Monday, January 5, 2004

Real Digital Downloads --- AAC is part of the broad multimedia technology standard set by the Moving Picture Experts Group and is essentially the modern successor to MP3, itself more than a decade old. Audio experts say the newer format offers the ability to make compressed digital files sound more like the original recordings, while taking up less computer memory. --- Real to launch song store. RealNetworks will base its digital download store on technology similar to Apple's iTunes--but don't expect them to play well together. [CNET News.com - Front Door] 10:18:04 PM

Philly Punk Philly Punk Noistalgia Ephemera. As long as we have the 80s Philly punk nostalgia floating around, here's a couple more sources. The Philadelphia Punkrock... [Irregular Orbit] 10:09:46 PM

The North American Box Office Hollywood has first down year since 1991. "Ticket sales at the North American box office last year fell for the first time since 1991, despite higher ticket prices and aggressive marketing that ensured strong opening weekends for Hollywood movies." [DigitalConsumer News] 9:52:39 PM

Post from Economists for Dean Dean, the Centrist. By Lerxst One of the things that I haven't quite figured out is why many of the ex-Clintonites and DLC types are so sure that Dean will be easy to tar by Repubs as an out of the mainstream left-winger,... [Economists for Dean] 10:22:11 AM

Great Photo From Chris / 101-365 Blog On the south bank of the Salt River, the Army Corps of Engineers has built a strange park at the Central Avenue bridge. There's no identifier, no signs at all, and there's no way to get there (you can't stop on the bridge) except by crossing the bridge on foot. When it first appeared, there were a bunch of ribbon cutters there, but I haven't seen anybody at the park since. Well, yesterday I went there and took this picture. [101-365] 8:23:39 AM