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Episode 195 - So that was the Large Popcorn?

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( direct link to mp3 ) Preamble Excerpt from a TED Talk by Malte Spitz of the German Green Party. Blowback Going to the movies just got a whole lot worse . Studios nix info on tix — out of respect ? Prix. As conspiracy theories go, this one’s rather interesting . Cana-duh Elections Canada caught trying to game the Supreme Court. Robocalls lawsuit moving forward . Class action suit against Elections Ontario . So is it time for liquid democracy yet? Khaki Pants Who owns your tweets ? Worldwide study on the cost of connectivity . LOL @Cana-duh. Goin’ Mobile More from Malte Spitz . So that’s why hotspots will be banned at the Olympics… It’s Not News, It’s Pew-Pews Something about a la carte cable channels . OHAI music industry’s global anti-piracy strategy . Judge green-lights getting nekkid to protest the TSA . McDonald’s denies assault on cyborg , with no evidence to support it. Yeah, we totally scooped The Tronno Star . Shout-outs Props to Ken Davidson for validating our subreddit

Episode 194 - Resistance is McFutile

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( direct link to mp3 ) Preamble Dan Bull on the shenanigans of Lord Finesse, via this YouTube vid . Cana-duh A great day for Canadian copyfighters. So why is this uni student so confused ? Khaki Pants Redditor turns to Twitter for amazing reconstruction of tragic shooting. Copyfight What happened, Avaaz ? You used to be cool. P.S. sign the damn petition . AppleAppleApple How embarrassing … How even more embarrassing … Goin’ Mobile Canadian Business Magazine not bullish on RIM’s survival . So much for the power of conversation . Tired Old Media This week’s example of The Streisand Effect . The Fuck…? Human cyborg physically assaulted by the staff of a Parisian McDonald’s . It’s Not News, It’s Pew-Pews Dotcom judge steps down . Qantas ditches BlackBerry for iPhone. Someone found a hardware partner… Jolla ! Here comes Facebook voter registration . Shout-outs A summer challenge from Currie. And thanks to our retweeters . (soon to be redditors?) Music Well obviously, it’s Defending Mac

Episode 193 - Hysterical

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( direct link to mp3 ) Preamble My entire Second City career summed up in a sight gag . Acronym Watch Buh-bye ACTA, hello CETA . Viva Mexico ! Your OpenMedia dollars at work . Copyfight Dotcom hearing delayed . Def Leppard covers their own songs to fuck over label . Cana-duh Canadian scientists protest the death of evidence . How many “errors” can Elections Canada get away with ? We’re the UN, Bitch! Internet freedom is a basic human right , yo. We’ll totally end these patent wars with a series of kick-ass talks . Goin’ Mobile Cool idea . Needs Android hardware, though. It’s Not News, It’s Pew-Pews San Francisco bans AppleAppleApple products . Oh, Shay-ayne … Smart headlights ? That’s kinda cool. About those new $50s & $100s … Shout-outs Holy shit, another comment ! Thanks to our retweeters , as well. Music Random search of “Canada” tag yields the very appropriate Chemical Cure by Convicted Killer Scientists. Dyscuss Something to say? Leave a comment below. Come hang in our irc ch

Episode 192 - Na Na Na Na

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( direct link to mp3 ) Preamble Just the former CEO of that company what got the Galaxy Nexus banned talking about stealing . Interview We chat with OpenMedia.ca co-founder Steve Anderson . Acronym Watch ACTA is dead ( in EU ). Canada joins Mexico at the TPP kid’s table . NDP on TPP , FWIW. Cana-duh Things that aren’t at all what they sound like: our new binational privacy charter . Well, that’s a relief … Goin’ Mobile This. Is. Not. Cool. Firefox OS to rule the low end ? Good news for Canadians . It’s Not News, It’s Pew-Pews Google+’s Cinderella moment . James Moore: Bieber is an example of our thriving arts scene ? So if you have a virus you won’t be able to get online as of July 9th . And the problem is…? “The U.S. is too socialist, I’m moving to Canada …” Shout-outs Holy shit, a comment ! Thanks to our retweeters , as well! Music This week we’ve got Ginger Wildheart and his free track Lover, It’ll All Work Out . Dyscuss Something to say? Leave a comment below. Come hang in our i