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http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Technology/Proposed+Internet+crackdown+gives+cops+cyber+weapons/1710210/story.html

FREEBIRD~!

He's no Kim Mitchell. Not even 54-40.

I was just gonna say... if you're in Sandy Hill (which really is a distinct 'hood from The Market) check out the Moondog's patio. It's a bit of a dive inside but the patio is situated on a perfect corner for chilling and watching the traffic.

Well, do you remember any of the bands off the top of your head?

That's what they want to call them apparently. I'd prefer River Kings or Beavers myself.

Hey, if you don't like the CFL by now I'm not going to convince you. Just saying there are alternatives out there if you're jonesing for live sports. My team will hopefully be back in the league in a couple of years.

Suit yourselves.

Pre-season starts tonight.

See it through.

Fack! Glad to know it's not just me. I REALLY want to see Of Montreal's set tonight. Grr.

I finally went with the Sonos. Although it's a pricier solution than Squeezebox I went with it for two key reasons: 1. It allows me to plug an analog device (CD player, record player, tape deck) into any one of the wireless receivers and stream it to all the other receivers in the house. 2. The networking is much more efficient on the Sonos, with just one receiver piggybacking on your WiFi network, whereas with Squeezebox each receiver is pulling from your WiFi, in turn taking up more of your bandwidth. Squeezebox still seems like an excellent system and I really like the open software concept for its operating system. It really is hard to justify the price difference if the above two points aren't important to you. I was also able to find a local dealer who had better prices than those on the Sonos site, and I only had to pay GST, so that helped the decision as well. I love Sonos! I've been listening to it as much as I can since I hooked it up. The built-in internet radio aggregator is incredible. Thanks for all the advice, especially canadianphan for taking the time to answer my Squeezebox questions.

Yes! Great game. I'm still a little shocked at how it all went down. Congrats Pitts fans. I have to say though that the booing of Gary Bettman, in a showcase spotlight no less, was embarrassing as a hockey fan. And beyond that it's just a shitty thing to do to another person.

Cyclists are pretty loud when it comes to staking their right to the roadway and the worst when it comes to actually following the rules of the road. I see it on a daily basis: cyclists blowing through red lights and stop signs, riding on sidewalks, riding against one-way traffic, failing to signal, etc. And don't tell me that's the exception because it's far and away the majority of cyclists that break the rules they are so keen to see enforced against other vehicles. I've even seen cyclists use the sidewalk when there's a clearly marked bike lane on the road next to it. The Laurier bridge is a good example of where I've seen this happen, for those in Ottawa.

Indeed.

The media is to blame for our politician's behaviour? That's rich! Are they not adults? I think that people are downplaying what she said is symptomatic of the detereorating level of standards we have for public figures in society. Because we can't draw our own conclusions without being lead to the trough by a yellow journalist? That's rich!

Something's wrong with Canada? Do tell.

Do it Kev. Just specify that you want a hotel in downtown Montreal and you will not be disappointed with the result. I wouldn't dream of going to Montreal and NOT using Priceline. Bid $60 on a 4 star. If that fails then you can bid $60 on a 3 star. If that fails you can go to a lower star rating, or wait and try again the next day at a slightly higher rate. Also do a google search for "better bidding". Locate the Canada/Montreal forum and you can see what successful bids people have put in recently.

So the media's to blame for her comment? I'll agree that our media is in a sad state but that shouldn't be used as a way to distract attention from what she said. I don't think the author of this column herself rises above the low standard of journalism that she decries.

I just wish our politicians weren't sociopaths. It's not "he said/she said" if it's on tape.

And she's American.

Jesus fucking Christ.