ROBERT OWEN — Technology Leader & Musician
Technology leadership, music, and the space where they overlap

TOMMY: The Campus Review

If you’ll remember , I was contracted to play in “The Band” for the Clarence Brown production of TOMMY. I know, I know… you play Horn. “You’re not a Rocker Robert! ” Anyway, the production finished up it’s first week and is about to start up its second. (Shows run Wednesday through Sunday for the next two weeks) And, it … Read more

The Pirate Bay is Going to the PO-PO!

Just saw over at  Ars Technica that the Sweedish Distric Court trial about the Pirate bay has ended. And, it appears it has ended BADLY for the Pirate Bay. Here’s a clip from their article: The Pirate Bay “spectrial” has ended in a guilty verdict, prison sentences for the defendants, and a shared 30 million kronor ($3.5 million) fine. According … Read more

Friday Funny: Hot off the Tweet!

I was looking for something to post for today’s Friday Funny and got some great suggestions from some of my Friends Mark and Nathan. So here we go: Nathan’s (follow on twitter) contribution: Mark’s (follow on twitter) Contribution(s): (click each  to Enlarge) Mark was a busy boy this morning.  Hope you all have a great Weekend!!

Tea Party Wrap up

Did you make it to the Knoxville  Tax Day Tea Party yesterday?  No?  Me either… you know, too busy working off my share of the national debt. Anyway, since you missed it, here’s a good “wrap up” from my friend Scott Adcox: …There was a pretty varied cross section of people. Lots of “Fair Tax” signs (I’ll post later why … Read more

Those Brits are a Talented Bunch

This is just a quick post to link to a video I saw on YouTube I would normally just embed it but they wont allow this one to be embedded. This is way better than the crap that spits on on American Idol and, shows you shouldn’t judge by appearance alone. Give this a look:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY

About Your Payment. Really?

I got an new variation on that Nigerian E-mail Scam today. Remember that one? It’s the one where somebody rich in Nigeria can’t get the money out of their relatives estate and needs to transfer it to your American Bank account. And, in return they will give you a generous fee… All you have to do is give them “ALL” … Read more

As I finish up my Taxes…

As I continue to work on my Taxes (is it too late to request a bailout?), I find myself needing some background noise. Normally, I would turn on BrinkFM but my wife found this little Video this weekend and I’ve become addicted. So, I post this here for so you’ll get addicted for you to enjoy. Back to Taxes!