Site in Spain to reign in MP3 playin'?. A new all-you-can-eat music download service that claims to take advantage of a loophole in Spanish copyright law will launch Tuesday and has teamed with Grokster for distribution. [CNET News.com]
2:21:30 PM  #   your two cents []

How tech is shaping the future of entertainment. Experts gathering at the Stanford Graduate School of Business examined digital technology's growing impact on the entertainment industry, and how it may affect the creative process. [CNET News.com]
2:20:06 PM  #   your two cents []

Fees rile spam foes. Claiming they helped build a service that was supposed to be free, testers of Cloudmark's spam-blocking system are protesting the finished version, which costs $60 per year. [CNET News.com] ... I've been using ('testing') this product -- which I have found quite good -- for months now. I DO believe in charging for good products and services. I DON'T think that is the right model here, though, with a product in which home users are a central part of the product's development, as they are with Cloudmark's Spamnet. The product becomes more efficient at blocking spam, the more the user base indicates that an email is actually spam. If I were Cloudmark I would continue to offer the consumer product for free and charge corporates for reaping the advantages of having an anti-spam army out there, identifying the junk email to be culled.
12:30:08 PM  #   your two cents []

Telescopes of the World, Unite! A Cosmic Database Emerges. What some astronomers are calling "the world's best telescope" is built of terabytes of data collected by dozens of telescopes on earth and in space. [New York Times: Technology]
12:23:02 PM  #   your two cents []

Discovery of immune group raises Aids vaccine hopes. Scientists reveal unexpected reponse to the HIV virus in individuals in Uganda who appear immune to infection. [Guardian Unlimited]
12:20:23 PM  #   your two cents []

Now on the Web, a Peek Into Einstein's Thoughts. A chunk of Einsteiniana is available to anyone with access to the Internet. [New York Times: Technology]
12:19:06 PM  #   your two cents []

This should be fabulous -- Tod is a magician with tech and kids. He has done this concert in Dublin already -- a sell-out: Toys Take Little Ears on Trips in Sound. A concert on Saturday presented works composed for and by children as part of the Toy Symphony project, which introduces children to the pleasures of music. [New York Times: Technology]
12:18:33 PM  #   your two cents []

Microsoft sends message with Unix deal. A licensing deal with the SCO Group lends heavyweight backing to Unix intellectual property claims, and helps Microsoft combat Linux, a growing threat. [CNET News.com] ... and here's an Open Source response: The fear war against Linux. Open-source activist Bruce Perens uncovers the SCO-Microsoft connection behind a campaign to convince people that trade secrets of Unix have been copied into Linux. [CNET News.com]
12:16:28 PM  #   your two cents []

Excellent! I am sure we can all come up with some dream matches... Ronan Keating v. Marilyn Manson, to start: Celebrity boxing steps back in the ring. Celebrity boxing is to return to BBC2 later this year, after the BBC reached agreement over how the bouts should be staged in future. [Guardian Unlimited]
12:15:57 PM  #   your two cents []

Laurence J. Peter. "Education is a method whereby one acquires a higher grade of prejudices." [Quotes of the Day]
12:14:32 PM  #   your two cents []