Reimagining the web site »

They make jokes that you can run Linux (or UNIX) on a toaster, but have you ever seen a website run from kitchen appliances? Here you go. (Thanks to Daring Fireball)

Record Companies vs. Movie Studios »

In a really well-written article, Roughly Drafted examines the sordid history of movie studios and their attempts to stymie technology adoption in order to protect their copyrights.

As you read, just replace ‘movie studios’ with ‘record labels’ and ‘films’ or ‘television shows’ with ‘music,’ and you’ll see why this such a timely examination. I’m really looking forward to the next installment.

Aside: If you’d like a wonderful history of early film tech innovations, part one is a great primer.