Louis C.K.’s latest concert video for $5 – legitimately!
Comedian Louis C.K. decided to release his latest concert video via the Internet, exclusively from his website, free from DRM. This allowed him complete control over distribution, format and cost. The corporate middlemen were cut loose and Louis was able to provide his fans with a legitimate way to reward his hard work.
It appears it's been a resounding success. Here's a small excerpt of a note he posted yesterday on the site:
The show went on sale at noon on Saturday, December 10th. 12 hours later, we had over 50,000 purchases and had earned $250,000, breaking even on the cost of production and website
It's fantastic to see someone with such visibility taking the approach of selling their art/work directly to their audience. Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails have done it with some success and it's good to see it spread to video production.
I like being an enabler.
This past weekend, a friend called me an enabler. Shock! Horror! Me, an enabler? Bah. Wait. Introspect. Reflect. Assess. Epiphany.
I am an enabler. He spat the word at me with derision and my reflex was to feel offended. Pausing on that word for a moment, I realized his snap judgment of my character was absolutely right. I encourage bad behavior all the time, especially in the people closest to me. However, I also condone good behavior, even in people whose presence makes my skin itch.
Here's why: Every person should be allowed to live their lives in the manner they choose, regardless of the wishes of others. As long as the activity or behavior doesn't interfere with the same allowance for others to do the same. This is something I believe down to the core of my being to be true. (Doesn't mean it's right, sane or feasible, but there it is.)
To that end, if someone I know is drinking themselves to death, I won't lecture at them to seek aid, but if they do, I'll support them through the process as I can. I just think we're all doing what we can to survive until the end. Whatever you path you choose is your own.
Some screenshots of XBMC on my XBOX.
I really enjoy XBMC. It's the only thing that makes my old first-gen XBOX worth a damn any more. GameStop no longer carries them, but PS2 and GameCube titles are readily available. So, an open source project has given it new life.
Here's some recent screenshots:
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| From XBMC Screenshots |
And one more:
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| From XBMC Screenshots |
Listening to some Professor Kliq, an artist whose work is licensed under a rather liberalCreative Commons license. The XBMC skin is Focus from SVN.
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