So...about Star Trek XII Casting?

Alerted by lonemagpie via this post...

I'm taking it that this constitutes Very Good News:

http://trekmovie.com/2012/01/04/exclusive-sherlock-star-benedict-cumberbatch-cast-in-major-star-trek-sequel-role/

Opinions?

Walk-Up Apartments

While checking out spacing_ottawa's sister weblogs, I came across an entry of interest re: the "intensification" doctrine of urban redevelopment in older neighbourhoods: The Genius of Walk-Up Apartments. Written by Alex Bozikovic and Toronto-focused, I'm finding myself thinking that this does have applications across the country if not the planet.

Opinions?

A First Book Review!

In this case, for Spacing Ottawa. Have a look!

http://spacingottawa.ca/2012/01/05/book-review-river-road-and-rail-woodroffe-memories/

Coyotes in Orleans

Saw this tonight:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/story/2012/01/05/ottawa-orleans-coyote-dog-attack.html

I suspect this was in the northern part of Orleans, as in "north of the Queensway", along the riverbank. But I'd like to be sure. Any additional info from any sources?

On the possibility of opposition to fair use/fair dealing

Noticed this link today:

http://news.firedoglake.com/2012/01/05/media-organizations-build-blogger-intimidation-consortium/

Hoping the various news services don't come after me for making use of their RSS feeds here. I can't afford to pay, and I can't afford to fight.

On the other hand, David Dayen at the Fire Dog Lake news desk does make an interesting counter-suggestion:
"I’m wondering if any venture capitalists are interested in creating BlogRight, a monitoring service that scans the wire services and major papers for stories that they clearly ripped off from blogs without attribution or compensation, particularly those stories where the origins are described as “a blog first reported the news.” Considering the frequency with which this happens, and the possibility for major embarrassment among the media gatekeepers if that information were recognized widely, I would consider the BlogRight business model to be quite lucrative."

I do generate the occasional bit of original content here myself on occasion, in amidst all the fair use/fair dealing* linkages. While I haven't gotten much attention from professional news services here, there's no guarantee that will always be the case.

* - It depends on which side of the US-Canada border you're on as to which name and set of attached legal doctrine rules are in effect, I'm told. US = "fair use"; Canada = "Fair dealing". There is a difference in the details of the two doctrines.