We've got it good
A reader writes: "As Fred Dagg once said, 'We don't know how lucky we are'. I saw all these bags left outside the Auckland Central City Library with a printed notice saying, 'Wed 27 July - We are sorry, but your things can't be stored here. Any items left here tomorrow will be removed.' In many countries any unattended bags would be instantly removed (or the bomb squad called) instead of being left outside a busy public building for another day!
Silent scam creams royalties
Spotify offers free music to millions and the minuscule royalty per stream they pay artists has always been the subject for much grumbling. But a funk band from Michigan called Vulfpeck found a very clever way of flipping the bird to the streaming service by "recording" Sleepify, a 5-minute long silent album, complete with 10 tracks. The band asked its fans to play the silent album on repeat, while they slept, to inflate the royalties from Spotify. The loophole worked for a little while, netting the band around $20,000 before Spotify pulled the plug after two months. Vulfpeck assured its fans that they would use the money to fund an upcoming free to the public tour. "We prefer Vulpeck's earlier albums," quipped a Spotify spokesman.
