save for the IBM PCs at my dad's office, or at my friends' houses. I just didn't get those machines. They made no sense to me.

Written by Winston Baccus, Posted in Technology