Old records go in, CDs come out

If you’re an old fart like me, you might have a few vinyl records hanging about. Introducing the Teac GF-350, a single device that can turn your records into CDs. No fuss, no muss.

Now, if they’d just make one that does 8-track tapes, I’ll be set!

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Web2.0 bullshit generator

In the IT profession and need some bullshit to spew at your non-tech superiors? Well, look no further than this nifty little web page… get ready to copy and paste.

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Image Gallery: What the new Solar System Looks Like

The IAU has proposed a new definition for planets that brings the tally to 12. But there are many people who are complaining that an asteriod a planet does not make.

Whatever… the more the merrier!

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Consumer Electronics Association lambasts the RIAA

“We are pleased to see the RIAA letter finally confirmed, as we have long suspected, that no technical specification for an audio flag, or in fact anything else, exists and that the RIAA has stayed away from the copy-protection technical working group in part because it has nothing to propose,” Shapiro said, “The letter also confirms that the RIAA’s interest lies solely in preserving its existing ways of business, with the hope that it can maximize profits by limiting innovation and undermining long-standing consumer rights.”

I’ve said it a billion times… the RIAA and the MPAA won’t rest until we’re paying a fee every time we play, view or copy anything. Mark it… It’s coming.

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