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It's a go! A new opera house for Toronto. Great news. Let's hope they get it right. .< 11:11:01 PM  >Government works on tightening security net 
Canadian government anti-terrorism agencies are trying to get to grips with the co-ordination problems that have caused so much trouble for the FBI and CIA. [CBC News] .< 11:06:40 PM >Asper says time to stop 'torrent of abuse' against CanWest The union representing thousands of journalists across Canada has launched a campaign against CanWest Global Communications, while the company has begun its own media counterattack. [CBC News] We know where the abuse is coming from, Izzy. .< 8:43:16 PM >Conductors drop their batons , Norman Lebrecht, 6/19/2002 [La Scena Musicale - News] I always enjoy Lebrecht's articles. .< 8:37:01 PM >Public Protests NPR Link Policy. Anyone linking to NPR's site must get written permission, a policy one blogger says is borne of 'either cluelessness or evil, and I'd like to think that the Car Talk and tote bag people aren't evil.' By Farhad Manjoo. [Wired News] Clueless, no question. .< 8:35:19 PM >Canadians dismiss American claims that Bell didn't invent the telephone
Canadians are rushing to defend the reputation of Alexander Graham Bell, the man credited with inventing the telephone. [CBC News] Not all Canadians. I like the story of Antonio Meucci. As a side note, how is it that I grew up thinking Bell was an American? .< 8:24:38 PM >Download: " Download IntelliPoint mouse software " For some reason I thought I'd find OS X drivers for MS's Intellimouse on the Mac portion of the site. No go. It took me a while to find it so I'm putting the link in here. .< 8:20:46 PM >Rates Set for Royalties on Internet. In a victory for Internet music broadcasters, the government decided that songs delivered online will be charged royalty fees at a rate that is half of what was originally proposed by an arbitration panel. By The Associated Press. [New York Times: Technology] It's still a grossly unfair situation. Read the last two paragraphs. .< 8:16:12 PM >Microsoft Antitrust Case Goes to Judge for Ruling. Microsoft and a coalition of states pursuing antitrust sanctions against the company disregarded a federal judge's order to identify areas of compromise in their closing arguments. By Amy Harmon. [New York Times: Technology] .< 8:14:53 PM >You can always count of fark to point out an amazing fact. I had no idea just how loaded Donald Rumsfeld is. No wonder the guy's always smiling. [Adam Curry: Adam Curry's Weblog] Add to that the fact that he's evil, in power and has a moron of a boss to boot around. .< 8:12:05 PM >Screw your fellow citizens! never pay taxes again! Ernst and Young will help you be rich, rich, rich! [Adam Curry: Adam Curry's Weblog] Keep in mind that Adam is a very rich man. Thank you Adam. .< 8:09:34 PM >Dirk's post about EMusic.com got me interested in their business. These guys are actually clearing rights with owners and making downloadable music in mp3 format available. Sure, you won't find madonna, but there's plenty of good stuff here. They even have an 80's section. Woe is me! And it's legal!
What's even slicker is their affiliate program.
it's like seeing a micro economy evolve before my very eyes. [Adam Curry: Adam Curry's Weblog] Yikes! Sounds all too familiar. |
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