A line from Dashiell Hammett

First thing I do on the
plane is rip the head-
set off because it doesn't
have surround sound.

I need an optical con-
nection, roadside CCTV,
a confused biker hit by
the car in front of me,

perhaps a tweeted photo-
graph of a docile Taylor
Swift. Digital distribution
means things will work

out even though the hoops
Apple forces us to jump
through to avoid a 30%
output cut are outrageous.