[Care to look at the simple sketches I give the musicians in the group? You'll need a plug-in (there's a link at the bottom of the page your about to click to) but after installing it you'll be able to see the written music and play it back, transpose it, print it etc. Windows and Mac OS X are easy, Mac OS9 requires that you use Opera. The plug-in page has more specifics. This is how I distribute music to my players. Beats the heck out of mailing stuff to the guys. So. The lead sheet to "If what-if, could be". Enjoy!] *Link*
RIAA Announces Intent To Appeal Internet Radio Royalty Rates. "Comment by Hilary Rosen, Chairman and CEO of the RIAA: "The Librarian's decision was based on a misguided reading of the record. Not only was improper weight given to the testimony of Yahoo! but some 140 separate licensing deals were thrown out by the Librarian. The end result significantly undervalued the music used by Internet radio companies." [Of course! The rates that are already putting every internet radio station out of business are too low! (slapping forehead). Un-effin-belieavable. (shakin' my head in utter disbelief). Can they be this shortsighted? Obviously, they can.] *Link*
[This applies to the little guys as well. On Tuesday I was witness to a couple of rounds of "Is that really your best price?" I'm all for haggling in the right venue. There are times where you are supposed to haggle over price. There are also times when it is inappropriate.
As a general rule, when you walk into a small shop, and you ask for the best price, that's what you get. The least amount of "overage" above cost. I'm presuming you know who you are dealing with, and that it's a shop with a history of integrity. If it isn't, why are you there?
Now here's the thing. If you enjoy the services of the shop, and you find that they've provided good service and materials, don't you want them to be around in ten years? Do you want to drive them out of business by getting them to sell things at cost? It's silly! The few dollars the shop owner makes are a great thing for me. It means the shop will be there the next time I need them. People need to stop being so short sighted about everything and consider that "we live here too" -- that everyone working together is far better than everyone trying to wring the last drop out of someone and assuming that someone else will take their place for the next round of squeezing. It really doesn't work that way.] *
Scripting News. "Let that be a humble tribute to Professor Dijkstra from an admiring student." [My father's cousin Eli Berlinger has published several books on Fortran and Basic. The use/not use of "goto" has been discussed on several occasions around the dinner table.
I didn't know that this was a "Dijkstra" issue until a few years ago. It was already a "thing" when I started to learn to program. "Don't use goto" was as common a recommendation as "Microsoft sucks". For me, niether one of these is true, but I understand where they come from, and why they exist. May his loved one's be comforted.] *
Malden Mills sees end to Chap. 11. "Textile maker Malden Mills Industries Inc. said yesterday that it has met its sales targets and other financial goals during its peak season, enabling it to file a reorganization plan by the end of the month soon that would allow it to emerge from bankruptcy protection." "Family-owned Malden Mills gained national attention with the 1995 decision by Feuerstein to continue paying workers while it recovered from a severe fire." [It's nice to see that a business which showed integrity in the face of catastrophy looks like it will pull through, and with almost all its jobs intact.] *
Gyroscopes That Don't Spin Make It Easy to Hover. "The secret is the piezo gyroscope, a small motion-sensing device originally developed to help take the shake out of home videos. The Segway personal scooter may be the most famous secondary application of the technology, but given that few of the scooters have been produced yet, the gyroscopes have seen far greater use in model helicopters and other aircraft." [Nifty.] *
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