Open Sources Show Notes for Thursday March 5, 2015

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In this week’s edition of Open Sources Guelph, we’ll be covering a wide-range of topics, as per usual. What happens when an Israeli politician talks to the U.S. Congress without permission from the White House? What happens when the government says the internet’s for everyone? What happens when everyone agrees there’s a problem and are no closer to a solution? And what happens when almost no one wants to host the world? Those are some of the questions, and we will attempt to find some answers. Continue reading “Open Sources Show Notes for Thursday March 5, 2015” →

A Tale of Two Mayors (in Comedies)

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Last night on The Hour Has 22 Minutes, correspondent Mark Critch came to Toronto to catch up with Mayor John Tory and indulge a pleasant day of tobogganing. (Tobogganing not being banned in Toronto as it is in other Ontario municipalities, I refer you to the previous discussion we had about it on the show.) While the entire affair was funny and enjoyable, it did get me thinking (remembering really) of the last time 22 Minutes came to Toronto to talk to the Mayor…. Continue reading “A Tale of Two Mayors (in Comedies)” →

Secret of the Toronto Tunnel Solved

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Mystery solved! If only crop circles were that easy. After making an international media splash last week, the curious case of the Toronto tunnel was resolved this morning when Toronto Police announced that two unidentified men had come forward claiming responsibility for creating the 10-metre long construct for “personal reasons.” Too long; didn’t read – they were building a man-cave Continue reading “Secret of the Toronto Tunnel Solved” →

From SpannerBook: Scotty Hertz and the Tunnel of Secrets

It’s probably due to the ancient coding buried deep within our makeup that stories of secret tunnels and hidden chambers continue to thrill. Two thousand years ago, loads of humans on the planet lived short rough lives in houses that would qualify as earth bunkers. Ever wonder why some people call their living quarters “digs”?

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(An iron age hut in the UK. Not much iron to speak of but it was home)

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Open Sources Show Notes for Thursday February 26, 2015

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Terror. Now that we have your attention, it’s time to talk about this week’s Open Sources Guelph. After being made afraid of going to the mall and digging holes, we’ll talk to someone afraid of four more years of Harper. Then, after the break, we’ll be afraid for our friends in the First Nation community with another scary development, and then we’ll see if we should be afraid of talking about S-E-X in front of the C-H-I-L-D-R-E-N. In other words: be afraid, be very afraid. Continue reading “Open Sources Show Notes for Thursday February 26, 2015” →

Get Patriotic With “Trailer” for ‘Canadian Sniper’

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Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper has been an award season sensation, and a box office success, but it’s not come without controversy. The partisan politics of Sniper have been well-documented in the weeks since its release, and where there’s complex political concerns, there’s the opportunity for satire. Enter the folks at Cannibal Milkshake. In much the same spirit as other cultural mockery efforts like The Simpsons and “Canadian Graffiti,” these comedians have seen the opportunity to use the controversy to strike comedic gold, and the result can now be seen on a You Tube near you. Prepare for the gut-wrenching drama and behold the soul-crushing moral divide in war with Canadian Sniper.
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