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 Vancouver, #AnalStainOfCanada , or just home to some whiny little bitches ? Here's another one ... Both Bell and Rogers try to sell Count von Fincky-dink on vertical integration. Here's what's at stake . Netflix threatens Canada's culture , according to some Frenchie. Your Privacy and Rights are an Illusion What Facebook and Google are hiding from you . Staples Canada fails to erase data before reselling new pooters. G20 thugs (the ones with the batons) called out for bullshit arrests , promise to only whack protesters with kettles from now on. Does the idea of  "lawful access" make you shit your pants in terror? In the absence of anything else you can at least sign this . Tired Old Media New York Post fails to grasp fundamental concept of t...

It is a “preposterous” idea that Canadians should have the right to see all the TV content they want on their cellphones or tablets no matter which wireless provider they choose, BCE Inc. says. via theglobeandmail.com Ok, this is some fucked up shit right here... You're gonna have to come check out #dys139 when it records live tonight or tomorrow to get the full story.

"I'm currently in a standoff ... kinda ugly, but ready for whatever. I love u guyz and if I don't make it out of here alive that I'm in a better place and u were all great friends." Our awesome weekly podcast, on the other hand, isn't stand-offish at all -- see what I did there? Come check out #dys139 when it records live , uh... Tonight? Tomorrow? We'll let you know, I guess...

via reddit.com Watch the whiny little bitch apologize on the news here . Then come on out for #dys139 to listen to us humiliate him some more :->

Rogers argued customers would be disadvantaged if they needed multiple subscriptions to get access to all of the content they wanted to watch on different devices. Especially with valuable sports content, rights holders such as sports leagues are looking to make extra money by selling mobile rights separately from TV rights, Rogers executives said. via theglobeandmail.com See? This is how Rogers gets you -- I can't even make it through the paragraph above without falling asleep. One thing that won't make you fall asleep is our awesome podcast... Come on out for #dys139, recording live this week !"

They’ve decided that should you be using Apple’s iPad and type their website’s URL into your address bar, instead of displaying their content, they’ll prompt you to install their application, which isn’t even free, and then ask you to signup for a subscription. via intomobile.com How on Earth will Mike Vardy excuse this mess? Find out this week when #dys139 records live !

Issue dates: $100—November 2011 $50—March 2012 $20, $10, $5—by end of 2013 via flickr.com What does this have to do with Canadian pop culture? Fucked if I know. Pretty cool, though... Our weekly podcast is pretty cool too; come check out #dys139 when it records live this week !

The real issues, however, are not about the sheer size of the Big Four, but their market power. Between them, Bell, Shaw, Rogers and QMI control: 86 per cent of cable and satellite distribution 70 per cent of wireless revenues 63 per cent of the wired telephone market 49 per cent of Internet Service Provider revenues 42 per cent of radio 40 per cent of the television universe 19 per cent of the newspaper and magazine markets 60 per cent of total revenues from all of the above media sectors combined. That, by any standard measure of concentration, constitutes a highly concentrated market. via theglobeandmail.com We'll be dyscussing this during the live recording of #dys139 , most likely...

The problem is that they brim with hubris regarding their success in the corporate market and are culturally blind to the gaping holes in their armour regarding consumer. via businessinsider.com What to do about Canada's smartphone pride & joy? Find out this week when #dys139 records live .

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via jamendo.com A Creative Commons hip-hop track from Jamendo about Ronald Reagan by a band from Vancouver? What's not to like?