links for 2008-01-08

• Our universe as virtual reality – Boing Boing
  The notion that our reality is a simulation or “control system” of some kind has always intrigued me. Long before The Matrix, folks like Jacques Vallee, John Keel, Rudy Rucker, and Hans Moravec played with this idea in very smart ways. And recently, Oxfor
  (tags: information science universe philosophy)
• Sony BMG Sort of Drops DRM – Boing Boing Gadgets
  In a ridiculously customer-phobic move typical of the company, Sony BMG has announced they’ll start selling DRM-free MP3s of their artists’ music—but only if you go to a retail store and buy a special gift card
  (tags: business music sonybmg)
• Golden Globes cancelled over writers strike: organizers – Yahoo! News
  YES!!!! I knew the writer’s strike would pay off. Now if they can just cancel the Oscars, I will be a happy camper.
  (tags: writers+strike WGA golden+globes useless+award+shows+bite+the+dust)

~ by SAP on 8 January 2008.