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Now 4 billion people know the joy of txt

May 7, 2012
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Share | Bookmark ContentsNow 4 billion people know the joy of txtThe humble SMS is 20 years old… and a far more important invention than the flashier inventions that have followed it Now 4 billion people know the joy of txt The humble SMS is 20 years old… and a far more important invention than the flashier inventions that have followed it Published Sunday May 6 2012 | The Guardian By John Naughton   Here’s a question: what’s bigger and far more important than Facebook? Hint: it’s very low-tech and doesn’t need a smartphone or even an internet connection. And this year marks its 20th birthday, which means that in internet time it’s 140 years old....

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#OpProRogue Part XII

May 1, 2012
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Share | BookmarkContentsHarper GovernmentAusterity. CutsCanada & Oil Economy. Canadian RealitiesInternational #CDNPOLI Issues Needing Attention  Harper Government   House committee blocks RCMP harassment hearings   April 30 2012 |  Hill Times BBC exposes @ec_minister’s duplicity in this “fractious” interview  April 30 2012 | BBC   Le nouveau code de conduite de la SRC inquiète le syndicat  May 1 2012 | LP L’imposition d’un nouveau code de conduite aux employés de Radio-Canada risque de transformer les journalistes en porte-parole des ministres conservateurs, craint le Syndicat des communications de Radio-Canada (SCRC). Un grief contre le code en question a été déposé à la mi-avril par le Syndicat, qui en a informé ses membres samedi dernier, explique au Soleil le président...

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Failure of Praxis: Cyberbullying Bill C-273 in Context

April 26, 2012
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Share | BookmarkContentsBILL C-273 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (cyberbullying)     404 Food for Thought A sad reality. My concerns reflect, not a detraction from cybebullying as an important issue, but rather, a sense of justified alarm.  How sad is it to support a bill that speaks to reason, while fearing that the same bill, once passed, would also provide the government with the ammunition to further silence dissent and prevent citizens from openly and publicly engaging with public officials? How unsettling to acknowledge that those meant to represent us would actually apply the very same laws – aimed at protecting citizens – to protect the private rights of people who are supposed...

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Canadian Universities Have One Week To Stop A Disastrous Copyright Licensing Deal

April 24, 2012
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Share | BookmarkApril 23 2012 | TechDirt Canada’s universities are on the verge of accepting a copyright licensing deal that flies in the face of all reason, agreeing to pay higher fees for the clearance of all sorts of new digital rights—including some that don’t actually exist—despite a major Supreme Court ruling and a fast-approaching copyright reform bill which both suggest they shouldn’t need to make a deal at all. The organization that represents the schools is now attempting to rush through a scheme that harms educators, students and taxpayers by forcing its members to sign on immediately or face retroactive penalties, and unless there’s a much-needed last-minute push from the public, this disastrous...

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