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Seal Your Fate with Apple’s iSlate

Posted by Casey Rae-Hunter on Tue, Jan 26, 2010

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The Apple fanboys/girls and naysayers alike are in full force on the ‘nets today, arguing about the relative awesomeness/non-awesomeness of the so-called iSlate iPad, which is expected to be announced tomorrow at 1PM EST. (If you somehow missed this tongue-in-cheek piece, “iSlate of the Union,” check it out and come right back.) I’ve previously talked about [...]

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Why You Can’t Save Journalism: A Checklist

Posted by Casey Rae-Hunter on Thu, Oct 15, 2009

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I’m stealing this from Boing Boing who stole it from somewhere else. Because, in my time in the copyfight trenches, I’ve learned that intellectual property is whatever feels right in the moment. [KIDDING] I find this item to be particularly hilarious, because I recently moderated a feisty conversation called “Critical Condition: the Future of Music Journalism.” [...]

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The Contrarian: A Homecoming

Posted by Casey Rae-Hunter on Tue, Aug 18, 2009

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Man, I was totally Mr. Vermont Guy today. First, our webmaster and shiftless gadabout, Tanner, posted this wee item from yours truly at Pure Pop — the record store where I was once (somewhat) gainfully employed as clerk, manager and weird-ass record buyer. (I mean, the records were weird, not me. OK, I guess I was, [...]

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How to Save Journalism

Posted by Casey Rae-Hunter on Wed, Aug 12, 2009

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Creepy awesome satirical article at the TheMorningNews.org. It’s funny ’cause it’s true! Total non-fair use best part number one: Now everyone knows Craigslist stole our classifieds income, so why not explore new markets. Like weddings. Say you’re a lonely bachelor, sick of the bar scene. Sure, you could go on a dating site and lie about being [...]

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Blogjacking: Open Source Ethos

Posted by Casey Rae-Hunter on Mon, Jun 22, 2009

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This image clearly violates Fox’s copyright, but fuck it, it’s funny. My coworker Chhaya is a sharp one. She’s our Events Coordinator, but that doesn’t mean she sits around thinking about guest lists and fingerfoods. This woman pays as much attention to the issues at the intersection of music, technology, policy and law as anyone at [...]

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