2012-03-19, Nice start on the new book, Andrew.Two comments here: One, I wloudn't be quick to compare vastly different changes in how industries work. Recorded music on the net is no different in the way it's consumed from recorded music on CD or even vynil. You still listen to it and the recording is the same. Sheet music required you (or a friend) to play an instrument. That's something else. Listening to music live in concert is again different to playing it yourself or listening to a record. Not every metaphor is adequate even the theatre/TV one isn't really appropriate. It only works when you are considering the scope of things other than music itself the creation of celebrities for example. If the listener is looking for an idol, the Internet can create a different experience than traditional media (TV vs. theatre). If the listener is only looking for songs to play on his iPod, it makes nodifference to him whether he rips them from a friend's CD or downloads them from BitTorrent. Even the iPod is irrelevant here it could be any format, digital or analogue. Remember the tape-swapping days?Two, technologies can be and often are causes. The hole in the ozone layer was a direct effect of the implementation of a certain technology. The Greenhouse Effect is the result of using a certain technology. The deluge of content now available is the direct result of the proliferation of certain technology. For a strong advocate of the New Digital Age , you are strangely inconsistent here, Andrew.Yes, technologies only become cause when people decide to use them, but that's the same as saying that you shouldn't give a monkey the keys to a banana plantation. The logical conclusion is that if a certain technology produces undesirable results when used in excess, steps should be taken to restrict its use, just as in the first two examples given above. I'll leave that as something to think about it.

2012-03-19, Nice start on the new book, Andrew.Two comments here: One, I wloudn't be quick to compare vastly different changes in how industries work. Recorded music on the net is no different in the way it's consumed from recorded music on CD or even vynil. You still listen to it and the recording is the same. Sheet music required you (or a friend) to play an instrument. That's something else. Listening to music live in concert is again different to playing it yourself or listening to a record. Not every metaphor is adequate even the theatre/TV one isn't really appropriate. It only works when you are considering the scope of things other than music itself the creation of celebrities for example. If the listener is looking for an idol, the Internet can create a different experience than traditional media (TV vs. theatre). If the listener is only looking for songs to play on his iPod, it makes nodifference to him whether he rips them from a friend's CD or downloads them from BitTorrent. Even the iPod is irrelevant here it could be any format, digital or analogue. Remember the tape-swapping days?Two, technologies can be and often are causes. The hole in the ozone layer was a direct effect of the implementation of a certain technology. The Greenhouse Effect is the result of using a certain technology. The deluge of content now available is the direct result of the proliferation of certain technology. For a strong advocate of the New Digital Age , you are strangely inconsistent here, Andrew.Yes, technologies only become cause when people decide to use them, but that's the same as saying that you shouldn't give a monkey the keys to a banana plantation. The logical conclusion is that if a certain technology produces undesirable results when used in excess, steps should be taken to restrict its use, just as in the first two examples given above. I'll leave that as something to think about it.

2012-03-21, I know Maevey, the presence of the cetrgotues was very distressing and I had to hide the remnants under the napkin.Mmm, Jamie Oliver stew sounds delicious and a good choice of pud.I haven't tried Lorina pink lemonade before, but I did like the odd glass of pink lemonade at Mono. Can't wait to see you in a few weeks!

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