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Save the cheerleader, save the world

Tuesday, February 6, 2007

*Warning: this post has spoilers. If you have not watched the first 11 episodes of Heroes, then do not read on from here.*
I love this show. It is brilliant. Apart from the fact that I’m a comic/manga geek and that I love superheroes and mutants, the storytelling and plot are the main reasons why I [...]

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UMG Chairman/CEO is a repository of stupidity

Tuesday, November 14, 2006

The moron says here
Yesterday, Microsoft agreed to share revenue from Zune sales with record labels and artists. Forcing the issue was Universal Music Group, which at deadline is the only label named in the program. UMG refused to license its music to the Zune unless it could receive a percentage of each device sold, in [...]

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Quick Update: You don’t need record companies to develop the music industry

Wednesday, June 14, 2006

In another insipid and one-sided article, the CNA highlighted the terrible woes of record companies in Singapore. Here.
Key quotes:
But the influx of parallel imports has taken a toll on the music industry.
According to a study conducted by the Recording Industry Association of Singapore (Rias), there has been a staggering 25-per-cent fall in CD sales in [...]

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MacBook Pro not powerful enough

Monday, April 17, 2006

To play The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion that is. Despite the fact that its got a X1600 Mobility, framerates are still horrible when trying to play the game. That said, High Dynamic Range lighting in the game is gorgeous. I just couldn’t deal with the lagging and stuttering anymore. Too damn annoying.
Which is why I [...]

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Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 Australia