A whole society that only do something when there is a reward, rather than doing it just because it’s right or good. What I kinda wanted this week was some sort of modern CCR/Neil Young-ish Bayou tasting sounds… not sure.

Fingerbanger 1: Alex Bleeker And The Freaks – Summer/Epilogue (don lowed)

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Fingerbanger 2: Cosmonauts – FlowerBomb (don lowed)

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The liars he worries about most these days are not cyberwarriors or even cybercriminals but private companies and government agencies advancing their own interests, whether for surveillance or commerce. Apple controls the memory on our iPhones. Google keeps tabs on what we search for, and whom we write to, when we use Gmail. We unknowingly pledge allegiance to the companies we do business with.

“Now we have to trust all these entities,” Mr. Schneier warned. “Google has great customer service. Problem is, you’re not the customer.” He added later: “ ‘Security’ is now a catchall excuse for all sorts of authoritarianism, as well as for boondoggles and corporate profiteering.” – Trust in the Digital Age (NY Times)

Fingerbanger 3: The Groupies – Primitive (don lowed)

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Fingerbanger 4: Opossom – Girl (don lowed)

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Forgive me for noting that conservatives seem to believe that the rich will work harder if we give them more, and the poor will work harder if we give them less. —The Washington Post

Fingerbanger 5: The Brian Jonestow Massacre – Dawn (don lowed)

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