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Remember that one time I BUILT A COMPUTER? – Part 1
This is part 1. Part 2 (with bonus hair pulling drama) will follow when I feel like it.
As I've been going on and on and on and on about on Twitter, I built a computer. All by myself!
My overall observation: "The statement 'building a computer, OMG aren't I awesome' is somewhat misleading. The building part is by far the easiest and fastest step of the process. Building is a joke compared to the challenges represented by getting the parts from the shop to your small, isolated town and installing Windows."
I went through life, living each day, never considering building my own computer. My dad used to like to put computer parts together. A lot of my guy friends (many of them actually having JOBS that had to do with computers) used to build their computers. And their machines USUALLY turned out to be poorly functioning, virus-loaded bundles of junk. If these people who read computer magazines and who know what the letters CPU stand for aren't very good at it, what the heck would I do with two boxes of computer parts?
Well. I made a discovery. I discovered that you can totally build a computer if you don't know anything about computers. In fact, I highly recommend that you build your own computer BECAUSE you don't know anything about computers.
I learned a lot from my experience. Words that made no sense to me (I knew a "motherboard" was something you had to get changed after smoke comes out of your laptop, but otherwise I didn't have a clue) suddenly became part of my vocabulary. I even had a REAL conversation with a guildy the other day about graphic cards and their power supply requirements. Where I ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED! Hey, if I can talk about the Geforce GTX 500s series and voltages, so can you.
Oh, and by the way, I'm very annoyed by the fact that most of the savy and helpful people had to say things like "Ah yes, I built a computer for my girlfriend/wive/sister/female cat". No one, not one person, said anything along the lines of "I built a computer for my boyfriend/husband/brother/male cat" Technology is power, fellow ladies. Take power into your own hands and stop letting penises control the technology in your household. I did it and you can too.
The Workbench
This is where we drool over the goodies I got to work with.
Here's what we've got:
Intel Core™ i5-2500K Processor, 3.30GHz w/ 6MB Cache (Processor, 230$)
Zalman Z9 Plus Case w/ Fan Controller (Case, 60$)
Gigabyte GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 w/ DDR3 2133, 7.1 Audio, Gigabit Lan, CrossFireX / SLI (Motherboard, 135$)
Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB DDR3 1600MHz CL9 Quad Channel Kit (4 x 4GB), Cerulean Blue (RAM, 90$)
Seagate 1TB Barracuda SATA III w/ 64MB Cache (Hard drive, 160$)
LG Super-Multi 22x DVD Writer, SATA, OEM, Black (CD/DVD drive, 22$)
Cooler Master Silent Pro M 850W Modular Power Supply (Power supply, 150$)
eVGA GeForce GTX 580 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-E w/ Dual DVI, HDMI (Graphics card, 510$)
Asus VW224T 23inch (Monitor, 212$)
Windows 7 (Operating system, 220$)
Basic Microsoft Keyboard and Mouse kit (Keyboard – I couldn't find one without a mouse – 30$)
Typically you're supposed to go with a budget, but I tend to be more of the "best I can get with less" type. And I had no idea what computers cost. In the end, I spent a little under 2000$, including a monitor, Windows 7 and keyboard. I looked at premade gaming computers with similar parts, and they seemed to be within the 3000-5000$ bracket. So not only did I learn a lot from my adventure, I got more out of my money too.
How I learned to never order stuff online before Christmas
Picking out parts was pretty straightforward. I'm lucky enough to have a friend who knows what all those gibberish numbers and letters mean (GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 w/ DDR3 2133, really?) so for about 10 hours (in 3 sessions) we scrolled through my options together, part by part, talking about each piece.
If you can, I highly suggest getting one of those smarts friends, especially one who knows when to explain and when to wait for questions. And who ultimately leaves the final choice up to you. (I know, I know, those friends are a hard to find. That's why I hang onto mine fiercely!)
On December 15th, I submitted my order. Memory Express, a relatively local computer store that came highly recommended by local friends, delivers for free, so I went with them. There was also the option of picking up the parts at the store, but I live 3 hours away from the city and figured delivery would be faster.
10 days before Christmas… Yes, sometimes I am really that stupid. (Which bring me back to this post's theme: if a person stupid enough to order online 10 days before Christmas can build a computer, you can build a computer too.)
– On December 17, UPS had my package.
– On December 19, UPS took my package from Calgary (starting point) to Edmonton (the city nearest me).
– Delivery scheduled on December 22. Yay!
– On December 22, there was a message saying UPS was looking for my address. I double checked the address I gave Memory Express. It's my address. No phone number for UPS, so I let them sort it out.
– December 26, still no change. I call Memory Express. UPS is closed for the holiday, but they promise to look into it.
– By December 27 the websales customer service staff at Memory Express recognizes my voice.
– On December 30th, I'm finally in touch with UPS. The address thing should be sorted out, but they won't deliver until the New Year. I have some time off so I ask if I can pick it up in Edmonton. They say sure and point me to Purolator who will be handling the final delivery.
– December 30th in the evening, I get to Edmonton. Purolator gives me one box, my computer case. Tell me they've lost the other box.
That's right, they lost a 1400$ box of computer parts that I drove a total of 6 hours to pick up.
– During the first two weeks of January, UPS calls me 3 times. Each time they ask for my address.
– On January 12, I receive my box of computer parts.
And that's why I'm only level 16 in SWTOR.
If you'd like to hear more of this absolutely riveting tale, hang tight and part 2 will be delivered you to in 3-7 business day (read: in a month).Explore posts in the same categories: Beyond WoW
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14 Comments on "Remember that one time I BUILT A COMPUTER? – Part 1"
January 20, 2012 at 4:17 pm
Gratz. I plan on building my own soon too. wanna wait a little to afford better parts.
January 20, 2012 at 6:18 pm
Ahh but this was only the first part of building the computer, now *YOU* are responsible to fix it when it goes wrong, and that is the fun part 😛
January 20, 2012 at 9:37 pm
I built a gaming computer last year using a guide from Ars Technica online (they had budget, mid-range, and high-end builds) and it went really well. I also ordered my parts from newegg.com who were recommended by friends in the IT industry. They were great! the parts came fast, they have super fast easy returns etc. And the whole thing was cheaper than the pre-built computers I'd been looking at locally. Even better, I didn't need any help picking stuff out and putting it together from my husband who's a programmer 🙂
Check for a good online guide next time, and I totally recommend newegg.com for ordering the components…they were great!
January 21, 2012 at 8:35 am
I can do the ordering and choosing part, and the installing software part. I am not, however, allowed to touch the inner parts of a PC. Why? Because I am STATIC WOMAN. See me spark. Especially in winter when I get static shocks from car doors, the cat, all sorts. The year I lived in the US (either because it was even dryer in winter or because they don't have the third grounding wire in their electrics or both) I used to have to go shopping with gloves on because every tin in the supermarket, every fridge door – basically everything that could conduct electricity – would give me a shock. Too expensive to risk me blowing out a part!
January 23, 2012 at 7:05 pm
I can't wait to read part 2 of this! (And probably laugh at some of the same stuff I went through when I decided to build my first one..) Then, I got addicted to it, easiest thing in the world to do now.
Congrats on building your first one though!
January 26, 2012 at 4:40 pm
I was nodding my head in agreement (and in some cases wishful thinking, particularly with the CPU) until I got to this bit:
"Basic Microsoft Keyboard and Mouse kit (Keyboard – I couldn't find one without a mouse – 30$)"
Do you already have a decent mouse? Cos if not I'd definitely recommend getting a good one like a Logitech G5. It's one part you'll be holding almost all the time you're using the computer, so it makes sense to get a good one.
The same argument could apply to the keyboard, although less so for games as I guess you don't spend much time typing in them compared to how much you use the mouse. Still, given you're a blogger you owe it to yourself to get a nice keyboard (I have a Cherry G80 and it's wonderful, albeit pretty noisy 😀 )


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Abdelazar: Overture and Rondeau (1676) [6.00]
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rec. Coombehurst Studio, Kingston University, London, 16-17 December
2012 and 9 March 2013
There is an interesting category of music that does not fall into the
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Fair is great fun. This is the closest thing to 'light music'
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the arrangements have been further refined by Peter Fisher to include
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Bantock on the sleeve. I am unconvinced by this attempt to relocate
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years ago. It is surely preferable to treat these twentieth century
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a spuriously antique element that would have been foreign to the arrangers
themselves. As it happens, the theorbo is far less forwardly placed
in the balance than was Marriners added harpsichord, so no real harm
is done; and the arrangements are pleasant even if they hardly add anything
to our knowledge of Bantock himself there are none of Warlocks quirky
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The Overture and Rondeau from Purcell's Abdelazar have
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main theme from the latter in his Young Person's Guide to the
Orchestra. They are given lively performances here with a biggish
body of strings and no audible continuo contribution. Ireland's
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timeless melody is given in a version by Christopher Palmer incorporating
solo cello - beautifully played by Peter Adams - which fails however
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This is a most enjoyable recital of some generally unfamiliar English
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Project: Entryway Closet Makeover - The Reveal!
277 comments:
Wow amazing as always! Such a great idea to use up that space.ReplyDelete
Absolutely stunning! I am slackjawed and don't know what else to say. It would never stay looking that good in my house but I adore the way it looks in yours!ReplyDelete
Sooooo awesome sisReplyDelete
LOVE this change! Oh my gosh! It is PERFECT! Great job! I am sitting here brainstorming how to make this happen in my own home! Thanks for your amazing inspiration!ReplyDelete
Love it! It turned out awesome!ReplyDelete
LOVE IT!!!! What an amazing end result!! I'm happy for you. :DReplyDelete
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So incredibly awesome. I love everything about it!ReplyDelete
I love it!!! I just wonder...where do you put all your coats???ReplyDelete
OMG Shelley!! This is too stinkin' cute!! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the way it turned out!!! What a transformation!!ReplyDelete
I love it!!! I just wonder...where to you keep all your coats??ReplyDelete
SHELLEY!!!! Oh my goodness girlie you amaze me! This turned out so beautiful! I love it! Absolutely incredible job!!ReplyDelete
It looks beautiful! Fabulous job as always!ReplyDelete
Definitely one of my favorite projects yet! I absolutely love everything about it! Great job y'all!ReplyDelete
Wow looks very good!ReplyDelete
I love it!!! I just wonder...where do you put all your coats???ReplyDelete
That's so Awsome! You guys are 1 talented family! Can't wait to see more:)ReplyDelete
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Absolutely Amazing! I have been wanting to do this to our entryway closet, and yours may just be the perfect thing to inspire my husband!!ReplyDelete
Great job!
That is BEAUTIFUL!!! I wonder how many people are going to do this project now! Man, you should do what Mandi did and have Nate Berkus feature you on his House Proud segment!!!!ReplyDelete
I love following the projects you create and tackle. I wish I had the time, money, and effort to fix up my condo. One day!!!ReplyDelete
I am in La, la, LOVE! I might be a little envious too! Way to go!ReplyDelete
I am in la, la, love!! I might be a little envious too! Good for you!!ReplyDelete
It looks beautiful Shelley, well done! I just posted home tour photos on my blog, of move in day, which was one week ago. My home is a 20 yr old blank canvas, and I have sooo many things I want to do to make it feel like ours, but, one step at a time...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 26, 2012 at 11:21 PM
Absolutely gorgeous! It definetly looks like a cosy little spot but ever so useful too, bet you don't miss that cupboard at all!ReplyDelete
Can you please share where you got the blue pillow from?ReplyDelete
Ya'll out did yourselves on this one! Right now I am eyeing my entry and thinking hmmmm, darn it, I need the pantry that is on the other side of the wall.I love it, everything about it, just A-DOOR-ABLE!!!ReplyDelete
LOVE it! Sooooo much better than the builder grade closet! :)ReplyDelete
Its perfect! I love everything about it. The grey color choice looks great.... awesome job on that one Cason :) I love this new little space in your home. You never cease to amaze me :)ReplyDelete
Looks amazing!ReplyDelete
Oh my goodness! It looks amazing! I am so excited for you... all that hard work and now you can rest and enjoy. :) It's beautiful!!!ReplyDelete
Wow Shelly I LOVE it!!!! It turned out SO amazing! Thanks for all the great ideas ;)ReplyDelete
The new nook looks amazing! Your projects are so inspiring. I particularly love the mix of fabrics on the pillows. Beautiful job!!ReplyDelete
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Wow, that's is simply AMAZING!! It looks so pretty and functional now. Good job!!ReplyDelete
Oh sorry I got so carried away with the pillow I forgot to say that it all looks amazingly beautiful. I wish I could do something similar but my house is so small its just impossible... gorgeous!!ReplyDelete
Fantastic and fabulous! I love what you've created for your family, and I know ya'll will enjoy it for years to come. :)ReplyDelete
That is a fantastic solution for getting every bit of use you can out of your space. Making it pretty, well that is just a bonus!ReplyDelete
I absolutely love this, it looks amazing!ReplyDelete
We'll be moving to a new place in a month and in the new house there's a perfect spot for a nook like this, so thank you for the inspiration and tips!
This looks FABULOUS!!! Great job :)ReplyDelete
****I know Katie too....She used to live in my ward. Isn't she great and ever so talented!
The nook looks amazing! I wish I had a closet large enough to do this. mine is small a single door and in a weird place so this is one project I won't be able to do but I sure love it!ReplyDelete
I'm about to embark on painting my kitchen cabinets and wrap my island in beadboard and extend the top with a butcher block counter top from Ikea.
I have to thank you and Jennifer {TT&J} for the inspiration to re-do my house - one room at a time.
That was a pretty gutsy move. I like it...a lot!ReplyDelete
FABULOUS !!! It turned out excellent. You inspire me to do more in my home. What a great look for your entryway. I love the paper trays too.ReplyDelete
Good Job !!
Wow!!! Shelley, your entryway came out amazing!! Love it!ReplyDelete
How FABULOUS! I will fully admit how jealous I am!! :)ReplyDelete
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I have been waiting for this reveal Shelley! This is gorgeous... the beautiful fruit of all of your hard work. Thanks for inspiring all of us!ReplyDelete
Shut. UP!! This looks fantastic! So open, and so much more functional. I think spaces like this are a must have, especially when you have kids. Hanging up coats on hooks is so much more likely to happen when you have it easily accessible too. Well done!!ReplyDelete
WOW ~ what an amazing difference! I LOVE it all!!ReplyDelete
This is fabulous! And I think you are going to get just as much attention for this as your pantry makeover! Just gorgeous! I really feel like the molding on the outside of the door makes it feel like its not a closet anymore. Have a fabulous day!ReplyDelete
oh my word!!!! I am in love!!! I think anyone who walks into your home will want to sit there :)ReplyDelete
Love it! What a difference!ReplyDelete
Oh wow, it turned out amazing! Love every detail and it's so open I love it!ReplyDelete
I love it! Great job! Can you come and do a much smaller version at my house?ReplyDelete
it's absolutely beautiful!!! i have saved closet transformations like this on my computer for years hoping i'd be able to do something as fabulous. your link is going to the top in my file! great job!ReplyDelete
Shelley!! This is amazing! I have been so excited to see how this project turns out :) I love how you used your crates... they look like they were custom built just for this space! The pillows are perfection, the beadboard walls, corbels under the shelves... everything is just right. I know this is something I want to do when we are not renting anymore :) Thanks for sharing your talents with us!! Have a great week!ReplyDelete
Wow - huge improvement from the previous version. And I absolutely love those wood crates.ReplyDelete
This is just gorgeous! I love everything but the little name tags and bins are adorable! I bet your kid love the bench :)ReplyDelete
It looks beautiful! I am curious, however, since it's so neat and styled to coordinate with your house decor colors, will everyone be hanging their coats there when they come in? Can your girls reach the hooks or will they have to climb on the nice cushion to reach the hooks? (fearing dirt) How will it look with a bunch of multi-colored coats hanging there?ReplyDelete
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Very very cute ~ love it!! :)ReplyDelete
WOW, this is absolutely STUNNING!!!ReplyDelete
Your closet turned out amazing! We can't wait to get our lockers installed in our mudroom and your project has been such an inspiration! Thanks for sharing all of the details! Enjoy your new space!ReplyDelete
This is absolutely STUNNING! I am completely inspired and even though I don't have an entryway closet I want to find SOME closet in my house for trying this. I am a new follower and am loving your style and talent. Thank you! Laura @ The Soulful HouseReplyDelete
My jaw is on the floor! This is amazing, every part of it. I'm already trying to pull the doors of my front closet - LOL. You are so inspiring, thank you for sharing your amazing ideas!ReplyDelete
beautiful and oh, so functional! The good news... I have a ton of those metal baskets, the bad news I no longer have an entry closet to make over :( You two amaze me!!ReplyDelete
All your hard work paid off! I love it and I also love you color choices, but I have since I've been following you for over a year!ReplyDelete
The new space looks fabulous! Beautiful job, both of you!ReplyDelete
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Wow! This looks amazing, what a great use of the space!ReplyDelete
I couldn't wait to see this reveal and it's amazing. I love how much better it looks and how much more functional it is. So many beautiful touches. Great job.ReplyDelete
This is an amazing make over! I didn't know a closet could be so beautiful!ReplyDelete
Absolutely positively fanFREAKINtastic Shelley!!! WOW!!!! :)ReplyDelete
I am so jealous of your gorgeous entryway! I would love even the tiniest nook to store all of our "getting ready to go" stuff, but alas, our rental apartment is one of those places where you basically just walk into the living room. But this definitely inspires me for the future!ReplyDelete
LOOKS GREAT! But who expected less? You so rock!ReplyDelete
This turned out fantastic!! I LOVE IT! We turned a closet into a cubby too, but it is nowhere near as charming as this. You've inspired me to pretty it up a bit, but my to do list is so long, we'll see if it ever happens:). thanks for sharing. It really is fabulous!ReplyDelete
WOW! This is spectacular! I love your neutral color pallet and how much your new entry way closet really opens up the space!ReplyDelete
Seriously, AMAZING! I wish I had an entry closet!ReplyDelete
Wow! Do you have an eye for design or what?! This is so stinking pretty, love the combo of wood, gray/white/metal/splashes of blue.. yum yum yum. Can I come live in your entry way?! Pretty please????????!!! ;)ReplyDelete
Looks great Shelley! I would have to say the hard work payed off! I also loved what you said about your home not having to be bigger, but just filled with this things that make you happy. Very well said on a very, early Monday morning. Have a wonderful week!!ReplyDelete
Such a pretty space!!! I can't believe how much space was hidden behind that closet door, lol! Great Job!ReplyDelete
Absolutely beautiful!!! Y'all did such an awesome job. ;) It looks so bright and cheerful too.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 27, 2012 at 7:18 AM
It's absolutely gorgeous! awesome job. I love all of the baskets and those bottom drawers! simply gorgeous.ReplyDelete
Love what you did. I am so inspired to work on mine and get it done!! I love the bench right in the closet- that is my biggest thing is folks don't have a place to sit and put their shoes on. Thanks for sharing your ideas!!ReplyDelete
This is just UBER fabulous!! I am loving this space makeover. It is SO functional now! I wonder if I can convince my hubby to do this to our entryway closet... probably not, but a girl can dream!!ReplyDelete
I love the extra touch of the painted beadboard. Its subtle but fantastic!
GORGEOUS. Absolutely love...everything!ReplyDelete
LOVE it!! I expected nothing less from you though. You are so creative and I love your style.ReplyDelete
Wow! Aren't you the decorating magician? Kudos to you!ReplyDelete
Oh my goodness can someone please spell "A.D.O.R.A.B.L.E" --- wait, I just did.ReplyDelete
Shelly, take a bow, go ahead, slow clap it out girl. This is the cutest space and how I wish I had a closet or even the space in my home to do something like this. Alas Florida homes tend to seriously lack in closet space. In fact my new home has...count them....ONE minus the pantry and bedroom closets. ONE for all towels, coats etc. Yes it's Florida but we do need coats.
LOVE this!! -- And the statue goes to...The House of Smiths!
beautiful project!! love the colors! what did you use for the beadboard walls? planks or large sheets? thanks!ReplyDelete
Oh my word, Shelley!!!! What a transformation!!! I am absolutely in love with it! It is definitely "you"! I cannot believe that once used to be a small coat closet. What a statement! I just love it! Nice work!! Did I mention that I love it?? ;-) xoxoReplyDelete
Your project turned out fantastic. What a difference it has made to your entry. Now it is usable space.ReplyDelete
It looks very professional. Kudos to all who helped.
Love it!! It looks amazing! I wish my house had closets...ReplyDelete
Love, love, LOVE IT!ReplyDelete
This is gorgeous! But now I'm wondering where you put all the coats?!ReplyDelete
It turned out beautifully~! All your ideas and efforts have come to fruition. Love all the fabric choices for your pillows. We're working on our Family Room and it's really hard deciding on fabric! You all have done a great job! I might have to try making some vintage wood crates. Thanks for sharing along the way!ReplyDelete
Amazing!!! Turned out too pretty!ReplyDelete
Holy smokes, amazing!! Great job!ReplyDelete
Love, LOVE! It turned out beautifully. Great job!ReplyDelete
I love everything about your entryway nook. Such a great use of space and it turned out so beautiful. You did an amazing job!ReplyDelete
It's absolutely gorgeous! You did an amazing job!! LOVE the colors you used too :)ReplyDelete
LOVELY!!!! Gotta go measure my entry closet :-)ReplyDelete
You are so inspiring!! I absolutely love this. Been following this redo since part 1.....you had me in suspense. love your design and love your dads handy work. So perfect!ReplyDelete
This looks awesome!! I love the colors that you selected and all of the little finishing touches. You've inspired me to try something like this in my closet.ReplyDelete
So cute! You guys did such a great job. Too bad I can't do this in my house... or can I?!? Love it!ReplyDelete
Looks so beautiful!! I love this look...however where do all of the coats go?? I have this in my home and it never looks quite as pretty with kids coats hanging!ReplyDelete
Love it! You guys did such a great job. Too bad I can't do this in my house... or can I?!? Love it!ReplyDelete
HOLY MOLY that is awesome!ReplyDelete
holy moly guacamole! that is one awesome closet!!! Pat yourselves one the back on this one for sure!! LOVE itReplyDelete
This looks FANTASTIC! Great job!ReplyDelete
This looks amazing! I have to say that I am a little envious of your talent. Very beautiful.ReplyDelete
This looks fantastic Shelly! Love how much it opens up the front entrance and how you've incorporated form and function!ReplyDelete
Absolutely fantastic! Your vision for this space was incredible. I want one too!ReplyDelete
Beautiful! I love it. Could I please borrow your Dad for awhile? Your very lucky to have a carpenter on your team! Anyway, your design and the flawless execution make for a beautiful addition to your home. Love it!ReplyDelete
This is such a great idea and an awesome use of space. I love it! I am so jealous now I am going to inspect my coat closet to see if I can expand it. I doubt it though. But still awesome, love it!!!ReplyDelete
GORGEOUS!!!! I am so in love with what you did with this space. It is amazing!ReplyDelete
It looks amazing! Thanks for the inspiration.ReplyDelete
Shelley you did such a beautiful job! I love the crates - but even more I love that it's a beautiful place for you to land as you come home.ReplyDelete
simply gorgeous, my friend!
It looks fabulous, Shelley! I love the colors and fabrics you chose. So creative and functional! :)ReplyDelete
WOWOWOOWOW!!! This looks amazing! I wish we had a spot we could do this! I love it! SO neat and clean! Great job lady!ReplyDelete
This turned out fabulous! I have hemmed and hawed over doing something like this in our front entryway closet. This is so beautiful, it makes me think I should take the plunge. We have so much junk in that closet and I can just close the doors!ReplyDelete
AMAZING!!! You did an awesome job as usual :) love it!!ReplyDelete
It looks gorgeous!! Amazing job!ReplyDelete
Absolutely incredible... I can't believe this was a simpleton closet! It's gorgeous AND so functional! And the drawers are the coolest thing ever!ReplyDelete
Very high end look and build. Amazing... you guys are quite the team!
I love it! What a great way to use that space!!ReplyDelete
Great job Shelley!!!!! SO, when are YOU coming over to my home??ReplyDelete
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! so gorgeous, beautiful, awe-inspiring and just the perfect addition to your already beautiful house. it looks so relaxing!! you are amazing!!!ReplyDelete
Wow!!Such a cute,useful space!!You inspire me to tackle some of my dark closets that are lurking with possibilities...thanks for the beautiful inspiration-love it all!!The colors are great-I love the beadboard turned on it's side.You are amazing!!ReplyDelete
Looks great!!ReplyDelete
WOW!!! That is amazing. Great job.ReplyDelete
Oh this is awesome! I wish I had a coat closet and I would copy you! You are so talented and I'm amazed at all you do to make your home so wonderful and comfortable for you and your family. I LOVE your style! As always....I'm a fan!ReplyDelete
I would love to see the 'everyday' look - I like the 'staged', but I'm much more interested in the practicality of it :)ReplyDelete
I will for sure post a picture of the "everyday look". It's pretty much the same, just with pink coats and backpacks :)ReplyDelete
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Looks so awesome!!! I am tempted to tear off the nasty mirrored doors in our hallway and follow your example!ReplyDelete
Amazingly beautiful!!ReplyDelete
I just love how you customize your space to your family needs, talent!ReplyDelete
I love how you customize your space to your family, it looks amazing! Talent!ReplyDelete
It looks awesome, what an awesome change!ReplyDelete
I don't usually make comments but holy cow I absolutely L.O.V.E. this what you have done!ReplyDelete
It's fabulous!ReplyDelete
Oh my gosh this is beautiful! What a difference it makes. This is really inspirational, I'm getting motivated! Love the colors that you chose.ReplyDelete
Wow. I just plain love everything you do. Period.ReplyDelete
So ridiculously gorgeous!!! I am just in awe! I might have to come back later and finish this comment because I really just can't get over how much I love everything about this!! Great job!ReplyDelete
Oh my gosh,, Shelley! That's amazing. How I wish I had a cupboard in m hallway that I could convert!! LOL. :-D Jude.xReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 27, 2012 at 12:55 PM
I have that same rug from Ikea; it's so thin & light that I find it moves around terribly as people walk over it daily. What are you using to hold it in place?ReplyDelete
Love this!!! So creative!ReplyDelete
I love your great ideas!! Will you please tell me where I can find the wallpaper that you were initially going to use in that space?ReplyDelete
love love love it! it is fabulous!!!ReplyDelete
Love love it!!! I have a closet VERY similar to that one. Inspiring for sure! :)ReplyDelete
YOU KNOW WHAT? GIRL! I logged into pinterest and saw your adorable little knook today and screamed... I felt so HAPPY the reveal was ready (although, for a second I thought my friend in my head, Shelly, didn't call to TELL me?lol). I enjoy your blog so much, I decided to pass on an award (which I'm sure you've gotten like a gazillion times but NOT FROM ME)! Keep on doing what you do, I'm lovin' it!ReplyDelete
wow! It came out great!!!!ReplyDelete
I just have one question, I have the same rug from IKEA so I was wondering how you get the corners of your rug to stay flat? My rug corners always bend up no matter what I do! I used to have it in my living room, but everyone trips on the corners, so I had to put it in my craft studio for now :(ReplyDelete
That's fantastic from start to finish!ReplyDelete
I have a question about your rug. I have the same rug from IKEA, and am wondering how you get the corners to lay nice and flat? Ours will not lay flat at all, the corners always curl up and everyone trips over it constantly! I have moved it from my living room to my craft studio because of the curling issue :(ReplyDeleteReplies
It's amazing!!! Great job :)Delete
Gorgeous!! Love how it turned, much more functional...grea job!ReplyDelete
Oh my, this look amazing! I love all of the trim detail and the wooden boxes on the bottom are amazing. Great job!ReplyDelete
Mindy - I also have the same rug from IKEA. When I got home I unrolled it and rolled it the opposite way. Then, I had really have books and things on the corners for a loong time. It still curls up a tiny bit but its not tripping people anymore!
hey shelley, it was so fun to meet you at the meet n greet. you are adorable and so fun to talk to. i love your new entry way!ReplyDelete
yay!! was soooo looking forward to this reveal. it turned out fantastic girlfriend! you guys obviously worked hard at it & it shows! well well done & kudos to you as the designer & your whole construction crew! xoReplyDelete
I love this! It is a happy place staged and happier when it is being used. The kids will learn to use it (if not already) better as they get older and will appreciate it more as it will be easier to find things. A great nook. Congratulations, you should be proud.ReplyDelete
Amazing!!! I love it! You guys do such an awesome job making your home... well lets just say I know I'm not supposed to covet... but I might be coveting your house! :)ReplyDelete
Amazing job! It looks so nice.ReplyDelete
Wow, this is truly amazing! Great job! I'm inspired :)ReplyDelete
I just want your dad to adopt me!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 27, 2012 at 5:30 PM
Hi, I am a new follower. I love the project and your blog.ReplyDelete
Girl- this is incredible!! it needs to be in all the interior decorating magazines!!!! love that you keep things affordable, but soo classy and beautiful!! love it all!!ReplyDelete
Freaking amazing!!! your work needs to be in a magazine :) Love it!!!ReplyDelete
You are constantly inspiring me!!ReplyDelete
Beautiful! I love everything about it! So pretty and so functional - the shelves, bins, crates, etc. Even the moulding/trim on top looks so pretty. Great work!ReplyDelete
Love it, love it, love it! Great job!ReplyDelete
Hey I was wondering how you hung your wreath on your door? I've been looking for a way that won't scratch up the finish.ReplyDelete
OMG! This is the most fantastic redo I've seen! What imagination and how lucky you are to have your Dad!!!! In my dreams!ReplyDelete
This is AMAZING!! I just love every inch!ReplyDelete
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Love it, love it, LOVE IT!!!ReplyDelete
Instead of fixing up my house, I think I'll just post strategic photos of yours. :-)ReplyDelete
Nothing else to say except WOW!!ReplyDelete
I'm wondering what the dimensions of the nook are. It looks about the size of the closet in our entryway, and I adore what you've done.ReplyDelete
Amazing! Stunning! Practical! Awesome! Need I say more? I LOVE IT!ReplyDelete
Hopefully the hubs and I can recreate something similar...that is if I can actually talk him into this one. If not, I think I may just have to just take the initiative and do it myself!
You are so inspiring!
Amazing! Stunning! Practical! Awesome! Need I say more? I LOVE IT!ReplyDelete
Now if only I can sweet talk my hubby into letting me do this. If not, maybe I will just need to take initiative and just it myself....
You are so inspiring!
It's a wonderful transformation!ReplyDelete
That looks totally awesome!!!! So happy for you :) I have been reading your blog for at least a year now and am completely in awe of how everything looks!! I love it!ReplyDelete
Soooo awesome Shelly!! You are a genius to create this beautiful/functional space for your family! Oh, and I am so happy you found that CSNY inspired poster, I love that cool 70s band and that song! Our little one has been singing it since she could talk so of course I have to have one.ReplyDelete
love it! Also, where did you purchase your handbag?ReplyDelete
love it! Also, where did you get your handbag?ReplyDelete
beautiful! i'm always amazed. one non-decorating question... where did you get your bag? i love it and have been looking for a good mustard bag.ReplyDelete
gorgeous! i am always amazed at what you do. one non-decorating question ... where did you get your mustard bag? i love it!ReplyDelete
I'm in love with your decorating skills and how you are so adventurous with your design plans! The thought of taking out door frames would make me panic!ReplyDelete
When I'm no longer a renter and actually have a place of my own, I hope I will have the same "guts" as you. :)
LOVE it Shelley! You rock!!!! I'm glad I am not the only one who paints framing mats. Everything looks perfect!ReplyDelete
Fabulous job! What a great improvement.ReplyDelete
Incredible, I have wanted to do this at my house but I have been told no. I am going to show my husband how amazing this looks and maybe he will change his mind.ReplyDelete
Oh how I love this! You have an awesome vision for things - it looks soo good!ReplyDelete
What? Where are you supposed to chuck all the crap at the front door now when unexpected guest shows up??? I love it however and I see you found the "perfect" pillow. Looks great!ReplyDelete
Oh, it is SO pretty! As I knew it would be, because girl, you have MAJOR decorating and organizing skillz! I love how you make it all mesh so well with your home! Such a better use of space and the amount of character that has been added to the entry makes my heart sing happy tunes! Every last detail has been considered and it all works together in harmony. Virtual high fives to you!ReplyDelete
Love, love, love it! I too did the same thing just recently, but my closet is a bit smaller. Still waiting for my hubs to finish the doorway trim and then I can paint it. Right now my vacuum(which was also in the old closet) is in the office/everything room :)ReplyDelete
Love, love, love it! I too did the same thing just recently, but my closet is a bit smaller. Still waiting for my hubs to finish the doorway trim and then I can paint it. Right now my vacuum(which was also in the old closet) is in the office/everything room :)ReplyDelete
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Fable Heroes
Release date: May 2 (worldwide)
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Release date: May 25 (Europe), May 22 (North America)
Platforms: Xbox 360, PS3
Dragon's Dogma is an open-world role-playing game created by people who have worked on Capcom's biggest titles, including Resident Evil. While traditional on the surface, it offers exciting battles with climbable monsters, challenging combat and the ability to command and share party members online.
> Dragon's Dogma preview: Climb beasts and share heroes in Capcom's RPG
Mario Tennis Open
Release date: May 25 (Europe), May 20 (North America)
Platforms: 3DS
The 3DS edition of the fan-favourite Mario sports franchise makes good use of the system's features, from online play to gryoscopic controls, and includes a number of novel mini-games, including one based on the original Super Mario Bros.
Ghost Recon Future Soldier
Release date: May 25 (Europe), May 22 (North America)
Platforms: Xbox 360, PS3
This long-awaited squad-based shooter allows up to four players to work together infiltrating enemy locations using drones, camouflage suits and homing bullets. It also offers competitive multiplayer and a gun-creation mode powered by Kinect.
> Read our hands-on multiplayer preview of Ghost Recon Future Soldier
Also available this month:
Back to the Future (PS3, Wii, PC) - May 4th
MUD FIM Motocross World Championship (Xbox 360, PS3, PC) - May 4th
Sniper Elite V2 (Xbox 360, PS3, PC) - May 4th
Ratchet & Clank HD Trilogy (PS3) - May 18th
Men in Black: Alien Crisis (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii) - May 25th
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It occurs to me that as web applications have taken over the world, we still have a heck of a lot to learn about managing them. Complexity in the software industry has skyrocketed, and applications that once were versioned and released every six months are now being upgraded with new production code every couple of weeks. eBay is a prime example of this model. It is widely known that online auctioneer eBay has become so adept and addressing issues and deploying changes to their servers, that every two weeks, a whole new version of eBay is up and running.
Now, eBay is not a simple application, and downtime at eBay can cost millions of dollars, not to mention generate an angry mob of users who are not only desperately trying to buy the latest iPhone 3G, but some of whom are also trying to make a living. This is serious stuff. Downtime at eBay is front-page news.
It's redundant to point out the dangers of our new Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) software paradigm. However, the one-to-many relationship between application server and end-users does present pitfalls that did not exist in Bill Gates's world. When Microsoft Outlook crashes, you may be upset, say something not very nice, then restart it. When your application servers crash, several thousand of your users may all collectively say something not very nice about you.
So why aren't more companies able to follow the eBay model? What does eBay know that they don't?
I've spent time thinking about this, and the answer may lie not just in how they deploy new changes, but how they resolve issues when they occur. Is this truly one of the great remaining challenges in the realm of software? Some would say so, and they have good reasons to back that up.
Multitier applications represent some of the greatest levels of complexity ever seen in the software industry. With pieces of your application running on many heterogeneous, physically dispersed servers and environments, understanding what went wrong in these environments can be next to impossible. When issues occur, most often the only hope a team has is to attempt to reproduce the same conditions that caused the error, and hope it happens again. This means that to understand the root-cause of issues, recreating the environment, repopulating the database, and generating the required load on the servers is the only solution. Frequently, the pain of going through this effort is too great, and the issues lie dormant...until the next time something bad happens!
What the software industry has been screaming out for is the ability to quickly capture, reproduce, and isolate issues as they occur. What we need is something like "TiVo for Software."
When I thought about starting a company around the concept of recording and replaying software execution, I did not initially think about all the mechanisms replay technology could eventually replace. In 2004, we started Replay Solutions with a technology to record not only an application's execution, but just as importantly, the complex environment in which the application ran. With this ability, teams can dispense with massive amounts of inefficient workflows that have traditionally been manual, iterative, and error prone.
Imagine this scenario: Your newly outsourced team in India is handling QA for your complex, multitier application. They're doing a great job and have found over 100 issues with your application. You've got the problem reports, log files, and the very large database datasets that your application was using when the bad things happened. Next comes the fun part. Now it's your turn to bring up the same environment that your outsourced team was running. I hope you're using virtual servers! Finally, let's take a shot at generating the same load on the application that existed when the problem occurred. Hopefully, the moons have aligned, and your fingers are crossed...
Now let's fast-forward. Your outsourced team in India is using your recording system. You arrive in the morning, log on to your defect tracking system, load the recording of an issue they found, and press 'play.' This time, every event that affected your application in that complex environment, including output from your authentication, LDAP, caching, and e-commerce servers, has all been recorded and stored. Even the database and its dataset are no longer required. Most importantly, the end-user traffic that ultimately triggered the problem has been recorded as well. All of these elements are perfectly reproduced, allowing you to focus on the most important thing: What went wrong.
Anyone who has been involved in software development can relate to the age-old conundrum of trying to reproduce an issue that simply doesn't appear to existat least, not on your machine. Too many sleepless nights have been wasted chasing down phantom bugs. It's time for the madness to stop. The problems we're facing are only getting more complex as new technologies are brought to market. This new software paradigm is here to stay. Luckily, I believe new technologies such as record and replay will help control the chaos.


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Q. We have been visiting the United States since 2003. Because we are United Kingdom nationals, we have been visiting the United States of America under the Visa Waiver Program. Since our visit, we have not violated our terms of visit under the visa waiver program. We just come visiting and then go home. We are in the States for a maximum of 2 weeks and we are back again in the United Kingdom.
In all the years of our visit, in 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2008, I have maintained a professional career and I own a consultancy company which I opened in 2002,
Finally I got a job which will require me to travel back and forth in the States so I decided to get a US Visa with my family and I. Having considered all the challenges it would take on the family if I were to commute back and forth to the United Kingdom, I decided that I wanted to be close to me if I work from the United States, I decided that they get a temporary school in the United States so we applied for a visa. Unfortunately we were denied a US Visa to my greatest surprise.
On the 31st of May 2008, I traveled to the Atlanta ( I was hoping to use my visa waiver again) Georgia and I was denied entry. The reason was that I had ticked on the 1-94 form that I had been refused a visa before. I did not see this coming and then I was detained in one of the facility in Atlanta and was flown back the next day to the United Kingdom.
They have now requested that me and my family should obtain a US Visa to the united states but each time we apply, we get turned down and the excuse we are given is that we always go to the united states so there is a probability that we want to relocate. The unfortunate thing now is that I don't work for the company that were supposed to send me to the states any more.
I am writing to appeal to anyone, on humanitarian grounds, who knows how we can reinstate our visa waiver program. We have not in any way during the time of our visit abused its privileges' and right and if reinstated will continue to do so. Since our last visit to the embassy, my former company could not give any more support because the client they were working with in the states did not sign off the project and since then, we have been refused visa. My children are securely registered in a school in the United Kingdom and are very happy but I am asking any one who knows what we can do to reinstate our visa waiver program.
Can anyone help me please please please or know any solicitor that can take us to the right path?
A. Without knowing the kind of US Visa you applied for, I am unable to speculate as to the reason your application was denied. In any case, since you now have a US visa denial on your record, your ability to enter the US under the Visa Waiver Program would be impacted. In this instance, I would prepare what we call an "Entry Package" which is a set of documents and information showing that you and your family are genuine visitors to the US. This way, you can hopefully convince a US Customs officer that you should be admitted to the US as visitors.
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Everything about this is just a mess. ESPN NASCAR announcer Marty Reid has an absolute brain fart on air when introducing his booth-mates before throwing in the towel. He first stumbles when introducing Dale Jarrett (once he remembers his name) and then just gives up on introducing Andy Petree by name, settling on "I know who you are."
It is all pretty cringe-inducing stuff, particularly that brief moment when Reid's eyes betray him as he realizes he has no shot at remembering "Andy Petree." To be fair to Reid, though, I don't know that guy's name either. [ESPN]
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I feel like some kind of dubious character from a crime movie: "Psst, buddy! Wanna cloud database that's non-stop, geographically and elastically scalable? And it's also ACID compliant, roughly 75% of the cost of using Oracle, good at hybrid workloads, SQL-compliant, ridiculously easy to install, equally easy to manage, and runs on multiple platforms. And did I mention cheap? Oh yeah, I did."
Anyway, those are the claims made by NuoDB about its eponymous database product, and its pitch for what it calls a Cloud Data Management System is compelling. A few weeks ago, just before NuoDB's mid-January launch, I talked with one of the company's founders and CEO, Barry Morris, about the product, and it's a fascinating story.
One of NuoDB's design presumptions was that optimization is hard but scale-out is easy. In other words, if you want better performance from your database you can do the time-honored wash-rinse-repeat cycle beloved by database analysts everywhere (measure, analyze, tune, re-measure, re-analyze, etc.), or you can just throw more hardware at the problem. And that is what NuoDB has chosen to do.
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Of course, throwing more hardware at a database performance problem requires that the database system be easy to scale which, in turn, requires an architecture that is modular rather than monolithic. And that's what NuoDB is: a distributed system of self-organizing units rather than using the hub-and-spoke command and control architecture of traditional databases.
A consequence of this architecture is that installing a NuoDB host takes about five minutes, has hardly any parameters to set, and requires very little in the way of administration once it's running!
Where NuoDB gets really interesting is that communications between the hosts is not synchronous as you might expect, but rather asynchronous which, while it requires high bandwidth connections between hosts, is not overly sensitive to network latency, making it more compatible with real-world WAN configurations.
The issue of NuoDB being good at handling hybrid loads -- that is, making analytical queries while under transactional loading -- is a powerful argument for the product, because most major SQL database product performance will tank if you try such a thing.
Fundamental to NuoDB is being SQL-complaint (It is ANSI SQL-92 compliant with SQL-99 extensions, and works with and ships with a set of JDBC/ODBC drivers) which, it is claimed, makes it a "drop-in" replacement for any standard SQL environment. Morris told me of a customer who moved an Oracle-based application with 500 tables, hundreds of threads, and many complex interactions to NuoDB in under one month.
So, how powerful is NuoDB? The company claims that a load of 1 million transactions per second could be handled by NuoDB running on 20 cheap servers connected by Gigabit Ethernet. Running on Amazon EC2, Windows, Linux, OS X and Solaris, NuoDB can use a local file system, Amazon S3 or a Hadoop Distributed File System for storage.
There are two no-cost editions: Free, which supports two hosts and 4GB of storage (HDFS is not supported as a storage option) and is available for users, while Developer (for development only, of course) allows for unlimited hosts and has no storage limits. If you want to use NuoDB for production systems then pricing starts at a very reasonable $1,200 per annum for two hosts and 16GB of storage.
Prior to the January launch some 3,000 beta users had signed up, and at the launch NuoDB announced that AutoZone, the automotive parts distributor and retailer, will be implementing the database for provisioning and management of up-to-the-minute digital signage in its 5,000 outlets in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Mexico and Brazil.
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Evocative photographs to be displayed at Atlantic Gallery's new Chelsea, NYC location from Jan.8-Feb.1
Michael K. Yamaoka takes a new direction in his evocative photography at the Atlantic Gallery in its new location in Chelsea, New York, January 8-February 1, 2013.
"Saturation & Serenity" explores the tensions between color and form, surface and depth, the ravages of time and the timeless. In photographs of startlingly intense color and almost palpable texture, Mr. Yamaoka captures the embellishments nature has added to the artifacts man has created. The brilliant color, inherent, but often subdued in the original images, has been enhanced in these new works, to depict a heightened reality.
"The color and texture were already there," says Mr. Yamaoka, "but muted–not readily apparent. What I've done is bring out the beauty in places and things that goes unnoticed. By manipulating the images digitally, I offer another view of such mundane things as a crumbling wall, or reflections in water, so they can be seen as art." Indeed, the colors and especially the textures in these large digital prints are so hyper-real that the surfaces seem to undulate.
Born in Japan, Mr. Yamaoka studied at Waseda University in Tokyo and graduated with a degree in photography from Art Center College of Design in California. He began his career in commercial photography at BBD&O in New York before opening his own studio, where his clients included AT&T, Toshiba, General Electric, PepsiCo, Time-Life and others of the Fortune 500 list. Simultaneously, he built a body of personal work, making images of day-to-day encounters outside the studio.
After the death of his son in 1997, Mr. Yamaoka concentrated solely on his personal photography, publishing a book, Odyssey, A 35 Year Photographic Journey, and establishing a scholarship in his son's memory. Shooting extensively worldwide, he continued to develop the themes of texture, stillness, and singularities, in details that capture the passage of time. He has exhibited in critically acclaimed solo shows in New York, Tokyo, Kyoto, Nuremberg, in many cities in Bavaria, Germany, and at the German Consulate in New York. Mr. Yamaoka's work is included in private and corporate collections worldwide, and in 2008 he was honored when I.M. Pei requested a print for his personal collection.
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Thorn Coyle pointed me to a blog post at Scarlet Imprint, a small publishing company that creates high quality limited-run esoteric works (we've mentioned their recent poetry collection Datura here). In the post, the publishers decry the trend of their titles, and the titles of other small esoteric and occult publishers, ending up on file-sharing sites.
"This has been described as a 'golden age of occult publishing'. From the internet it appears that there is a thriving international occult community and that publishers are reaping the benefits. This could not be further from the truth. Most magical publishers are very small businesses struggling to survive. Occult authors are making precious little, if any, money. This is not the motivation behind the work.
We work a seven day week at Scarlet Imprint because we believe in what we are doing. Producing books is a massively demanding occupation. We wasted another day today trying to stop illegal copies of our books when we could have been finishing Geosophia for the printers and working on our own writing. We are sick to death of this, as are Ixaxaar, Golden Hoard, Xoanon et al."
This isn't a new phenomenon, esoteric works have been pirated and put on various torrent sites for years now. The justifications for this are many. That they can't afford the book, so it's OK to steal it, that it's out-of-print and the used book market is exorbitant, that the author is dead so his beneficiaries should release the works to everyone, or that they don't like the organization or company that controls the rights to a certain author. Some pirates/file-sharers even claim that they are doing the authors/companies a favor by downloading the book for free, that it's a form of promotion. This was an argument used against composer Jason Robert Brown when he tried to convince various individuals to stop trading his sheet music for free.
"Let's say Person A has never heard of 'The Great Jason Robert Brown.' Let's name Person A 'Bill.' Let's say I find the sheet music to 'Stars and the Moon" online, and, since I was able to find that music, I was able to perform that song for a talent show. I slate saying, 'Hi, I'm Eleanor and I will be performing "Stars and the Moon" from Songs for a New Worldby Jason Robert Brown.' Bill, having never heard of this composer, doesn't know the song or the show. He listens and decides that he really likes the song. Bill goes home that night and downloads the entire Songs for a New World album off iTunes. He also tells his friend Sally about it, and they decide to go and see the show together the next time it comes around. Now, if I hadn't been able to get the sheet music for free, I would have probably done a different song. But, since I was able to get it, how much more money was made? This isn't just a fluke thing. It happens."
The problem, of course, is that not all experiences are scalable, and what Trent Reznor or Cory Doctorow finds profitable and worthwhile may not work for every artist, publisher, or company. In the end, and this should be something key to anyone active within the Pagan and esoteric communities, it's about consent. You can't force your preferred business model or promotional ideas on someone else, no matter how right you think you are. If it's unethical within the circle, it is certainly unethical outside of it. It doesn't make you a romantic rebel, it just reveals you as someone with no consideration for how your actions will affect someone else.
Further, our businesses and artists are working on a very small scale, with very limited resources. A few sales could mean the difference between putting out another book or closing shop for some small publishing houses. Even if we allow that piracy against "big" acts or corporations is ethically neutral, to do it to one of our own, no matter what the justification, is a hurtful act. To use another example, Pagan artists like Pandemonaeon, Damh the Bard, or Emerald Rose produce very small runs of their CDs, usually only around a 1000 copies. Even "bigger" acts like Faith & The Muse or various artists on Projekt Records aren't all that much bigger in terms of the number of CDs they produce and sell. Every time we download one of their songs or albums for free instead of ordering a CD or purchasing a legal download we literally cost them money.
"Last night I was directed to a very interesting New York Times graphic showing how little money is left in the music industry. Wow! On the FB thread, there were a few comments along the lines of, "Yeah, I'm sure this affects the major labels, but Projekt fans wouldn't steal." Sorry to burst the bubble, but Projekt fans steal just like everyone else. Projekt's total $$ is 50% of what it was a decade ago, and if it wasn't for legal download (iTunes, mainly), it would be 25% of what it was 10 years ago. When somebody steals an Unto Ashes or Soulwhirlingsomewhere or Steve Roach or Black Tape For A Blue Girl album, that means less money for Projekt, less money for the artists, and a much higher chance that someday you won't find anymore music from this artist."
Some may now be wondering what my personal stance on this issue is, after all, I'm a big proponent of Creative Commons and making information easily available on the Internet. I don't place ads on my site, don't sell anything, and hold one fundraiser per year to help fund my activities. I also admire folks like Doctorow who are taking chances with their content in order to build new models of making money as a creative person. But that brings us back to problem of consent. I'm choosing this model of doing business. So when you share my articles around, you are doing so with my blessings. Since I'm coming from a place of grass-roots journalism, I want what I'm doing to spread with as few hurdles as possible. But I would feel very differently about it if I were selling a limited edition book, or trying to sell a CD. I love it when people forward my posts around on Facebook or via e-mail, but you are doing a Pagan musician no favors if you buy one copy of a CD and then allow all the other members of your magical or religious group to make free copies of it for their own use.
But even if the moral argument, or arguments from a stance of magical ethics, doesn't move you there's a very simple practical reason why we should support our businesses, writers, and artists with our money, and that's because it enables them to continue doing what they do. Without enough revenue we don't get better books, or new albums, or thriving businesses. We don't build the infrastructure that so many say we want and need to move forward and service our ever-swelling ranks. We are at a time of transition when it comes to media, and how our community as a whole responds to it will decide how able we'll be to face the challenges and needs of the future. Times are tight, and the temptation of simply taking what we want is greater than ever, but if we give in to that temptation we risk hobbling our own progress in the name of short-term benefit.


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Part of the SNEAKERHEAD "Made In USA" Collection, The Original Crewneck features a classic "crossing bats" screen print.
Rib crew... neck - Slimmer Fit - Made In USA - 100% cotton
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Chest (inches) S: 34-36, M: 38-40, L: 42-44, XL: 46-48, XXL: 48-50 Read More
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110 Buffalo StreetGilmer, TX 75644903.843.2552.Fax: 903.843.3508!
Financial Statements – September 30, 2008
Posted in Audit Reports
The City of Gilmer adopted a tax rate that will raise more taxes for maintenance and operations than last year's tax rate.
The tax rate will effectively be raised by 8% and will raise taxes for maintenance and operations on a $100,000 home by approximately $31.06.