Fear & LoathingA place for rants, raves and insights about the absolutely crazy world in which we live in.Up Your Ass- August 31, 2005 Saturday's New York Times detailed the rising battle between Apple Computer and the recording industry over pricing of digital music downloads. Apple, Digital Music's Angel, Earns Record Industry's Scorn New York Times. Apparently, the music industry dislikes the $0.99 fixed...http://www.manishin.com/blog/archives/000581.html Java Man- August 29, 2005 According to an academic study released at a recent meeting of the American Chemical Society, coffee is really good for you. As PhysOrg.com described, that steaming cup of java is also the number one source of antioxidants in the U.S....http://www.manishin.com/blog/archives/000580.html GoogleTalk- August 27, 2005 Our friends at Google have decided to enter the instant messaging (IM) market with a product called "GoogleTalk." Google Talk Launch Sends Clear Message to Rivals The Guardian. That's an interesting move, but they still have to contend with the...http://www.manishin.com/blog/archives/000577.html Flying to Alaska- August 26, 2005 Not really, but I am flying to Seattle on Alaska Airlines, rated dead last in on-time arrivals. Nice people, although we are indeed more than an hour late....http://www.manishin.com/blog/archives/000579.html Bloggers Do It Daily- August 24, 2005 Having just returned from a nice 3-day break in lovely Aspen, Colorado, I am constrained to write a bit about the discipline of blogging. Here I do not mean "discipline" as in genre, but rather discipline as in what is...http://www.manishin.com/blog/archives/000578.html |