Law and methodology

OK, well since I made the promise to start updating the blog my life has suddenly gotten rather dull. Mostly just researching law firms. Why this has to be done an entire year before you actually work there is beyond me. But hey, law firms and the law profession, and, well, I guess the law in general is prone to methodologies and being entrenched in its ways, which is OK I guess.

Kind of like the way people get admitted to law school. For those that don't know, here are the steps you must take: 1) take the LSAT, which is a standardized test given by the Law School Admission Council 4 (I think) times a year. You must pay LSAC to take the test. You must also register with LSAC and do all your applications through LSAC. Each application costs somewhere around $25-$60, this cost is mainly to discourage people from applying. After all, if it didn't cost anything wouldn't everyone just apply everywhere? Not exactly, but it illustrates the point. Law schools are ranked by US News and World Report. The higher the ranking, the more prestigious the law school. Not to mention the fact that the rankings are computed according to some arbitrary measure, which no one knows much about. So these law schools hang in the balance of the ranking. Did your school move up? Hopefully. But this ranking also measures the value of your degree even if what the school is currently ranked is lower or higher than it was when you attended. You are admitted to law school based on some combination of your GPA and LSAT score. The higher the better. Not to mention these scores factor into schools' rankings. But I digress.

I realize this post wasn't the most enthralling, but, hey, I told you life had gotten a bit dull.

On the agenda. Block parties, the beach, hopefully some music, NYC, more law school, and deep sea fishing. Until then...

Streaming

In my quest to avoid working, I've decided to keep my promise and update the blog. Today I've decided to share a few thoughts on streaming vs. downloading. First, streaming is better. Come on, it is. Have you tried it? Not only am I considering canceling my Sirius radio b/c the signal is terrible, I am actually thinking about trying Rhapsody.

At first I had a bad feeling about streaming. It just didn't sit well. I tried Last.fm and it sucked, I haven't tried Pandora because I have lost all faith in other people, and when you live in rural TN a solid signal broadband signal is no guarantee. But now, I've got a signal.

My new favorite website is archive.org for its streaming feature, now I can listen to entire shows from the entire archive with no cost to my hard drive. Open the playlist in iTunes and I don't have to go back to get the stream again, it's always there. I know I'm behind the times b/c I don't have an external to store everything on but, hey, I call it efficiency. Ha.

Well that's all for now, maybe more thoughts will come. Until then...

An Update!!

Ok folks, I know this blog has been neglected, but I am recommitting myself to make it the number 1 source for your wasted time. Really, shouldn't you be doing something else?

Anyway, getting music going here in NY. Also looking for a job (paid only please) and preparing myself for a year on the Cardozo Law Review whew hew!! I was in the city yesterday meeting with my peeps from Spindle. Oh yeah, I'm also reading the longest book I have ever attempted: Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. A question for those out there that have read it, does Ms. Rand ever change the theme of the book? I'm on page 600 and each page is the same as the previous one: rewards should be based on ability, not on need. I get it.

Oh well, today's post was more of a rant than anything worthwhile. But I guess I can't expect much, life is sometimes uneventful. Hopefully the next post will more interesting. Until then...

Webcasting Royalty Rates Agreed Upon

Looks like this thing has finally been worked out. Bravo to cooperation!

"Web radio, music industry reach agreement on royalties"