What's the deal with the "decoys" on the music downloading service Kazaa? For those of you who don't know, "decoys" are files of junk noise masquerading as real songs, which makes it difficult & almost a chore to find the right song. I encountered this problem when I was searching for the Barbra Streisand cover version of Charlie Chaplin's song "Smile", and after finding what I thought was the right one, I played it and what I heard was not "Smile", but "I Finally Found Someone", a duet between Streisand and Bryan Adams! What made it strange was after a few seconds, no sound was heard and therefore, more than 3 minutes were wasted! Why would Kazaa users resort to using those "decoys"? It were as if they were desperately trying to give it away! Another fact: According to a recent article by webzine Slate.com, most of the "decoys" are sneakily seeded into the network by greedy music labels. They are such killjoys who should all burn in hell!!!!! But I still use it anyhow, esp. when finding hard-to-find movie scores like those of Nino Rota and Bernard Herrmann, without having to rummage in every music store in town.
PML'S PERSONAL OBSERVATIONS (aka Dispatches from America)
From what was once a column in a school newspaper, now comes the website! Bigger, better, and more lively! It's just plain expanded! They are everyday rants and thoughts on pop culture (or anything under the sun) from the mind of an eccentric, shy, and emotionally sensitive young Filipino on the brink of young adulthood and depression (well, probably not depression, maybe a bit of insomnia).
Acquaintances
- Lina Llaguno Ciani
- Jeff Sala
- Lea Arroyo (old)
- Lea Arroyo (new)
- Siddharta Perez (old)
- Siddharta Perez (new)
- Mia Montayre
- Jaymee Gamil
- Ephraim Aguilar
- Bonakidz
- St. Agnes Academy Batch of 2004
- Friendster
- MySpace
- Netflix
Links of Interest
- The Internet Movie Database
- INQ7.net
- Wikipedia
- Family Guy Blog
- Best Week Ever Blog
- Toonzone Forums
- Quicktime Movie Trailers
- YouTube
- Jessica Zafra (old)
- Jessica Zafra (new)
- Yam Laranas
- Quark Henares
- Noel Vera's old blog
- Noel Vera's new blog
- Noel Vera's other site
- Colbert Nation
- John Hodgman
- PinoyExchange
- Unofficial Studio Ghibli Website
- SNL Transcripts
- The Simpsons Archive
- Television Without Pity Forums
- A Tim Burton Fan Site
- Ain't It Cool News
- Cartoon Brew
- MetaCritic
- Rotten Tomatoes
- Greatest Films
- Philippine Cinema Vault
- Komikero Comics Journal
- Angry Alien Productions
Previous Posts
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Tuesday, May 04, 2004
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