Happy Canada Day to all my fellow Canadians!  I’m actually still on call, finishing a 24h shift, and only have the energy to zap out some quick links in lieu of a fuller post / rant / diatribe / observation for the day.  Cheers!

• ["CLASSY"] Well, it looks like the selling of the iPhone at AT&T is no different than a new console release.  Namely, heavyhanded bundling tactics that force you to purchase more than the phone itself.  Classy, guys. 
• [FRAUDSTERS] What do you get when you cross Enron with Internet hype?  The long, rancid, sordid tale of an Internet shyster who bilked millions out of investors.   
• [BLOGGING] How one scientist made blogging a tool that helped her further her own career transition.  Actually, a really interesting read that I may profile on the BlogHerald sometime.  Way to go, Hsien-Hsien!
• [NEW MEDIA] I finally get Valleywag: They like to say and write things that may or may not be true — and when called on it, the protest will be “its comedy!”, but when its convenient or legitimate, they’ll turn around beat their chest and say “its new media!”
• [TORONTO RULES] Some interesting theories about why Toronto pwns Facebook (there are over 600,000 registered users who hail from Toronto).  My favourite?  The hilarious claim that “Toronto is a huge university town”.  Are you kidding me?
• [CENSORSHIP] The scary thing is that I think this will work.  And then cyberbullying will go down.  And then there will be pressure by conservatives to implement the same thing in North America.
• [RECTAL PROBES] Actually, this is true.  One of the places where flatulence is heartily encouraged is in the endoscopy suite.  Mark Cuban may be many things, but he gets a pat on the back for health promotion.
• [FIND OF THE WEEK] Nice regular meaty articles.  Not getting as much pub as they could be.  Check it out if you like SEO, want to know more about SEO, or all of the above.
• [MAZEL TOV!] To David Peralty, who is about to get married, and Ed Lee, who recently got married.  Enjoy the time before you have kids, guys.  It *all* changes after that.  :)