Things I Learned this Week

Among the things I learned this week:

* The iPhone and iPad handle/display Web data (e.g., HTML) differently, even though it is the same OS and both use Safari Mobile. (Courtesy: A Web site I manage)

* Bingo has a huge Web presence (e.g., directories). (Courtesy: All the Ws)

* The story of Marsha Ferber, who kickstarted Morgantown’s music scene with the creation of the Underground Railroad. (Courtesy: 123 Pleasant Street)

* The existence of “termination rights”, which could lead to a significant shift in rights of music starting in the late-1970s. (Courtesy: NYT)

Album Reviews

1—->3—->5
Terrible—>Fantastic

5
Callas, Maria – Callas in Paris [1963]

4
Gas – Pop
Iyer, Vijay with Prasanna and Nitin Mitta – Tirtha
Vijay Iyer Trio – Historicity
Callas, Maria – Callas in Paris [1959]
Callas, Maria – Carmen by Georges Bizet [1964]
Callas, Maria – EMI Rarities, The

3
Auerbach, Dan – Keep It Hid
Gonzalez, Jerry and The Fort Apache Band – Rumba Para Monk
Lyrics Born – Everywhere at Once
Strokes, The – Angles

2

1

Things I Learned this Week

Among the things I learned this week:

* Unmarried Lithuanian women have last names that end in “aite”. Married Lithuanian women take their husbands’ last names but add a “iene” to it. (Courtesy: JS via ZS, confirmed by RS).

* Bosoms wrinkle. (Courtesy: NYT)

* I noticed a few companies no longer allowing customers to add tips to the credit card charge. The reason is because the company, rather than the employee being tipped, is held liable for taxes on tips. (Courtesy: SK)

* It is easier to buy season tickets for the Kennedy Center than The Met. (Courtesy: Kennedy Center and The Met)