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Me, 'Person of the Year'? No thanks
This is an interesting counterpoint to the "Person of the Year: You" issue of Time magazine and the subsequent coverage focusing on the power of social networking sites and their users. (Sites like MySpace, YouTube, Google, FaceBook, LinkedIn and so on.) The author of this article argues that it is true that users do have a lot of power, but that they are also being profiled, data-mined, and marketed to; so they are not necessarily the ones who have the most power:
This fits in with my own observations and is the reason why I won't (at least for the foreseeable future) join any more social networking sites (LJ can be considered as one in some sense). The other reason is that I'm also lazy in terms of making the investment needed.
On another note, my eyesight has deteriorated by 50 degrees in the left eye and 75 degrees in the right to -1175/-1200 degrees respectively. Part of this might be because my lenses have become scratched and thus more blurred, so my eyes have to work much harder to maintain the same distance. I've noticed lately that I tend to get more headaches and eye strain after working at the computer a lot or reading a lot of scores. Right now I'm deciding whether to get a new pair of lenses before leaving or do that once I'm in the US; a new pair of lenses will cost more than $200 here.
I've been going through and rearranging my CDs, and inspired by
kamenreader and his manga collection, I decided to sort them out. Here are the results behind several cuts. This is, as far as I know, my complete CD collection, though in the process of rearranging my room and packing I may discover more CDs, and it's possible I may buy even more before going. :P
Me, 'Person of the Year'? No thanks
This is an interesting counterpoint to the "Person of the Year: You" issue of Time magazine and the subsequent coverage focusing on the power of social networking sites and their users. (Sites like MySpace, YouTube, Google, FaceBook, LinkedIn and so on.) The author of this article argues that it is true that users do have a lot of power, but that they are also being profiled, data-mined, and marketed to; so they are not necessarily the ones who have the most power:
But to quote the Who, "Who are You?" Are you the sum of your consumer preferences and MySpace personae? What is your contribution worth? It’s worth money to someone, if only as part of a whole.
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The important movement online is not about "you." It’s about "us." It’s about our profound need to connect and share. It’s about our remarkable ability to create among circles — each person contributing a little bit to a poem, a song, a quilt, or a conversation.
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And ever since the rise of radio producers realized the value of the "real," the authentic, and the common. Audiences love to hear or see people whom are no more talented or important than they are. It’s comforting to know that with a little luck someone might care what I think.
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User-generated content, whether via low-power radio or community blogs, only goes so far to fill the void. And if the subject of that content is "you," instead of "us," we gain nothing from the new medium.
This fits in with my own observations and is the reason why I won't (at least for the foreseeable future) join any more social networking sites (LJ can be considered as one in some sense). The other reason is that I'm also lazy in terms of making the investment needed.
On another note, my eyesight has deteriorated by 50 degrees in the left eye and 75 degrees in the right to -1175/-1200 degrees respectively. Part of this might be because my lenses have become scratched and thus more blurred, so my eyes have to work much harder to maintain the same distance. I've noticed lately that I tend to get more headaches and eye strain after working at the computer a lot or reading a lot of scores. Right now I'm deciding whether to get a new pair of lenses before leaving or do that once I'm in the US; a new pair of lenses will cost more than $200 here.
I've been going through and rearranging my CDs, and inspired by
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Artist | Album | Genre | Year |
Allan Browne's Australian Jazz Band | He's Not Much… But He's All He Thinks About | Jazz | 2005 |
Astor Piazzolla | Adiós Nonino | Tango | 2005 |
Billie Holiday | Holiday For Lovers | Jazz | 2002 |
Bobby Durham, Lorenzo Conte and Massimo Farao | Romantic Lounge | Lounge | 2006 |
Bobby Durham, Lorenzo Conte and Massimo Farao | Parisian Lounge | Lounge | 2006 |
Bobby Durham, Lorenzo Conte and Massimo Farao | Mediterranean Lounge | Lounge | 2006 |
Britney Spears | Oops!...I Did It Again | Pop | 2000 |
Cecile Licad | Louis Moreau Gottschalk: Piano Music | Classical | 2003 |
Diana Krall | From This Moment On | Jazz | 2006 |
Eugene List, Igor Buketoff, Samuel Adler, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Berlin Symphony Orchestra, Trinidad Paniagua, Jose Alberto Esteves, Pablo Garcia, Cary Lewis, Brady Millican | A Gottschalk Festival | Classical | 1990 |
Glenn Miller | The Very Best of Glenn Miller | Big Band | 1997 |
Henry Mancini | Trail of the Pink Panther | Soundtrack | 1982 |
Hirai Ken | SENTIMENTALovers | J-Pop | 2005 |
Jacques Loussier Trio | Jacques Loussier Trio Plays Debussy | Jazz | 2000 |
James Buswell, Marin Alsop, Royal Scottish National Orchestra | Samuel Barber: Violin Concerto | Classical | 2001 |
Love Psychedelico | LIVE PSYCHEDELICO | J-Rock | 2006 |
Michael Jackson | Invincible | Pop | 2001 |
Michael Jackson | Blood on the Dance Floor | Pop | 1998 |
Michael Jackson | HIStory | Pop | 1995 |
Miles Davis | Miles Davis…At His Best | Jazz | 2002 |
Nelly Furtado | Loose | Pop | 2006 |
Nelly Furtado | Whoa…Nelly! | Pop | 2000 |
Olivia | A Girl Meets Bossa Nova 2 | Bossa Nova | 2006 |
Olivia | A Girl Meets Bossa Nova | Bossa Nova | 2005 |
Peter Schmalfuss | Frédéric Chopin: Nocturnes no. 1-12 | Classical | 1992 |
Richard Rosenberg, Hot Springs Music Festival | Louis Moreau Gottschalk: A Night in the Tropics | Classical | 2000 |
S Club 7 | 7 | Pop | 2000 |
Shaggy | Hot Shot | Reggae | 2001 |
Silje Nergaard | The Essential | Jazz | 2005 |
Silje Nergaard | Nightwatch | Jazz | 2003 |
Silje Nergaard | Port of Call | Jazz | 2000 |
Stan Getz | Getz Plays Jobim: The Girl from Ipanema | Bossa Nova | 2002 |
Stephen Hough | The Piano Album | Piano | 1998 |
Stewart Goodyear, Keith Lockhart, William Tritt, Erich Kunzel, Cincinatti Pops Orchestra | American Piano Classics | Classical | 1993 |
The Four Aces | The Best Of The Four Aces | Vocal | 2000 |
Various | 2006 CD Calendar / Sampler (2 copies) | Mixed | 2006 |
Various | Big Band Collection (3CD Set) | Big Band | 2003 |
Various | The Encyclopedia of Jazz | Jazz | 2001 |
Various | BEST 2000 | Pop | 2000 |
Various | The No. 1 Jazz Vocals Album | Jazz | 1999 |
Various | The Only Jazz Album You'll Ever Need! | Jazz | 1999 |
Various | The Best of Bond… James Bond | Soundtrack | 1999 |
Various | Mozart for the Morning Commute | Classical | 1997 |
Various | Reader's Digest: 250 Years of Great Music | Classical | 1994 |
Various | Debussy: Poetic Impressions | Classical | 1993 |
Various | The Best of Vivaldi | Classical | 1989 |
Vince Guaraldi Trio | A Boy Named Charlie Brown | Jazz | 1989 |
Vladimir Ashkenazy, André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra | Favourite Rachmaninov | Classical | 2002 |
Zdeňka and Martin Hršel | George Gershwin | Classical | 2006 |
Artist | Album | Genre | Year |
Glenn Miller | The Very Best of Glenn Miller | Big Band | 1997 |
Various | Big Band Collection (3CD Set) | Big Band | 2003 |
Olivia | A Girl Meets Bossa Nova 2 | Bossa Nova | 2006 |
Olivia | A Girl Meets Bossa Nova | Bossa Nova | 2005 |
Stan Getz | Getz Plays Jobim: The Girl from Ipanema | Bossa Nova | 2002 |
Cecile Licad | Louis Moreau Gottschalk: Piano Music | Classical | 2003 |
Eugene List, Igor Buketoff, Samuel Adler, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Berlin Symphony Orchestra, Trinidad Paniagua, Jose Alberto Esteves, Pablo Garcia, Cary Lewis, Brady Millican | A Gottschalk Festival | Classical | 1990 |
James Buswell, Marin Alsop, Royal Scottish National Orchestra | Samuel Barber: Violin Concerto | Classical | 2001 |
Peter Schmalfuss | Frédéric Chopin: Nocturnes no. 1-12 | Classical | 1992 |
Richard Rosenberg, Hot Springs Music Festival | Louis Moreau Gottschalk: A Night in the Tropics | Classical | 2000 |
Stewart Goodyear, Keith Lockhart, William Tritt, Erich Kunzel, Cincinatti Pops Orchestra | American Piano Classics | Classical | 1993 |
Various | Mozart for the Morning Commute | Classical | 1997 |
Various | Reader's Digest: 250 Years of Great Music | Classical | 1994 |
Various | Debussy: Poetic Impressions | Classical | 1993 |
Various | The Best of Vivaldi | Classical | 1989 |
Vladimir Ashkenazy, André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra | Favourite Rachmaninov | Classical | 2002 |
Zdeňka and Martin Hršel | George Gershwin | Classical | 2006 |
Allan Browne's Australian Jazz Band | He's Not Much… But He's All He Thinks About | Jazz | 2005 |
Billie Holiday | Holiday For Lovers | Jazz | 2002 |
Diana Krall | From This Moment On | Jazz | 2006 |
Jacques Loussier Trio | Jacques Loussier Trio Plays Debussy | Jazz | 2000 |
Miles Davis | Miles Davis…At His Best | Jazz | 2002 |
Silje Nergaard | The Essential | Jazz | 2005 |
Silje Nergaard | Nightwatch | Jazz | 2003 |
Silje Nergaard | Port of Call | Jazz | 2000 |
Various | The Encyclopedia of Jazz | Jazz | 2001 |
Various | The No. 1 Jazz Vocals Album | Jazz | 1999 |
Various | The Only Jazz Album You'll Ever Need! | Jazz | 1999 |
Vince Guaraldi Trio | A Boy Named Charlie Brown | Jazz | 1989 |
Hirai Ken | SENTIMENTALovers | J-Pop | 2005 |
Love Psychedelico | LIVE PSYCHEDELICO | J-Rock | 2006 |
Bobby Durham, Lorenzo Conte and Massimo Farao | Romantic Lounge | Lounge | 2006 |
Bobby Durham, Lorenzo Conte and Massimo Farao | Parisian Lounge | Lounge | 2006 |
Bobby Durham, Lorenzo Conte and Massimo Farao | Mediterranean Lounge | Lounge | 2006 |
Various | 2006 CD Calendar / Sampler (2 copies) | Mixed | 2006 |
Stephen Hough | The Piano Album | Piano | 1998 |
Britney Spears | Oops!...I Did It Again | Pop | 2000 |
Michael Jackson | Invincible | Pop | 2001 |
Michael Jackson | Blood on the Dance Floor | Pop | 1998 |
Michael Jackson | HIStory | Pop | 1995 |
Nelly Furtado | Loose | Pop | 2006 |
Nelly Furtado | Whoa…Nelly! | Pop | 2000 |
S Club 7 | 7 | Pop | 2000 |
Various | BEST 2000 | Pop | 2000 |
Shaggy | Hot Shot | Reggae | 2001 |
Henry Mancini | Trail of the Pink Panther | Soundtrack | 1982 |
Various | The Best of Bond… James Bond | Soundtrack | 1999 |
Astor Piazzolla | Adiós Nonino | Tango | 2005 |
The Four Aces | The Best Of The Four Aces | Vocal | 2000 |
Artist | Album | Genre | Year |
Henry Mancini | Trail of the Pink Panther | Soundtrack | 1982 |
Various | The Best of Vivaldi | Classical | 1989 |
Vince Guaraldi Trio | A Boy Named Charlie Brown | Jazz | 1989 |
Eugene List, Igor Buketoff, Samuel Adler, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Berlin Symphony Orchestra, Trinidad Paniagua, Jose Alberto Esteves, Pablo Garcia, Cary Lewis, Brady Millican | A Gottschalk Festival | Classical | 1990 |
Peter Schmalfuss | Frédéric Chopin: Nocturnes no. 1-12 | Classical | 1992 |
Stewart Goodyear, Keith Lockhart, William Tritt, Erich Kunzel, Cincinatti Pops Orchestra | American Piano Classics | Classical | 1993 |
Various | Debussy: Poetic Impressions | Classical | 1993 |
Various | Reader's Digest: 250 Years of Great Music | Classical | 1994 |
Michael Jackson | HIStory | Pop | 1995 |
Glenn Miller | The Very Best of Glenn Miller | Big Band | 1997 |
Various | Mozart for the Morning Commute | Classical | 1997 |
Stephen Hough | The Piano Album | Piano | 1998 |
Michael Jackson | Blood on the Dance Floor | Pop | 1998 |
Various | The No. 1 Jazz Vocals Album | Jazz | 1999 |
Various | The Only Jazz Album You'll Ever Need! | Jazz | 1999 |
Various | The Best of Bond… James Bond | Soundtrack | 1999 |
Richard Rosenberg, Hot Springs Music Festival | Louis Moreau Gottschalk: A Night in the Tropics | Classical | 2000 |
Jacques Loussier Trio | Jacques Loussier Trio Plays Debussy | Jazz | 2000 |
Silje Nergaard | Port of Call | Jazz | 2000 |
Britney Spears | Oops!...I Did It Again | Pop | 2000 |
Nelly Furtado | Whoa…Nelly! | Pop | 2000 |
S Club 7 | 7 | Pop | 2000 |
Various | BEST 2000 | Pop | 2000 |
The Four Aces | The Best Of The Four Aces | Vocal | 2000 |
James Buswell, Marin Alsop, Royal Scottish National Orchestra | Samuel Barber: Violin Concerto | Classical | 2001 |
Various | The Encyclopedia of Jazz | Jazz | 2001 |
Michael Jackson | Invincible | Pop | 2001 |
Shaggy | Hot Shot | Reggae | 2001 |
Stan Getz | Getz Plays Jobim: The Girl from Ipanema | Bossa Nova | 2002 |
Vladimir Ashkenazy, André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra | Favourite Rachmaninov | Classical | 2002 |
Billie Holiday | Holiday For Lovers | Jazz | 2002 |
Miles Davis | Miles Davis…At His Best | Jazz | 2002 |
Various | Big Band Collection (3CD Set) | Big Band | 2003 |
Cecile Licad | Louis Moreau Gottschalk: Piano Music | Classical | 2003 |
Silje Nergaard | Nightwatch | Jazz | 2003 |
Olivia | A Girl Meets Bossa Nova | Bossa Nova | 2005 |
Allan Browne's Australian Jazz Band | He's Not Much… But He's All He Thinks About | Jazz | 2005 |
Silje Nergaard | The Essential | Jazz | 2005 |
Hirai Ken | SENTIMENTALovers | J-Pop | 2005 |
Astor Piazzolla | Adiós Nonino | Tango | 2005 |
Olivia | A Girl Meets Bossa Nova 2 | Bossa Nova | 2006 |
Zdeňka and Martin Hršel | George Gershwin | Classical | 2006 |
Diana Krall | From This Moment On | Jazz | 2006 |
Love Psychedelico | LIVE PSYCHEDELICO | J-Rock | 2006 |
Bobby Durham, Lorenzo Conte and Massimo Farao | Romantic Lounge | Lounge | 2006 |
Bobby Durham, Lorenzo Conte and Massimo Farao | Parisian Lounge | Lounge | 2006 |
Bobby Durham, Lorenzo Conte and Massimo Farao | Mediterranean Lounge | Lounge | 2006 |
Various | 2006 CD Calendar / Sampler (2 copies) | Mixed | 2006 |
Nelly Furtado | Loose | Pop | 2006 |
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Date: 2007-01-06 07:31 am (UTC)2)I never kept track of the CDs/DVDs I have. Perhaps I should. Maybe in some (MySQL/SQLite) database. >O
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Date: 2007-01-07 02:53 am (UTC)Out of curiousity, why don't you consider livejournal to be a social networking site?
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Date: 2007-01-07 03:18 am (UTC)I actually consider LJ to be a social networking site, just not in the same league as MySpace, Facebook or other "newer"/"Web 2.0" sites. One of the things I like about LJ is its simplicity. ^_^