Category Archives: Culture
Lawyers In Hell – Book Review Part One
Much to my delight I was given a pre-release copy of Lawyers in Hell to review. I was disappointed that certain lawyers who I’ve written about in the past were inexplicably left out, but one cannot have everything.
Copyright For Artists
It was with great interest and mixed feelings that I watched the Harper Government fall today. While I have never liked Stephen Harper, I have a fair bit of respect for some people on his team, including Tony Clement. I … Continue reading
Misinformation Wants To Be Free
Someone made a mistake. They asked me what I wanted. Specifically they asked me what I wanted that they could buy…
Quilt Donation To The FilKONtario 21 Silent Auction
Full size image here. My wife, the Proprietor of Moments in Time – Quilted by Heather is donating a music themed quilt to the Silent Auction being held on the Saturday night after the Banquet at FilKONtario (see the wikipedia … Continue reading
The Mythical Steve Jobs Reality Distortion Field Debunked
Quote from Wikipedia: Reality distortion field (RDF) is a term coined by Burrell Smith at Apple Computer in 1981, to describe company co-founder Steve Jobs‘ charisma and its effects on the developers working on the Mac project.[1] Bud Tribble claimed … Continue reading
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Canadian Content War Games
I don’t think it’s any secret that Hollywood hates Canadian Content regulations. Hollywood (and for that matter the rest of the American content production and distribution companies) consider Canadian Content regulations an unfair intervention in the market.
Cable TV – Does Anyone Watch That Crap?
Seriously – does anyone watch it? I don’t. I’m not your typical customer. I don’t watch TV. Hell, most of the time I don’t even know what is going on. I do try to remember the Maple Leafs hockey games. … Continue reading
There’s A Whole Lot Of People Coming Out
While I was on vacation, I was at a family dinner, and one of the things that came up was a discussion about a local musician’s divorce. Now I’ve known him, and his ex-wife for over twenty-five years. They’re about … Continue reading
True Or False? The Latest Stat: Less Than 30,000 Artists Are Actually Earning a Living
Digital Music News published and article titled The Latest Stat: Less Than 30,000 Artists Are Actually Earning a Living… which has been causing a lot of excitement. The problem is, that the people discussing the article don’t appear to have actually read it, or if they did read it, they did so while asleep, because they’ve managed to get everything wrong. Let’s take a look at what was actually written, and what it really means. Continue reading
Unknown Canadian Soldier – Performed For Rememberance Day
My wife, the singer/songwriter/quilter asked our son, the videographer to video her performing her song Unknown Canadian Soldier. The song was written after Heather visited the John McRae house, which is now a museum. John McRae is the author of the poem In Flanders Fields, and Heather’s song was written to thank all of those brave Canadians who have fought, so that Canada would remain free. Continue reading
