Episode 225 - The Walrus Was Here

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Preamble

• Seth MacFarlane hosts the Oscars, with predictable results.

Cana-duh

• Security threat: user-generated Counter-Strike map of a Montréal Metro station.

Priva-see

• Put another way, cops need a warrant for password-protected phones. By the way, here’s what the cops can get from a typical cell phone search.

Khaki Pants

• “Hey Craig, do you like penis-shaped waffles?”

Freedom

• Ontario Greens lead the way with their policy for open-source software.

Copyfight

• “Six strikes” scheme underway in the US and A.

Going Mobile

• Firefox OS officially official at MWC.

Pew-Pew

• Rogers support rep states the obvious on reddit AMA.
• Internet Archive salaries to be paid in Bitcoin. Bonuses by Flattr?
• Boffins closer to a socially responsible mobile phone. Yes, I said “boffins”…
• Motherfucking 3-D printed car!

Shout-outs

• Our Facebook page stays (WARNING: link to Facebook).

Music

• The Beatles’ first single now in Europe’s public domain. Here’s Love Me Do.

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