Episode 242 - Heaping Plates Of Justice!

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(MP3 here / Google+ Hangout here)

Preamble

  • Rockstar reporter Glenn Greenwald is our new hero, via YouTube.

Cana-duh

  • Opposing views on Bill C-309: Exhibit A here, B here.

Priva-see

  • Surprising no one, British spy agency revealed to be NSA’s bitch.

Patently Absurd

  • One of the worst patents ever gets upheld in U.S. court.

Going Mobile

Copyfight

Tired Old Media

  • 6 companies control 90% of media in ‘Murica (vs. Canada’s 2 or 3).

Khaki Pants

The NeverEnding Story

Pew-Pew

Shout-outs

Music

  • It’s back to the ’90s with Rob Szabo‘s Groove Daddys, and their cover of “Subdivisions”.

Dyscuss

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