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Jay Havaldar | There's no such thing as a free lunch

(07/16/15 2:36am)

I would consider myself a pretty big music fan. To this day, my iTunes library consists of around 5,000 songs, for a total of 12 days of music. At my worst, I would download gigabytes a day — entire discographies — for no reason other than that I could. There was even a complaint filed against me under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act asking for compensation after they noticed I had illegally downloaded “Nevermind” by Nirvana on AirPennNet. I didn’t respond, but I did feel incredibly guilty. Not towards Courtney Love, or Universal Music Group or the DMCA, but towards the music industry in general. The story was different when I was a kid and my parents wouldn’t let me buy music. Now I had my own money, and yet I was still stealing.

https://www.thedp.com/article/2015/07/jay-havaldar-theres-no-such-thing-as-a-free-lunch

Jay Havaldar | In defense of impracticality

(06/15/15 8:13pm)

I write today from Berlin, exhausted from an incredible week of beer, wieners, culture and history. One of the most awe-inspiring sights to see in the city is Museum Island, which boasts a collection of everything from Byzantine sculptures to early Modernist paintings spanning five museums. There was an almost infinite wealth of knowledge available for just 12 euros — and yet, most people will never see it. A small plaque next to a collection of ancient Greek coinage explained that there was a website containing detailed information on every coin. Each of the over one thousand small pieces of metal had its own dedicated paragraph online, complete with sources and pictures. The plaque was a tiny part of one exhibit — I wonder how many thousands or millions may have missed it.

https://www.thedp.com/article/2015/06/jay-havaldar-in-defense-of-impracticality

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