tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701473360700885099.comments2023-03-25T01:01:09.894-07:00emily joffrionemilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15253973253069713675noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701473360700885099.post-79853998383966324672011-05-19T05:34:54.387-07:002011-05-19T05:34:54.387-07:00What a beautiful piece, Em! I am deeply honored to...What a beautiful piece, Em! I am deeply honored to be serendipitously included!!! Love, Pegasusalewis6088https://www.blogger.com/profile/01731795823265304518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701473360700885099.post-10260756975332275462011-05-19T05:23:03.726-07:002011-05-19T05:23:03.726-07:00I am so happy about your new job - it sounds fanta...I am so happy about your new job - it sounds fantastic!! And how wonderful that you were able to spend such a beautiful time with your Mom and Laura.Rock on, Em!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10186758155737201021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701473360700885099.post-74374615850730857042011-05-18T18:34:19.117-07:002011-05-18T18:34:19.117-07:00Wow... well said. What a memory, T. I am so truly...Wow... well said. What a memory, T. I am so truly proud of you and your accomplishments. <br /><br />Love you.laura stirlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00640752280407260759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701473360700885099.post-43094119554134609272010-09-09T15:54:15.723-07:002010-09-09T15:54:15.723-07:00i have seen a couple episodes (two to be precise) ...i have seen a couple episodes (two to be precise) but neither of them talked about baton rouge. perhaps i'm not the only one who feels this sentiment :)emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15253973253069713675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701473360700885099.post-340352602890897922010-09-09T10:15:03.915-07:002010-09-09T10:15:03.915-07:00I presume you watched Treme? The latest masterpiec...I presume you watched Treme? The latest masterpiece by folks that produced The Wire?<br /><br />I want to believe that it was a faithful reproduction of the area -- it sure felt faithful -- but perhaps you are in a position to confirm, or not :)Sebastian Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06450717426716164401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701473360700885099.post-26585481224028635392010-01-21T00:06:15.467-08:002010-01-21T00:06:15.467-08:00All I have to say is playlist.com
So addictive.
...All I have to say is playlist.com<br />So addictive. <br /><br />Oh and as a former imeem girl, I'm actually digging myspace again.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17836299097478579360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701473360700885099.post-9067396201942142932010-01-16T18:56:23.816-08:002010-01-16T18:56:23.816-08:00innit, dunc. innit.innit, dunc. innit.emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15253973253069713675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701473360700885099.post-52234160424685380202010-01-16T16:58:04.134-08:002010-01-16T16:58:04.134-08:00Emily, lovely stuff this. Although to most Englis...Emily, lovely stuff this. Although to most English people, the phrase "river home in the hills of Birmingham" sounds horrible!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701473360700885099.post-45885223765639183762009-12-16T16:03:31.578-08:002009-12-16T16:03:31.578-08:00@rob ironically, mew played here on sunday and i w...@rob ironically, mew played here on sunday and i was really close to going. opted for staying in and cooking dinner instead and i stand by that decision.<br /><br />@josh i agree with you about the physical/emotional with music, but i'd argue that downloads don't satisfy that issue. i believe hard core music fans will purchase a streaming service for instant gratification and discovery and buy the records they love on vinyl.emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15253973253069713675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701473360700885099.post-3447610178363062352009-12-16T14:38:20.890-08:002009-12-16T14:38:20.890-08:00sometimes, it's hard to forget these digital d...sometimes, it's hard to forget these digital downloads have a physical value attached to them. It's almost a pre-required action to continually listen to get your money's worth. With subscription services you definetly benefit from wide selection and cost-effective pricing. But, it's not a permenant copy!<br /><br />Now, unlike per track or even album downloads at iTunes I do prefer the idea of "unlimited music" on Rhapsody, regardless of "rubbish licenses"!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701473360700885099.post-39800140917557977092009-12-02T13:48:51.816-08:002009-12-02T13:48:51.816-08:00I'm a die-hard Lala fan. I've been using i...I'm a die-hard Lala fan. I've been using it exclusively for over a year now, and haven't looked back. I was excited to hear about MOG's offering, and signed up this morning.<br /><br />I typed in "Mew". I figured, if they have Mew then they'll probably have most stuff I'd listen to. I clicked play on the album, and it tried to pop up in a new window. Ack. I'm used to Lala, where the player stays in the window you're using to browse. But okay, not a problem.<br /><br />Then I realized...I've only got an hour to play around. Crap! It's Wednesday morning, and I'm supposed to be working. I was going to throw on the Mew album and maybe some other stuff, but decided I didn't want to mess with it if I could only have it for an hour. This isn't to say I won't subscribe, but I'll wait for some reviews. If I were rolling out MOG, I would have done a full 24 hour trial, or launch on a Thursday or Friday afternoon, when people are more inclined to play around.<br /><br />I'm interested in your thoughts about MOG versus Lala. I buy two or three albums a month on Lala at about eighty cents a piece, so I spend under $3 but listen to way more than that, at one listen per album.<br /><br />Either way, MOG is neat, and I'm glad Lala has some competition. Whoever gets a mobile app first will soar ahead, in my humble opinion.Robert Dysonhttp://wizkidsound.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701473360700885099.post-79282393608058379222009-11-23T08:02:51.329-08:002009-11-23T08:02:51.329-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701473360700885099.post-2151814591125043112009-10-13T12:34:38.662-07:002009-10-13T12:34:38.662-07:00For what it's worth, the Muslims destroyed the...For what it's worth, the Muslims destroyed the Christians in that battle. I know it's true because I read it on my Fact Machine, which said the Seventh Crusade was a "decisive Muslim victory."<br /><br />Also, swords are awesome, and I'm on page 920 of ShÅgun. Oh yes. I loves me some swords. Lazer loves swords too. He dreams about them. I can tell by the way he twitches.Deweyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11121107432627413102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701473360700885099.post-87775038175522143692009-07-15T23:42:22.566-07:002009-07-15T23:42:22.566-07:00...Great blog by the way....Great blog by the way.Tynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701473360700885099.post-57238682015814574612009-07-15T23:38:31.343-07:002009-07-15T23:38:31.343-07:00Objective justice? hmmmm... Well, I think that is ...Objective justice? hmmmm... Well, I think that is the idea. I had an interesting court case go down involving myself where I was charged with assault for punching a Marine in a street fight. Fist fighting people you don't know isn't a good idea, but it is not necessarily assualt, it is affray (by law). Anyhow, I was charged with assault because I landed the first and only punches, even though the guy was with another guy and they were yelling and laughing at my sister, and threatening to beat up my brother in law. It was obviously escalating into a fight, and so I went with it. <br /><br />It so happened that the cop was a former Marine, and believe it or not, after formerly charging both of us with affray the night of the incident, he changed the charge to assault the next day after only listening to the Marine's story and not mine. <br /><br />Court day: I get convicted of assault because the cop shows up and actually sits at the prosecuting table and brings about ten of his cop buddies to sit there and try to intimidate my witnesses. <br /><br />I felt some degree of guilt only because I thought it was a dumb way to lose a lot of money on legal fees and medical bills, and a waste of a lot of people's time and energy. I expected the same guilt from the Marine. There was none. My own innate sense of "objective justice" that I hold myself accountable to, essentially fucked me. Actually, let me rephrase that... my expectation that the Marine, the cop, and hell anyone values justice was what fucked me. <br /><br />Justice is a virtue, and one that individuals can gain power from, but it's not a good idea to expect that everyone should live up to it (Kant), and rather just expect most people not to. I think most judges, and people of power have to exhibit a certain degree of justice or else they wouldn't be there, or they won't last long. Lawyers are about as ethical as supermarket clerks or bartenders.Tyhttp://www.myspace.com/thespeckledtroutreturnsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701473360700885099.post-55569147583731322302009-06-17T18:05:10.062-07:002009-06-17T18:05:10.062-07:00nice post, em.nice post, em.bradnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701473360700885099.post-82416152962507614992009-03-30T13:14:00.000-07:002009-03-30T13:14:00.000-07:00I think there's a wise reason for the framed, cont...I think there's a wise reason for the framed, contained-knowledge environment in the courtroom.<BR/><BR/>Consider the industry we're talking about (law) and how much money churns in the environment. If jurors were able to do Google searches and explore evidence outside of the courtroom, what do you think the reaction of the "justice industry" would be?<BR/><BR/>Yeah. :) I have no doubt that there would be -massive- amounts of disinformation spread. Lawyers would send PR reps to every blogger known to man. Google and its search algorithm would become as much an arbiter of the law and justice as anything that goes on in court.<BR/><BR/>I think there's defined limits to how far the 'information age' paradigm can spread without some things just completely breaking at the seams. Fair enough that we could explore different ways to mete justice in society, but that's going to require Constitutional amendment and a lot of hand-wringing. Not exactly something that there's a ton of will to support in the country right now (if ever.)<BR/><BR/>By the way, Emily, I came across your blog on Spot.Us. I'm a researcher at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville and I'm doing some interview-based research on Spot.Us. I'm trying to find people to talk to and haven't had much luck; if you're interested, drop me a line: mhardy5 (at sign goes here!) utk.edu. It wouldn't take too much of your time, 30 minutes at most.Sutrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05513084238238343326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701473360700885099.post-39517502241145469812009-03-19T08:41:00.000-07:002009-03-19T08:41:00.000-07:00if that's ur neighbor.. im going to SF really soon...if that's ur neighbor.. im going to SF really soon.The Ghey Quartethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13167274131882919625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701473360700885099.post-5550712180948517892009-03-18T15:03:00.000-07:002009-03-18T15:03:00.000-07:00@tiffany! that NYT article was my inspiration for...@tiffany! that NYT article was my inspiration for this post, alongside the chat with the young lawyer. it's true, broadcasting the inter-workings of the trial on twitter is unacceptable. but i think there's something to be said for a rational person who wants to make an informed decision looking up terms with which they're unfamiliar or google mapping the intersection in question. <BR/><BR/>i understand that jurors shouldn't use evidence that was found illegally or op-eds they find on the Internet to make their decisions. perhaps the reason to keep them from looking up things is to create a controlled environment for the trial. i still think it's flawed.emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15253973253069713675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701473360700885099.post-1060823811094429312009-03-17T23:30:00.000-07:002009-03-17T23:30:00.000-07:00so crazy that i decided to come to your blog today...so crazy that i decided to come to your blog today of all days because I was just thinking the EXACT same thing. the NYT ran an article about the twitter incident but also about how the most threatening aspect of easily accessible media is that jurors can double check facts. i think they used examples of someone looking up legal terms and mapping distances to calculate travel, among others. the fact that that is an issue kinda infuriates me. i mean, honestly, if i didn't understand what "libel" or some other term meant and i was a juror, i would hope to have the opportunity to at least find out so i could make an educated decision. i'd also like to be able to double check facts, including how long it would take a criminal to get from point a to point b. i see absolutely no benefit in keeping jurors ignorant. except, of course, to maintain the game of justice. <BR/><BR/>all that said, twittering/myspacing/facebooking deliberations is probably not a good idea. even though it would've been extremely juicy and lucrative at something like the OJ trial.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701473360700885099.post-27357749966673723502008-11-17T07:59:00.000-08:002008-11-17T07:59:00.000-08:00radicalHIi like your blog/taste in musicpeasradical<BR/><BR/>HI<BR/><BR/>i like your blog/taste in music<BR/><BR/>peaspyowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07890506006130560430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701473360700885099.post-32687791922292737082008-11-12T16:28:00.000-08:002008-11-12T16:28:00.000-08:00i don't understand?do these things generate power ...i don't understand?<BR/>do these things generate power to walk?? no no no, it has to be for an ipod or cell.. :)laura stirlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00640752280407260759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701473360700885099.post-12022259499900271642008-11-10T16:59:00.000-08:002008-11-10T16:59:00.000-08:00Good words.Good words.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701473360700885099.post-3879068828727724902008-09-07T21:31:00.000-07:002008-09-07T21:31:00.000-07:00ahhh, I finally got around to read your blog. Gre...ahhh, I finally got around to read your blog. Great stuff, I really do miss Asia quite often but Australia so far has been quite a different experience with its own unique advantages.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8701473360700885099.post-21325881952529671812008-09-05T23:10:00.000-07:002008-09-05T23:10:00.000-07:00I so want a robot P.A.I so want a robot P.A.DJ CNTRLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06230466157860626131noreply@blogger.com