A while ago, Steve posted about the Stop the Meter Petition. Well, I got the following email from them! It looks like things are maybe moving in the right direction! But of course, nothing moves without money, so they’re looking for donations. Here’s the info. Dear Friend, The fight to stop usage based Internet billing …
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Naughtie Words
I feel for James Naughtie. Having done a good bit of talking behind live microphones myself I know how easy it would be to trip up on the phrase “Jeremy Hunt Culture Secretary.” But feeling for him doesn’t mean I won’t post the video of him doing so for us all to have a good …
We’ll Miss You…Everywhere
I just found out that Mark Dailey has died. He was only 57. He had been suffering from cancer for some time, but it was hoped that he would pull through. A lot of people may not know the name, but I’m sure they know the voice. If you’ve ever heard the phrase “This is …
>This Content Is Presented At Unacceptably High Volume For The Consuming Impaired
>Anybody with a TV has surely had this experience, probably several times a day. You’re relaxing, watching your favourite show. You’ve got the volume turned up because for some reason half the stations on the dial broadcast so low you need super hearing to be able to listen clearly. The program you’re watching takes a …
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Stop The Meter
I always thought it was the job of the CRTC to encourage competition in the industries it oversees rather than to kill it dead, but based on the usage-based internet billing decision it shat out recently, I guess I was wrong. The Commission has ruled that not only can companies like Bell and Rogers bill …
I’d Like To Buy The Farm, Pat
I’m not a big Wheel of Fortune fan myself (the whole not being able to see thing makes it kinda hard to solve the puzzles), but I know a lot of people who are plus I often catch the end of Wheel before Jeopardy starts so I’ve seen a good bit of it. One of …
I Got The World Series I Wanted
I’m not entirely prepared to say that I’m not ascursedas originally feared, but a Giants Rangers World Series is a positive step in that direction. The Giants were the only team to survive my good will from beginning to end, and the Rangers, who became my favourite baseball team by virtue of simply playing the …
Don’t Forget To Get Out And Support Your Local Marathon Of Family Ties Reruns
Since it’s soon going to be Terry Fox run season here in Canada, now might be a good time to inform you all that for all these years, it appears we’ve been doing it wrong. If this clip from NBC’s 2010 Olympic coverage is accurate, the man whose name in which we are truly running …
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Canada Gets A New Sports Channel
In spite of the fact that it’s yet another thing owned by Rogers,Rogers Sportsnet Onesounds good to me. I generally like Sportsnet as a network other than the regional blackouts but those are a fact of life that’s not going away any time soon, and access to more out of market live events is something …
Canada’s Most Reliably Awful Company
I’m going to largely letthis articlespeak for itself and only say that if there was a better option for internet, TV and cell phone service around here, I’d switch in a heartbeat. Oh and fuck off Rogers, you money grubbing, telemarketing, predatory, radio and TV station ruining sonsofbitches! Rogers Communications, the country’s second-biggest internet provider, …