Dyscultured

Click here  to listen to this episode in your browser. More options  here . Show Notes: Cana-duh Punk-ass kid arrested for uploading videos to YouTube. On his own time . Waitamminit, doesn't this make us consultants? Prime Minister Harper is still alive . Damn. Now THAT'S activism ! Copyfight The United Nations weighs in on file sharing . Federal departments are hoarding our copyrights ! Creative Commons is finally available for YouTube . (Vimeo's still better...) Fortunately, raising my middle finger hasn't been patented. Yet . Tired Old Media I can has better newspaperz ? Lady Gaga is steadily growing on us . So people still go to movie theatres , huh...? Hey, Nerdlinger Happy IPv6 Day ! Do you see a difference? I don't see a difference... Thank you, Google . Die old browsers, DIE! For the greater good, Currie does a live walk-through of (sigh) Justin Beiber Linux . AppleAppleApple iMessage to kill S...

Conclusion [59] The appeals will therefore be allowed, and the Order in Council will be restored. Globalive and the Attorney General are entitled to their costs throughout. No costs will be assessed for or against the interveners. via mobilesyrup.com Some late-breaking news just in time for #dys137, recording live tonight at 9:30pm Eastern / 6:30pm Pacific, right here .

vote up on reddit! Got the idea for this reading a post by our man in mobile Simon Sage . His Jobs-iness really is starting to look like Mr. Burns -- or Christian Bale in The Machinist . Maybe both. Anyway, #dys137 records live tonight , right here . Come on out!

Part of the wider iCloud product, iTunes Match will scan a user’s music library, find the songs it has available in its 18 million track iTunes Store and make those songs available for download onto any other Apple device owned by the same user. via business.financialpost.com Now you can replace those pesky CD-rips-that-you-legally-purchased with superior iTMS tracks! Win(ce)!!1! Step outside the reality distortion field -- where the air is crisp and smells of freedom -- as #dys137 records live tonight , right here .

The Alamo Drafthouse said in a recent blog post that it booted a texting movie-goer when she continued texting despite two requests to stop. The angry customer, who was removed from the theatre without a refund, then left an angry voicemail. via news.nationalpost.com Listen live as we take sides tomorrow night on #dys137, right here .

Tomorrow is World IPv6 Day, when more than 100 companies around the world will test a new way of assigning addresses to devices on the internet. via textually.org As a podcast that has endured multiple outages thanks to our fucktarded web host, we say bring it , muthafucka. Join us as #dys137 records live tomorrow night , or doesn't. Right here , or not.

Erroneous information on the hacked Conservative Party website said Harper was rushed to the Toronto General Hospital after choking on a hash brown. via thestar.com Lulz aside, yours truly is of the opinion that this business of escalating hacker attacks is a dangerous game. Find out why when #dys137 records live tomorrow night , right here .

As one of the core new features highlighted today in iOS 5, iMessages has one purpose: to kill SMS [...] will do this by replacing SMS with a service that Apple is in control of across all of their iOS devices. via techcrunch.com Yes, carriers (mostly) charge too much for SMS. But is iMessage (and the locked-down Internet appliance that comes with it) the solution? FUCK NO. For other insights, please join us as #dys137 records live tomorrow night , right here .

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via intomobile.com I think it's fairly disingenuous of Apple to tout the privacy of their so-called encrypted messaging while at the same time showing off the massive data centres they're building to house your personal information. For more on the latest iCrap join us for #dys137, recording live this Wednesday, June 8th, right here .

via reddit.com The crew 'round here fancies themselves as activists too; come on out to #dys137 and see how we roll this Wednesday, June 8th, right here .

Apple, Android and BlackBerry are rapidly becoming the three brands consumers want and the window of opportunity for Nokia is rapidly vanishing... via theglobeandmail.com Maybe things wouldn't be so dire if Currie stopped taking their money -- here's where they're sending him for a weekend next month. For more on mobiles join us as we record live next Wednesday, July 8th, right here .

A spokeswoman for the Durham District School Board refused to discuss the case, citing confidentiality laws, but obliquely explained the school’s actions: “If something is considered detrimental to the positive moral tone of the school, it doesn’t necessarily have to happen inside the school [for us to get involved].” via theglobeandmail.com Dunno 'bout you but I'd be most interested in discussing this with an actual high school teacher on #dys137 -- recording live next Wednesday, June 8th right here , if you didn't know...

If you're someone who builds web sites, you will love this . It is time for older browsers to die and stop wasting innovation's time. For web applications to spring even farther ahead of traditional software, our teams need to make use of new capabilities available in modern browsers. For example,  desktop notifications for Gmail  and  drag-and-drop file upload in Google Docs  require advanced browsers that support  HTML5 . Older browsers just don’t have the chops to provide you with the same high-quality experience. For this reason, soon Google Apps will only support modern browsers. Beginning August 1st, we’ll support the current and prior major release of Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer and Safari on a rolling basis. Each time a new version is released, we’ll begin supporting the update and stop supporting the third-oldest version. If you love using the web, take some responsibility and get updated to the latest and greatest ...

via biebian.sourceforge.net On the plus side, maybe I can get my nieces to embrace free software...? Look for a full review on #dys137, recording live next Wednesday, June 8th, right here . Yes, I'm going to install it. Fuck me.

You may not care about this but the Creative Commons are now on Youtube . To find out more about the little CC, go over here . Share, Remix, Reuse — Legally Creative Commons is a nonprofit organization that develops, supports, and stewards legal and technical infrastructure that maximizes digital creativity, sharing, and innovation. via Gigaom . Creative Commoners, come have a listen to our culture that we give away freely when we rock it old school with #dys137  live  next Wednesday, June 8th,  right here .

Call it home turf advantage if you must, but according to comScore’s latest survey , Waterloo, Ontario-based Research In Motion has planted a BlackBerry into the mitten-clad paws of 42% of Canadian smartphone owners. Apple trails at 31%, with Android at 12%, Symbian at 6.4% and Windows Phone/Mobile at 5.1%. On a comparative basis, Canada’s smartphone penetration actually sits above the U.S., France, Germany, and Japan at 32.8%. via intomobile.com BB fans come represent when we record #dys137 live next Wednesday, June 8th, right here .

The child now says he regrets his decision. via bgr.com Really? REALLY?! It's gonna take until #dys137 for me to parse this one. Join use next Wednesday, June 8th when we record live, right here . But seriously, that's some fucked up shit right there...