Trent Reznor Adds Value for a Good Cause
Stan Schroeder posted a story on Mashable today about Trent Reznor raising over $850.000 for a fan who needs a heart transplant. Nine Inch Nails and Jane’s Addiction set up a site to take donations for Eric De La Cruz and offered special gifts and access to the bands for larger donations. Schroeder’s insights about [...]
Ryan Sohmer Rails Against Internet Regulation
Ryan Sohmer is the author of the wildly succesful webcomics Least I Could Do, and Looking For Group. His recent post in the LICD forums is a response to the Writer’s Guild of Canada’s calls to begin regulating the internet in Canada, especially in the realm of online video. “Say what you will about the web, and [...]
XKCD and DRM: "Steal This Comic"
Image from XKCD Wouldn’t the world just be simpler if Randall Munroe ran everything?
Spore is the worst game ever…
Image from elvissa…if you believe the Amazon reviews. Out of approximately 1400 reviews, over 1,300 rate the game with 1 star, most complaining of draconian DRM. Electronic Arts’ DRM for Spore prevents users from installing the game more than 3 times (even on the same computer, after upgrades or HD crashes, for instance) without a [...]
