February 2005 - Posts

• Collectibilty of Music in a Digital Domain

  This post recently appeared on the Ableton music software user forums concerning the collectibility of music in the digital domain. Questions are raised as to how collectors will operate when the media is virtual. With multiple copies on the creator's Read More... Posted Sunday, February 20, 2005 3:46 PM by bbadmin | 1 Comments Filed under: BeatByte

• Live-Shot.com: Hacked for Peace

  Shortly after posting about Live-Shot.com I noticed my image link to their site was failing. On visiting, I found its been hacked in the name of peace! "B4d-BYt3 n Swift 0wnz this b0x to save live." Full original text follows: THIS IS NOT A GAME, IT IS Read More... Posted Sunday, February 20, 2005 3:19 PM by bbadmin | 0 Comments Filed under: BeatByte

• Live-Shot.com: Kill from the Comfort of Home

  The New York Times today published an article (requires free registration) about robot soldiers where a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff makes the definitive statement, “Will they do a better job than humans? Yes." The article goes on to talk Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 16, 2005 8:41 PM by bbadmin | 38 Comments Filed under: BeatByte

• Public Captivity: LoBot Gallery's Human Zoo

  Presented with the concept of humans in cages in a gritty warehouse gallery deep in West Oakland I must admit I was a bit dismissive. I received an email calling for participants to live in these cages for a week and forwarded it to a friend who is looking Read More... Posted Sunday, February 13, 2005 6:23 PM by bbadmin | 0 Comments Filed under: Events