Saturday, December 17, 2011

load01 12/17/2011

  • Pan Am
    Think back to when the "friendly skies" were really friendly. When you could board an airplane without a strip search, carry on more than 3.4 ounces of water and took your shoes off only if you wanted to.

    There was a time when men wore suits and women wore their Sunday best when they boarded an airplane -- sweatpants or jeans were just simply uncouth. Smoking? Sure thing. In fact, a lovely young stewardess would light your Chesterfield as she handed you another scotch and soda.


    [in memory of Mary Young (Goon), with affection, pjm]

    tags: culture

  • Amiga was *way* cool, and they did it first. It all mostly worked (but, then, Flash, *mostly* works), and they didn't make you give up your left ball (/uterus) to get features. It all just functioned. Sure, you can do the same thing now on Youtube or Vimeo, but it's not the same--it's as easy, but no where near the thrill. ;-)

    tags: misc

  • Universal Music Group has responded to Megaupload's request for a temporary restraining order barring the music giant from further interference with the distribution of its "Mega Song." UMG insists that it had a right to take down the video—not under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, as Megaupload had assumed, but under a private contractual arrangement between UMG and YouTube.

    tags: worse than failure

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