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“Honey, what’s this gunk on the back wall of the cinema?” “I’m not sure, but I think Hollywood just blew its brains out…”

“Gripping any phone will result in some attenuation of its antenna performance with certain places being worse than others depending on the placement of the antennas. This is a fact of life for every wireless phone. If you ever experience this on your Phone 4, avoid gripping it in the lower left corner in a way that covers both sides of the black strip in the metal band, or simply use one of many available cases.” – Apple statement on antenna issues with iPhone 4 Yeah, I’m left-handed.

Transcript of Live Chat ( you should have been there… ) DyscultureD LIVE Chat: Ep. 88

Diane Wild is our go to expert on Canadian Television productions. Her site www.tv-eh.com is a fantastic resource of Canadian shows AND foreign shows being shot in Canada. From tv-eh… TV, eh? is an attempt to provide one-stop-shopping for information on Canadian TV drama and comedy shows (that’s actual Canadian programs, by the way, not just anything on a Canadian network). The site links to articles and publishes scheduling information and media releases. Listen to Diane tonight on DyscultureD.

Michael Geist may get all the attention, but there are other Canadians working tirelessly to promote non DMCA-style copyright reform — and in this case, open source software as well. Russell McOrmond is one of them. Mr. McOrmond will be our guest on the podcast tonight — don’t miss it ! You can read more about his noble work at the link below… Five questions for Russell McOrmond. | Open attitude.

If you enjoy the taste of throw-up in your mouth, read on…

photo courtesy Bob Goyetche This weekend I attended Podcasters Across Borders 2010 in Ottawa (that’s me in the top row on the right in the grey shirt) and was blown away by a sense of community that exceeded my expectations in every regard. There will eventually be audio and video online of all the full sessions and JOLT talks that comprised the official schedule of events. I was immediately struck by the high level thinking about communications that was being shared. This ain’t no podcamp folks! In fact, the event was clearly about content creation over simply podcasting alone. In that regard, PAB2010 became content. There was a synergy of shared culture and a friendly handshake and nod to everyone there indicating that if you made it that far, you were more than welcome. I cannot say I’ve ever experienced anything like it. I’ve already signed up for next year, and am encouraging friends to do the same. If you blog, podcast, are an online journalists or photogra...

The Fincher film that Andrew loves reveals its poster on its official site . The site can also be found by typing in “500millionfriends.com” into your address bar.  We’re waiting with baited breath as to whom buys “500millionenemies.com” to combat it. Jesse Eisenberg looks more like Michael Cera here than ever before.  I think. You can even “like” the site. I’m sure Andrew will keep us posted on further dvelopments…

This makes me happy.  Nicely done, Josh & Bracey.  Front page of The Pirate Bay. Download Pioneer One’s pilot episode

You must understand that this project is very big deal, whether you’re a fan of the subject matter or not. If it’s successful Pioneer One could pave the way for a golden age of video storytelling — funded by fans, delivered by BitTorrent, all without any meddling by big media… What a wonderful thing that would be. I got a sneak preview of the Pioneer One pilot on Vimeo courtesy of Mike, the night before it was released to the world on Vodo … Grab your own copy now! Pioneer One, episode one is here! | Open attitude.

We wax poetic/nostalgic/idiotic about pop culture, gadgetry and the like at DyscultureD . But sometimes we feel the need to go ultra-Canadian. Like now. I’m going to talk about hockey.

Transcript of Live Chat ( you should have been there… ) Show Notes: Dystractions Isn’t it a good thing that electric cars are silent ? Remake crushes other remake at box office. Von Finckenstein is one scary-looking motherfucker . Oh, and something about Digital TV. Raise your penis if you think Chatroulette should clean up its act . I will give you a better Web 2.0 domain name for $5 . CIRA astroturf invades Facebook and Twitter. Kill the music industry — literally ! Best anti-piracy campaign EVAR!!1! Full Dysclosure Anthony wants to Kinect with E3 but kan’t. Mike: “ Fuck that blue shit !” Currie calls bullshit on Jaron Lanier ?! Oh wait, it’s all a ruse to plug this Fringe Show . Shout-outs Ghabuntu / Luqman Saeed , Jordan Keats , the Pioneer One crew Bruce Campbell & Bill Kempthorne for the Tweets. Podcast Noob for the comment . Jesse Brown on Facebook (zomg!) And everyone who came out to chat. Music Arctheline – “Al...

It’s Jesse Brown’s final question to Industry Minister Tony Clement that made me want to jump through my monitor, claw my way through the inter-tubes and give him a high-five. I didn’t realize that the Minister had spoken so disparagingly of hackers when Bill C-32 was announced; kudos to Jesse for rightfully pointing out that hackers have made the Internet the (mostly) wonderful thing it is today, and that Canadians shouldn’t be content with grunt-work doled out by American video game studios — we should instead be inventing our own Googles. our own Twitters — oh wait, we already have that … Anyway, this is definitely another episode of Search Engine that’s worthy of your time. And I’m sure Jesse is returning the favour by linking to us on his blog, rite…? Search Engine Audio Podcast #45: Destroying Massive Value .

reposted from www.lovehatethings.com –  time & again from  jacques khouri on  Vimeo . Samuel Beckett certainly grasped something about life when pondering Vladimir and Estragon’s dilemma in Waiting for Godot. As stark as the setting of that play was, it still serves as an allegory for the cyclical redundancy of the middle class in the 21st century. This short video is a simple and effective deconstruction of the existence that many of us feel caught up in on our worst days. We trade time for money… everybody’s working for the weekend.

Transcript of Live Chat ( you should have been there… ) Show Notes: Dystractions Liberals + NDP = who cares. The World Cup… OF CRIME!!1! Journalist swims in oil slick , doesn’t care for it. Get off my WiFi, bitch! Full Dysclosure My first impressions of the new iPhone — click along as you listen! The new iPhone is magical. It changes everything, again. No other phone being released this year can touch it . It’s hi-res retina display seems almost too good to be true … Everything about the new iPhone is magical. Its non-removable battery… Its camera, with the highest available resolution on the market … Its video editing, never before seen on a mobile phone … And of course, the one – of-a-kind app store … iPhone users aren’t hipsters … Nor are they unquestioning sheep who routinely trade away their digital freedoms without knowing or caring… To sum up: iPhone. Magical. Amazing. Magicalmazing. Apple...

It’s true — at least according to Jesse Brown and the latest episode of his Search Engine podcast . After listening to what he has to say I’m not entirely sure that Liberal Industry Critic Marc Garneau is the right man for the job, but have a listen and decide for yourself… Search Engine Podcast #44: Do not Remove This Tag Under Penalty of Law .

1) More absorbent than Sham-Wow in tricky oil spill situations. 2) Able to leap off tall Chinese factories in a single bound. 3) Has the ability to motivate an entire community’s police force if it goes missing. 4) Gives you a hundred more reasons to use data and be gouged by your provider. 5) Farmville gives iPhone that touch of class that only Zuckerberg understands. 6) iPhone to blind today’s teens in a decade with eBook reader. 7) Google directions lawsuit pales in comparison to the 2011 class-action suit involving video chatters getting hit by runaway fruit cart. 8) Prosecuting attorney uses new iPhone gyroscope configuration to determine the amount of helicopter-like rotations the corpses made before landing on the Google Streetview van. 9) Sharp 720p video capabilities look especially sharp while enduring tailbone trauma on the shockless city bus. 10) Release date of June 24th is 130th anniversary of the first public performance of O Canada which really means nothing...

From The Second City (where I used to work) via Capital of Nasty . WARNING: Strong language, adult themes, hitting Apple fanbois where it hurts. Mike, care to comment? 😈

Here’s some stuff that probably won’t make the show because it’s either too visual, too tough to work in, too late by the time we record or too awesome to hold off on… DIY Beachfront Retreat I’m longing for something like this but with only one day of sun then a downpour like we’re getting today, it seems kind of pointless. Really Trivial News This kinda slid by us.  The co-creator of Trivial Pursuit, Chris Haney, dies at 59 . Ok, NOW More People Will Watch….Won’t They? CTV’s MUCHMusic and MTV have partnered with VEVO , purportedly the web’s leading premium music video and entertainment service.  Maybe they’ll start actually showing music videos again. Hawking Is Here A Brief History in Time author and renowned physicist Stephen Hawking landed in Canada this weekend to begin A Brief Six-Week Research Stint at the Perimeter Institute in Ontario. Canada Loses Its Virgin…Music Festivals Which means no last-minute juggling ...

You have to watch this. The music is chilling – as is the scenario.

Note: You can check out everything that (friend of DyscultureD) MCM does by clicking here (which will take you to the original post).  Knowing him, he’s cool with me re-posting this here…it’s yet another view on the copyright bill that was presented Wednesday… Canadian Copyright, v251? by MCM on June 2, 2010 The information out right now is all second-hand, but according to Michael Geist , the new copyright legislation looks to be a decent step towards not sucking.  There needs to be more analysis and review, but at the moment, it would seem that the world is not going to end this summer.  There are two things, on different ends of the suck spectrum, that I find interesting:

Transcript of Live Chat ( you should have been there… ) Show Notes: Dystractions Facebook, we can’t quit you . Tall Tales and feigned concern at the latest Steve Jobs love-in. Here’s a different take on the Foxconn suicides. James Cameron , maybe– but Kevin Costner ? We feel sorry for the oil spill… Tablets + developing world = fail. Full Dysclosure iPad vs. netbook … fight! Is this all you got , Vardy? (Podcast) scoop! Bill C-32 revealed: Breaking digital locks to become illegal , Harper revealed as Uncle Sam’s bitch . Anthony’s interview with Joe Murray , creator of Rocko’s Modern Life and Camp Lazlo , talking about KaboingTV and Kickstarter . Yours truly waxes poetically on his own TV career and what could have been. Shout-outs All the Apple fanboy Twitter accounts we unfollowed, like TUAW . All who came out to chat, like: Susan Austin victriviaqueen wakemp Diane Wild , and Crazy Phone Guy ?!1! And thanks to slugore for weighin...

On the podcast this week we have an interview with Joe Murray , creator of Rocko’s Modern Life and Camp Lazlo . He wants your help in starting a web-based network for cartoons ONLY! Listen to the interview when the podcast is posted overnight on Wednesday and click the link below if you’d like help KaboingTV become a reality.

And can you blame him? Even after Bill C-61 was crushed, even after #copycon , our sitting government is again trying to bring the dreaded DMCA to Canada. To misquote Jesse: “Before Canadian copyright can move forward things are about to get a whole lotta backwards…” Search Engine – Episode #43 .