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  • The Upsides of the Death of Privacy

    Technology has killed privacy. Even aside from the USA’s latest privacy invasions, most of us are semi-voluntarily leaving a trail of information as we go about our Internet-connected lives. Much is made of the downsides of the death of privacy, but what about the benefits? Like, remember when having an alibi for a crime meant…

  • The Best Most Listened-To Albums of 2012: Top 20

    Here are the 20 albums that I listened to the most this year. The first part of the top 35 is over here; as I mentioned there, it was an odd year for music. I don’t even own many of the albums below; rather, I streamed them from various places. Once again I’ve bolded some…

  • The Best Most Listened-To Albums of 2012 – #35 to #21

    Every year I go through my Last.fm profile and identify my most listened-to albums to post here for consideration. This year marked a radical shift in my music habits. iTunes Match allowed me access to my entire music collection wherever I went, but more importantly, my subscription to Rdio allowed me access to almost all…