I’ve got my 52x CD writer working at 48x now, which is much better than the 16x it was originally doing. I think the trick was to not let Nero try to figure out the max speed, but just let it go. And just for yuks, I typed “burn baby burn” into Google, and found this year-old article from Time. The song remains the same.
Emusic
It looks like EMusic just added the catalog of the Beggars Group, which means that they now have a bunch of stuff from Badly Drawn Boy, The Cocteau Twins, The Pixies, and a bunch more. Good thing I’ve got a big pile of CD-R’s handy.
Memorial Day
gifts
Chobits
Chobits charts BookScan bestseller list
Manga Makes Bestselling Adult Trade Fiction List
Chobits Volume 5 was at #35 on BookScan’s Adult Trade Fiction list for the week ending April 20, the only graphic novel on the general list. I’m actually reading this book right now. I’m hooked on the Chobits series, both the manga and the anime.
The iTunes Music Store
Apple’s New Online Music Service
“Now Mr. Jobs and his team have taken another dysfunctional, user-hostile product and bashed the ugliness out of it: the downloadable-music service.”
Apple
I decided to check out Apple’s new music service today. Looks pretty good. Just for yuks, I bought a song — “Glad and Sorry” by the Faces. I was hoping I could find the cover by Golden Smog, but no luck. Also no luck finding “I Can’t Stop Loving You” by Ray Charles, which has been stuck in my head ever since I saw Metropolis.
Byrne
Funky Winkerbean follow-up:
And here’s a little article from the Kansas City Star.
Funky
This thread at CBR seems to confirm that Byrne is ghosting Funky Winkerbean.
Funky Winkerbean
Funky Winkerbean started a new storyline a couple of weeks ago. It’s pretty neat. I’ve noticed the art has been showing a serious John Byrne influence, and I’ve been wondering if it’s just coincidence, or if it’s on purpose, or if maybe Byrne is assisting Batiuk, or something like that. Well, today’s strip actually had a reference to Byrne, so I guess maybe there is some connection. Either way, the strip looks nice and reads well.