Random Thoughts

Ooooh, here's a great essay by Folksinger Janis Ian, who goes into why free downloads of music are a GOOD thing for artists, and lost sales by the music industry are more an indication of poor management on the parts of the recording industry than anything at all to do with downloads. Putting her money where her mouth is, Ian put up a page of free downloads of her music. The article is four years old, but the points she makes are still valid. Via Garrett.

Top 50 Movie Endings of All Time... lots of spoilers.

A friend of my sister just visited and directed me to the George Reeves Memorial website, where the hometown of George Reeves (which is where my sister's friend is from) are selling stuff, including a commemorative video, in an effort to preserve Reeves birthplace. My sister's friend, Veronica, worked on the video, which is on this page: GRMF "Coming Home to Woolstock" DVD.

Illusive Arts have put up San Diego 2006 Photos in a nice Flickr set for everyone who wants to see them.

What the heck? Not a good sign, if it's for real. You shouldn't be arrested for taking pictures of cops.

E. T. Phone Home. What happened to all those copies of the truly awful video game rushed into production to take advantage of the popularity of the movie? Find out on MetaFilter.

Clipart. It's a quicktime movie. Wait for it to load. No sound, you can choose your own soundtrack.

Enchantment Under the Sea Dance Revisited. What happens if you compare Back to the Future with Back to the Future II?