Dyscultured

Click here  to listen to this episode in your browser. More options  here . Here are the show notes for this episode. You can also play along with the archived live chat ... Cana-duh Bill C-51 ain't no fun . The Rise and Fall of " KvonFinckyCRTC ". Unfortunately the real von Fincky is still going strong . "Psh, Netflix ain't no thang", says Rogers CEO . Oh Shit Now You Have Unleashed The Hell AnonOps comes to Canada . Fuck this shit , I'm investing in Bitcoin... Could Pirates Be Your Friends ? War coming to Canadian soil this century? Here's why we might be singled oot. Tired Old Media CBC TV: From arts champion to glorified karaoke club . Risk is the latest board game to become a movie . There are others? From the obvious department: Big content is strangling American innovation . REALLY? Warner Brothers goes all John Candy on Mel Blanc . Richard Dreyfuss just got a bit cooler . But the irrefutable...

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The circle topped with a two-bar cross in which the word “OREO” resides is a variant of the Nabisco logo, and is either “an early European symbol for quality” (according to Nabisco’s promotional materials ) or a Cross of Lorraine , as carried by the Knights Templar into the Crusades. via ediblegeography.com More on this (or not) when #dys138 records live tonight at 9:30 Eastern / 6:30 pm Pacific, right here .

via reddit Not going anywhere near this one until #dys138 records live tomorrow night . We don't need any of our websites going down again , thank-you very much...

It quickly became a No. 1 hit on Amazon, had its movie rights optioned by Fox 2000, and now it’s an audiobook narrated by Samuel L. Jackson, bard of the F-bomb. And by going to Audible.com , you can download it for free, just in time for Father’s Day. via avclub.com And this is no exception. Too bad the free download is a fucktarded Audible '.aa' file -- whatever that is... If one of our freedom-hating co-hosts can rip it to something usable we might just tack it on to the end of #dys138, recording live tomorrow night if you didn't know. And now you do!

CBC has been with us for three-quarters of a century and in that time one of its primary achievements has been support, funding and showcasing of Canadian artists of all stripes. No more. Now it supports cover versions of tunes from classic-rock radio. In 75 years it has morphed from a cultural institution to a glorified karaoke club. via theglobeandmail.com In other news, Republic of Doyle is back. Why? Join us for #dys138, recording live tomorrow night at 9:30pm Easter / 6:30pm Pacific, right here . Somebody better have an answer for this...

Seen in the context of the copyright wars, usage-based billing and vertical integration, the Investigative Powers has the potential of posing a great threat to personal privacy in the name of security. Each measure on its own chips away at the ideals of an open Internet. If left to stand, the combined force of all four measures could transform the Internet into one of the most regulated media spaces ever known. via theglobeandmail.com More on this tomorrow tomorrow night when #dys138 records live, right here .

It’s something that’s moving very fast and I don’t want to deal with it when it’s too late,” von Finckenstein said. “Maybe it’s not even [the CRTC’s to deal with]. Maybe it is something that has to be done by legislation or whatever. But I want to understand it. I want to [find out] what the hell is going on here. … And then decide does anything need to be done? Maybe not, maybe yes, and by who. via ctv.ca Public consultation not needed. Just click here . Those of you who do understand Netflix Canada and it's disruptive power over Canadian broadcasting need only click here tomorrow night at 9:30pm Eastern / 6:30pm Pacific to experience #dys138 live. There, was that so hard?

What’s more, the U.S., might very well raise the threshold beyond which it would be willing to directly defend or intervene to defend Canada in the event of attack. The U.S. of this new century — for better or worse — will let many sleeping dogs lie. via montrealgazette.com I personally would think that overseas haX0rs would be content with remotely denotating North America's power grid. Either way, we're fucked. For this and more more feel-good news join us for #dys138 when it records live this Wednesday, June 15th at 9:30pm Eastern/6:30pm specific, right here .

via theatlantic.com TL;DR Facebook is valued at more than $100 billion USD, despite generating revenues of only $2 billion for 2010. Our podcast, on the other hand, is valued at zero dollars and consistently delivers on that promise. Come on out to #dys138, recording live this Wednesday, June 15th, right here .

One of the greatest threats to the US's ability to innovate lies within: specifically, with the music and movie business. These Big Content businesses are attempting to protect themselves from change so aggressively that they risk damaging America's position as a world leader in innovation. via blogs.hbr.org For more bombshells kindly tune in for #dys138 when we record live this Wednesday, June 15th, right here .

This is it – the culmination of four pre-release singles from Fucked Up’s upcoming album David Comes To Life . “Queen Of Hearts” sets the stage for the 18-track mega-opus, a story of love, death and redemption: Queen Of Hearts (192k MP3) You can download the first three singles here , here and here , if you missed them. via matadorrecords.com Bash Tronno all you want, but it was thanks to this blogTO podcast that I found out about these free tracks. That's Fucked Up, yo! Now you just have to come out for the opening act -- that is, #dys138, recording live next Wednesday, June 15th, right here .

The New York Times reports that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has been hit with what is described as "a large and sophisticated cyberattack whose dimensions are still unknown." via boingboing.net WTF is Bitcoin? Find out when #dys138 records live next Wednesday, June 15th, right here .

Johnson stated that a cut of “more than 50 per cent on data” will be coming soon, and this “still allows us to be profitable”. They must be making crazy money off roaming. via mobilesyrup.com Wanna know how to beat roaming charges while travelling abroad? Tune in to #dys138 when it records live next Wednesday, June 15th and find out!

To get ourselves in the mood for this show, we asked CNET fan (and Academy Award winner) Richard Dreyfuss if he'd help us out by doing a dramatic reading of the Apple EULA. He said yes. via cnet.com If this ain't pop culture, I don't know what is... For more news that doesn't matter, join us as #dys138 records live next Wednesday, June 15th, right here .

Canada’s possession laws are an expensive irrelevancy. via theglobeandmail.com I don't disagree with anything in this piece, just think it's hilarious that it's coming from the staid G&M. BTW, our weekly podcast can also be quite hilarious; come check out #dys138 when it records live next Wednesday, June 15th, right here .