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Old 05-06-2009, 12:47 AM   #1
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Canada Toronto Libraries will NOT support Blu-ray
Official word from the top of the Toronto Public Library is that the system will NOT support blu-ray and carry the discs in their branches.
The reason:
Blu-ray is just a fad.
The director who makes these decisions partially based her decision on (to paraphrase) 'I go into Blockbuster and there is only a small section for blu-ray.'
She is hoping Blu-ray will just "blow over."

Well it's good to know that Toronto's library is so in-touch with today's technology.
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Old 05-06-2009, 12:48 AM   #2
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Didn't you know? Downloading is the thing, blu-ray will be off the scene in about 2-3 years for sure.
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Old 05-06-2009, 12:54 AM   #3
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More importantly, why can't I buy beer at a convenience store in Ontario?

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Old 05-06-2009, 12:59 AM   #4
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More importantly, why can't I buy beer at a convenience store in Ontario?

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LMAO. Much more important!
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Old 05-06-2009, 01:03 AM   #5
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i was going to roll my eyes since i assumed their reason was going to be cost.

caught me off guard
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Old 05-06-2009, 01:56 AM   #6
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Old 05-06-2009, 02:39 AM   #7
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So much for being a progressive city. Oh well, the rest of Canada will make up for it.
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Old 05-06-2009, 03:16 AM   #8
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since when was Toronto progressive
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Old 05-06-2009, 03:42 AM   #9
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since when was Toronto progressive


I'll avoid getting into a mud-slinging match with a Montrealer.

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(I was born in Montreal, like a large number of anglophones in Toronto)
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Old 05-06-2009, 03:44 AM   #10
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Blu-ray is just a fad.
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She is hoping Blu-ray will just "blow over."
How many times are such things linked through history?

Moving pictures are just a fad
Talkies are just a fad
TV is just a fad

Everytime, the premise is pushed by someone with some vested interest it being so (i.e. false hope).

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Old 05-07-2009, 01:03 AM   #11
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someone needs to inform rogers that downloading is the future and tell them to remove their cap
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Official word from the top of the Toronto Public Library is that the system will NOT support blu-ray and carry the discs in their branches.
The reason:
Blu-ray is just a fad.
The director who makes these decisions partially based her decision on (to paraphrase) 'I go into Blockbuster and there is only a small section for blu-ray.'
She is hoping Blu-ray will just "blow over."

Well it's good to know that Toronto's library is so in-touch with today's technology.
after all it is CANADA. no offense to canadians.
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Old 05-07-2009, 01:14 AM   #13
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since when was Toronto progressive
It all depends where you're comparing it too.

Q: Is Toronto more progressive than Calgary or Amsterdam?
A: I won't insult your intelligence.

My wife was born in Montreal, so no mud slinging your way from here either.
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Old 05-07-2009, 01:23 AM   #14
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It all depends where you're comparing it too.

Q: Is Toronto more progressive than Calgary or Amsterdam?
A: I won't insult your intelligence.

My wife was born in Montreal, so no mud slinging your way from here either.
There isn't a city in the world more progressive than Amsterdam. I know, I was born there!

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Old 05-07-2009, 01:34 AM   #15
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There isn't a city in the world more progressive than Amsterdam. I know, I was born there!

John
Nice! I still have some fond and dirty memories from my short stay there. OK, so Toronto hasn't been progressive since it was called York, but I still hope the Torontonians have a pleasant trip to the dark ages.

Q: can women legally walk around topless in Montreal?
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Nice! I still have some fond and dirty memories from my short stay there. OK, so Toronto hasn't been progressive since it was called York, but I still hope the Torontonians have a pleasant trip to the dark ages.

Q: can women legally walk around topless in Montreal?
I fear the end of this thread!

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I fear the end of this thread!

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It's the law in Ontario, it's a choice, it's about equality, it's progressive, a human rights issue. No need for offence.
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Old 05-07-2009, 02:12 AM   #18
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It's the law in Ontario, it's a choice, it's about equality, it's progressive, a human rights issue. No need for offence.
I'm not offended Hep! And yes I know it`s legal, as it is in Montreal.....

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I'm not offended Hep! And yes I know it`s legal, as it is in Montreal.....

John
And here I thought we had something on you.
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Old 05-07-2009, 02:24 AM   #20
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Too bad the ladies don`t exercise their rights!

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