How bad is L.A. traffic?
Bob Morris @ Jun 24th 2007 08:07 - Category: Unfiled ;
Even carpool lanes are now clogged beyond capacity, with some slowing to 10 mph during rush hour.
Archive for June 24th, 2007
Net radio “Day of silence”
Bob Morris @ Jun 24th 2007 00:15 - Category: Unfiled ;
Thousands of U.S.-based webcasters plan to turn off the music and go silent this Tuesday, June 26, to draw attention to an impending royalty rate increase that, if implemented, would lead to the virtual shutdown of this country’s Internet radio industry.
Pandora, Yahoo! Launchcast, MTV Online and Rhapsody, and many others have announced their support. Big radio wants to push the small broadcasters off the Net and they’re doing it by trying to implement grotesquely excessive fees. Big Music just wants to gouge as much money as possible. even if it kills their business long-term.
However, Congress has been responding to the huge numbers of faxes, email, and phone calls from those wanting to save the diversity and breath of Net radio, and will be holding hearings on this. Let’s keep the pressure on.
More on war fueled by climate change
Bob Morris @ Jun 24th 2007 00:08 - Category: Climate change ;
Dafur could just be the start of conflicts in Africa that have global warming as a major cause, says a new UN report. Disappearing water supply is the primary problem, with tribes and populations fighting over the water that remains. As water shortages increases, so will conflict and war in Africa.
