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I recently came across a fantastic op-ed in the NY Times about the state of the music industry.  As an early adopter of music-related internet technology, I've had front row seats as the RIAA has slowly crashed and burned . . . and lashed out at their own customers.

I know, most of you don't come to this blog because of my random political rants.  You come for news about the family.  Well, here you go.

In response to another email from my friend Aaron.  (He's really a great guy, don't hold it against him.)

A friend of mine recently forwarded this opinion piece written by former Presidential candidate Mitt Romney.  Before I get into it, I want to make one thing clear.  Raise your hand if you're from a country with public health care.  No?  Well guess what: I am.  That's right, I was born and raised in Canada (although I'm also an American citizen, own a gun, etc.).  Republicans like to claim that the Canadian health care system is bad, but guess what: it's fantastic.  So are the health care systems in England, France, Germany, and Japan.  Sure they're no

The "Friend Test" is similar to the "Girlfriend Test" or the "Mother Test."  In this case, my buddy Rob had a very old Dell that ran horribly.  I installed Ubuntu Linux and he's thrilled.  The computer is fast and responsive again.  He was a little worried about running the software he needs, but he's very happy with Firefox and OpenOffice; he can even read his .docx files from work.