links for 2006-12-05
- Second Life Avatars Consume as much Electricity as Brazilians “…an avatar consumes 1,752 kWh per year. By comparison, the average human, on a worldwide basis, consumes 2,436 kWh per year. So there you have it: an avatar consumes a bit less energy than a real person, though they're in the same ballpark.”
- Boing Boing: Beatles mashups — by the Beatles! “George Martin, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr have produced an album of Beatles mashups. Yes, really. “ (tags: free-culture beatles mashup)
- Giving It Away – Cory Doctorow “I’ve been giving away my books ever since my first novel came out, and boy has it ever made me a bunch of money.” (tags: free-culture business-model)