For the first time in what seems like and probably is years, the United States has made a sensible copyright-related decision, and it will hopefully cause Canada to do the same. A ruling by U.S. regulators that allows Americans to break certain digital locks on content and devices may throw a wrench into the Canadian …
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Dear 570News
Thanks a bunch for trying to ruin my day of baseball yesterday. You ultimately failed, but nice try. All was fine in the afternoon. The weather was beautiful, the birds were singing, the drinks were cold, the sounds of children playing echoed through the sunny afternoon air, and my portable radio and I were enjoying …
Sir, If We Catch You Driving That Thing Again We May Have To Put You In The Cooler
Neil Rideout says he was just trying to do the right thing and help the environment by driving a vehicle that’s less harmful than a regular car. But the police say dude, we can’t have folkstooling down the sidewalks of Nova Scotia in motorized coolers. He thought the cooler —which sits on four wheels, is …
Happy 5000th, VC!
Well would you look at that! This post, the one you’re reading right now, is post number 5000! Yes, 5000! I know what you’re thinking. You assholes have been around for almost 7 years with 3 of you writing and you’ve only managed to crank out 5000 posts? And to that I say well . …
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, …
Oh Sweet Jesus!
Crawford day to day with “testicular contusion” Rays four-time All-Star LF Carl Crawford is day to day after sustaining a “testicular contusion” during a scary moment in Tuesday’s game when he was struck by a pickoff throw from Orioles starter Jake Arrieta. “It caught me square, it couldn’t have hit (me) in a better spot,” said Crawford, …
Don’t Squeeze The Trigger
For reasons known only to him and possibly her, Lonnie Irvin Pinnix really wanted his wife Darlene to leave their home and leave it now! So when she didn’t comply with his wishes fast enough, he did what any rational and logical one of us would do in such a situation,load the old shotgun up …
Fair Is Fair, But Fire Is Fire
I like drinking games as much as the next guy, but if losing one meansI’m getting set on fire,sorry, but I ain’t playin’! Sheriff’s deputies learned that the victim and friends were drinking Monday and had made a bet that whoever drank the least would be set on fire, according to a news release. The …
Somebody’s Trying To Take These Guys To The Other Side
Not that it’s ever gonna happen, but if for some reason I’m asked to join Aerosmith, I’m saying no. It’s just too damn dangerous for me. Not so much because of the drugs and booze and pills and what have you, I’m more concerned about the cars and high stages and miscellaneous surgeries and now …
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Buddy’s Blues
If you liked the video I posted last year ofTallan Latz,chances are you’ll probably enjoyQuinn Sullivan. He’s 10 and he’s playing this song about Buddy Guy onstage during a Buddy Guy concert. Yeah, I give up too.