tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post1034827615372767618..comments2024-03-27T23:06:03.736-05:00Comments on The Music Salon: Saving Music?Bryan Townsendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09482696991279345516noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-18162356184989702012015-08-31T09:44:52.395-05:002015-08-31T09:44:52.395-05:00You might find this presentation about 'dumbin...You might find this presentation about 'dumbing down' interesting:<br /><br />http://www.ted.com/talks/john_mcwhorter_txtng_is_killing_language_jk/transcript?language=en#t-589553<br />Christine Lacroixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02006109075551438090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-39006806476737786052015-08-31T09:44:50.720-05:002015-08-31T09:44:50.720-05:00You might find this presentation about 'dumbin...You might find this presentation about 'dumbing down' interesting:<br /><br />http://www.ted.com/talks/john_mcwhorter_txtng_is_killing_language_jk/transcript?language=en#t-589553<br />Christine Lacroixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02006109075551438090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-90673282356143354782015-08-20T07:32:23.063-05:002015-08-20T07:32:23.063-05:00Yes, I was tempted to include a quote that mention...Yes, I was tempted to include a quote that mentions the criticism of the quality of the headphones, but it seemed unnecessary!<br /><br />I watched a couple of clips from Idiocracy the other day.Bryan Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482696991279345516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-64937272761953989422015-08-20T05:36:25.264-05:002015-08-20T05:36:25.264-05:00Many reviewers have said that Beats headphones are...Many reviewers have said that Beats headphones are of low sound quality and overpriced. Beats are maybe 90% about marketing and 10% about technology. They are cheap to manufacture so the profit margin is large. It's just a clever marketing strategy and people are stupid enough to fall for it. By the way, have you seen the movie Idiocracy? I've decided to watch it yesterday after hearing it mentioned many times. It's exaggerated (as you can expect from a comedy, especially a sci-fi comedy) but I think it cleverly reflects upon the dumbing down of society.Rickardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08084578675339015204noreply@blogger.com