Friday, June 27, 2003 :::
 
Strom Thurmond died. What is there to say?

::: posted by Andrewski at 1:57 AM

Thursday, June 26, 2003 :::
 
How to alienate your consumer base: A lesson in fighting piracy from the RIAA.

"Next time you or your kids 'share' music on the Internet, you may also want to download a list of attorneys," was the message in a full-page ad taken out by the RIAA in the New York Times. This bulletin/warning/threat certainly makes me no more inclined to pay $20 for a CD I can find online for free. How the RIAA failed to turn file sharing into a boon for their industry never ceases to amaze me, and instead the consumer finds himself being threatened with legal action for capitalizing on technology. An open letter to the RIAA: Please pull your head out of your ass.

::: posted by Andrewski at 2:14 PM

Wednesday, June 25, 2003 :::
 
I rented Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 for the PS2 this weekend, and was surprised to find that the first level, "California College", is based on our very own UC Berkeley. In this screenshot, and this one, you can see the Campanille, and here you can see Sather Gate.

::: posted by Andrewski at 12:31 PM