My first trip to New York was on November 11, 1984, for a gathering of Internet chat users. Mind you, this was well before IRC was written, or Relay (IRC’s predecessor). In fact, the Internet really wasn’t there yet; it had no interactive messaging facility. I grew up on something called BITNET, one of ( Read more... )

I finally broke down and paid for music on iTunes, as much as I hate the idea of paying Apple for music. Oh well. Fortunately, there aren’t many songs I’d pay for which I don’t already own, so at least it won’t be a recurring theme.

I figure it makes sense, though, for a certain set of conditions.Specifically: (a) for something I really want, (b) ( Read more... )