What are you reading right now?

Lonesome Hobo · 10-15-2016, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Tristan Geoff

Did you see that avatar I made for you a while back in your intro thread?

I went over there now for a look, but I'm unable to look at the picture. Don't know if that's
'cause I'm using my phone, which is a bit ****e.

Tristan_Geoff · 10-15-2016, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Lonesome Hobo

I went over there now for a look, but I'm unable to look at the picture. Don't know if that's
'cause I'm using my phone, which is a bit ****e.

Here's another one. If you like it just ask a mod and they'll put it in place for you.

Lonesome Hobo · 10-16-2016, 06:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Tristan Geoff

Here's another one. If you like it just ask a mod and they'll put it in place for you.

Thank you Tristan Geoff, appreciate that.
I tried using it as my new avatar, but it'll only let me use an 80 x 80 picture at the moment. I will ask a mod to sort it for me.

grindy · 10-16-2016, 06:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Lonesome Hobo

Thank you Tristan Geoff, appreciate that.
I tried using it as my new avatar, but it'll only let me use an 80 x 80 picture at the moment. I will ask a mod to sort it for me.

Done.
For the future:
http://www.musicbanter.com/editors-p...-requests.html

Lonesome Hobo · 10-16-2016, 06:43 AM

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Originally Posted by grindy

Done.
For the future:
http://www.musicbanter.com/editors-p...-requests.html

Thank you Grindy.

innerspaceboy · 10-16-2016, 08:59 PM

Present Reading: Siva Vaidhyanathan's The Anarchist in the Library.

This was published in 2004 as a follow-up to his first book, Copyrights and Copywrongs: The Rise of Intellectual Property and How It Threatens Creativity.

When I first purchased the book two years ago, I read it only superficially. But these last few years have really awoken within me a tremendous interest in digital media ethics and copyright reform and reading the introduction instantly revealed that this text was worth a proper read with newly-opened eyes.

The book begins with the international lawsuits surrounding Dmitry Sklyarov's exposing of the incredibly weak protection of Adobe's ebook decryption software, (which cost $99 in 2001).

From the intro:

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"The Sklyarov case raises some important questions about how the information environment will be regulated in the twenty-first century. Can a cultural industry survive or thrive without high protection from the state? Should governments try to enforce information policies across borders and oceans? Is it possible to prevent the invention and distribution of a small batch of code or an algorithm? What implications do such laws and technologies have for imagination, expression, adaptation, and aggregation of culture and information? What impact will these laws have on science and mathematics research? What does it mean for the future of democracy when a nation prosecutes someone for opening up the electronic text of Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World?"

The Batlord · 10-25-2016, 11:56 AM

Not currently reading it, but will be soon. OMG. Dave Mustaine's autobiography. Aside from all the awesome inside information on one of my all-time favorite bands, metal scenes, and time periods in metal, I now get to hear all the narcissistic, presumably revisionist rantings from the national treasure that is Dave Mustaine that I could ever want. I only hope that his ghost writer didn't do too good a job making him look like not a douche. OMG WHAT'S HE GONNA SAY ABOUT METALLICA... that he hasn't already gone on about at length for the past thirty years... **** IT YOU KNOW HE'S STILL GOT **** TO HURL!!!

I'm highly tempted to just try to find a pirated internet copy, but god damn it I want this on my bookshelf.

**Frownland** · 10-25-2016, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Not currently reading it, but will be soon. OMG. Dave Mustaine's autobiography. Aside from all the awesome inside information on one of my all-time favorite bands, metal scenes, and time periods in metal, I now get to hear all the narcissistic, presumably revisionist rantings from the national treasure that is Dave Mustaine that I could ever want. I only hope that his ghost writer didn't do too good a job making him look like not a douche. OMG WHAT'S HE GONNA SAY ABOUT METALLICA... that he hasn't already gone on about at length for the past thirty years... **** IT YOU KNOW HE'S STILL GOT **** TO HURL!!!

I'm highly tempted to just try to find a pirated internet copy, but god damn it I want this on my bookshelf.

As if anybody is going to be reading that for insight about Megadeth

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The Batlord · 10-25-2016, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

As if anybody is going to be reading that for insight about Megadeth

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*shrug*

I'm a fanboy. If Captain Beefheart had gone out in a hail of gunfire and raped hookers would you still not be interested in the parts of his book about the band?

**Frownland** · 10-25-2016, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

*shrug*

I'm a fanboy. If Captain Beefheart had gone out in a hail of gunfire and raped hookers would you still not be interested in the parts of his book about the band?

There's a lot of Beefheart drama that I eat up (#teamdrumbo), but yes.