Life in B Major | Self-made, Self-aware, self-prepared

Push Back and Management

d dot b — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:50:14 +0000

the management of independent artists is a whole different beast I imagine; as the artist(s) are also co-managers, and necessarily do not have to take heed to your comments and recommendations. As most artists already have a 'beautiful roadmap' as to how they will make it in the game. Related posts:

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Opportunity Cost & Tech Analyst/Blog Buffonery

d dot b — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:34:40 +0000

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2011: Tergiversate & the Protester

d dot b — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 17:08:35 +0000

The year of 2011 was essentially the year of the Protester - the one rising up against a system as they raise their heads, eyes, and voices towards the sky for change. So fittingly, the audio excerpt is from Pharrell's song 'You Can do it too' (The Yessirs edition), and the pictures are from the tumultuous year of 2011 as 'Time' magazine called it the year of the Protester, and Dictionary.com defined the word of the year as 'Tergiversate': Related posts:

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Social DNA

d dot b — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:54:27 +0000

According to the folks at Energy Diamond, these are the keys, well in terms of balancing them, to achieve positive/optimal social DNA. I think they may be onto something because having your social network full of one set of people does not really do much in giving you a balance viewpoint on things. I know many people that only want to surround their world with similar thinking people - I think this is an attempt to lessen arguments & protect their sense of self (the overly religious do this a lot). Related posts:

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The Samples used by Kanye

d dot b — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 18:42:55 +0000

Interesting video of popular Kanye West produced songs that he has sampled from. Now, sampling is a part of hip-hop, and I've always known that he has sampled songs from the past, but this montage of his samples show how necessary it is to have money & good lawyers to be able to get the clearances - because some of his samples come from artists such as Elton John, Luther Vandross, Bette Midler, and many others. Related posts:

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Sam Frank “Simple Life that I’m dreaming of”

d dot b — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:13:08 +0000

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Tangentical

d dot b — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:35:31 +0000

All About the Tangents Baby!

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Just …..

d dot b — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 14:35:06 +0000

Just __________

Finding the motivation to keep on keeping on

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Developing Developer’s Immunity

d dot b — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 22:36:01 +0000

Overcoming Web Dev Insecurity

Deprogramming Insecurity

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Contractors Hyperbole

d dot b — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 22:16:20 +0000

I find the Home Improvement Industry to be a very challenging field, its either 'Do-It Yourself' or hire a Contractor. This post will focus on the latter, and their interesting rhetoric. Recently had to 'monitor' (be present) at my Mother's house while several contractors vied for a chance to complete a floor tiling project; and I have noticed several 'Talking Points' that ALL Contractors seem to have. So here are some Talking Points that I have observed, and my interpretation of what they really mean: No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.