It is the 25th — over 72 hours since my trouble ticket with BuyMusic.com was “escalated” to expert level. [ "Saga Begins Here":http://www.thudfactor.com/archives/002857.php#002857] And still no word. This is unacceptable.
Since then I’ve discovered the only way I can manage to transfer music to my Creative Nomad Jukebox (supposedly a supported MP3 player) is rip [...] Read more »

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BuyMusic is not making me happy at the moment. I am “still missing my $0.99 track I ordered on the 22nd”:http://www.thudfactor.com/archives/002857.php#002857. I sent a note to Customer Service and was told I’d get a response in a day. I got a response thirty minutes later saying my trouble-ticket had been escalated. Since then I’ve [...] Read more »

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Ooo. I may not have mentioned. There’s a new skin available, um, over in the sidebar someplace. It’s called “Tin Roof (Rusted)”:http://www.thudfactor.com/index.php?newskin=rusty. Actually, I’m really digging this one even if it is a bit cheesy. Maybe because it is cheesy. The latin phrase roughly translates to “As Emperor of Rome I am above Grammar.” Which [...] Read more »

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Is it possible that conservatives are rational human beings with whom one can have a reasonable disagreement? Well, with a sample size of Ann Coulter one might think not. But something … strange … is going on in the Capitol Building.
First of all, there’s this spending bill the House is using to “overturn the [...] Read more »

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Having just heard “BuyMusic.com”:http://www.buymusic.com/ (suggested slogan: “iTunes for the rest of us”) was open for business, I decided to stop by and give it a spin. My father and brother have been raving about iTunes, so I’ve been eager to have that option myself. BuyMusic.com is supposed to be a lot more liberal than other [...] Read more »

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