Entries Tagged 'Canada' ↓

Bon Cop, Bad Cop. A great video showing some, ahem, experienced protest leaders strongly suggesting that some supposed fellow protesters drop their rocks and cease being violent… until they figure out that the “protesters” in question are most likely police provocateurs trying to rile things up and create a riot. There isn’t any firm evidence at this point that the three “bad guys” were really cops, but check out the video - it’s pretty clear that they were when you see the pathetic “takedown” performed by the uniformed police once the ruse was up.

Personally I’m not surprised - I’ve been a witness to a couple of “riots” in my day and every single time the police were the aggressors.

a comparison of mobile data pricing in Canada and elsewhere in the world, and demonstrates that Canadian rates are by far the highest anywhere. The only *possible* light at the end of the tunnel is that if Rogers does bring in the Apple iPhone, then they’re going to have to do something to address the fact that the iPhone is designed for a pretty high level of network access, or so it seems. With any luck - but I’m not holding my breath - this will benefit Canadian customers across the board.

music scene: New paradigm opened market to new music. The Toronto Star’s Christopher Hutsul on the real center of new music in Canada. “After last’s week’s Junos, it dawned on me that the only real threat to music in Canada is the ongoing glorification of pablum over art.” I think Hutsul overstates the impact of non-official downloads, but his comments on the overall environmental change in the music biz are right on the money.

yesterday and in the near future has been Toronto Hydro’s announcement that they plan to roll out full WiFi access throughout Downtown Toronto in the next few months. During the initial rollout it will be free, but after 6 months they say that there will be 4 pricing plans to choose from.

I wonder - if you’re sitting in an apartment with a Hydro pole outside your window, do you ditch Rogers altogether and rely on the Utility company for your primary access? Or do you keep your Rogers or Bell service and sign up for the Hydro plan for those times when you roam around the city?

released the Canadian Licence Version 2.5.

that people promote awareness of Creative Commons licensing options in Flickr. I agree with him in principle - but there’s a problem. As far as I can tell, a US CC license on Canadian-origin content is probably invalid, in particular since there are CC Canada licenses available. Should Flickr (and Six Apart and others) not provide international customers with an equal opportunity to add such a license?
Update: Anil Dash commented that Six Apart has added such support to Movable Type 3.2.