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Monthly Archives: February, 2013
New Happy Birthday Song, Copyright-Free [Video]
That’s “It’s your Birthday!” by Monk Turner and Fascinoma.
If New Jersey radio station WFMU and the Free Music Archive have their way, it will soon replace the most recognized song in the English language, “Happy Birthday to You.” And it’s all because of copyright law.
The “Happy Birthday To You” melody was published in the late 1800s by two sisters who taught elementary school, and it was registered for copyright, as “Happy Birthday To You” in 1935. Time Warner acquired the copyright in 1998. The song reportedly brings in two million dollars a year from licensing for films, TV shows, advertisements and the like; it won’t enter the public domain until 2030 at the earliest.
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The 7 Habits of Calmness
The 7 Habits of Calmness
By Leo Babauta
I have come to believe that high stress, constant anxiety over tasks and work and life, social anxiety … is all a part of the modern way of life.
Most people just don’t feel a sense of peace, of calm, of serenity, throughout their day.
I have to admit that I’m the same way some of the time, but I have learned a few things that have helped me create a feeling of calmness much more of the time than ever before.
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Shyness [Quote]
Trust yourself, lean into the fear, and resist the “be like us” mentality from a society that wants you to fit in.
James Victore
Google developing touchscreen laptop powered by Chrome
Google Developing Touchscreen Devices Using Chrome Operating System
By AMIR EFRATI
Google Inc. has developed the first touchscreen laptops powered by its Chrome operating system to be sold later this year, according to people familiar with the matter, as the Internet giant tries to go toe-to-toe with Microsoft Corp.’s Windows operating system.
Interestingly, the new Chrome devices also would compete with devices powered by Google’s other operating system, called Android, which took the smartphone and tablet market by storm in recent years, propelling Google as a force in mobile-device software.
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