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Louis C.K.’s Brilliant Digital Move

Posted on December 19, 2011 by George
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Perhaps you have heard by now that the brilliant comic Louis C.K.’s newest comedy special, Live at the Beacon Theater, is available exclusively through his Web site: louisck.com. No middle man. No studio. No cable. No label. And it’s completely digital, which means no packaging or physical DVD, no shipping costs and no printing costs. (Though you can burn the HD mp4 file to a DVD if you like.) It all happens through Louis’s site… for $5.00. Not only is … Continue reading →

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On My Radar: Thursday, 9/1/11

Posted on September 1, 2011 by George

On my radar today from other online sources: ‘What’s really going on at AMC?’, ‘Lucas Makes Changes to Jedi for Blu-ray release’ and the new Fujifilm X10 camera. Continue reading →

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A New Kind of Digital Book

Posted on May 8, 2011 by George
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I came across this on Twitter. A major hats-off to developer Mike Matas, who has created a very sexy way to experience a book. I look forward to reading it. [Or is "experiencing it" more accurate?] From TED: Software developer Mike Matas demos the first full-length interactive book for the iPad — with clever, swipeable video and graphics and some very cool data visualizations to play with. The book is “Our Choice,” Al Gore‘s sequel to “An Inconvenient Truth.” Links: … Continue reading →

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PHOTO: Shining Star Diner

Posted on October 30, 2010 by George
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A new addition to The Diner Project: The Shining Star Diner on Amsterdam + West 78th Street, now closed. Continue reading →

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Photo of The Day: Car Wash

Posted on October 2, 2010 by George
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Car wash at the northeast corner of West 45th Street and the West Side Highway, midtown.

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Digital Audio

Posted on August 26, 2010 by George

CDs… though I’ve been collecting them since I was in junior high, as a web designer and digital enthusiast, I’m no longer a fan of them. They’re bad for the environment, they cost struggling artists a lot of money to print, they go out of stock, they’re limited. I think they’ll soon go the way of vinyl: a novelty item. We can all get sentimental about the tangible and tactile experience with the physical compact disc. Remember how we bemoaned … Continue reading →

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What's Music Worth?

Posted on August 29, 2009 by George

From an broadcast of WNYC’s Soundcheck on April 16, 2009… After years of charging 99 cents across the board, digital music stores are implementing a three-tiered price structure for songs. iTunes is charging $17 or more for “passes” to exclusive content from Depeche Mode and the Fray.

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