Friday Morning Bytes: Cool Events, P2P, Emily Chang Rocks

Event Envy: I'm not a big conference fan but it's difficult not to get a bad case of event-envy when it comes to things such as Demo, GnomeDex, CES  and Web 2.0,
which takes place next week. If you're into technology, these are the
places to discover what's coming down the pipe. I either need a
different job or a bigger travel budget – and a Walter Mossberg mandate!
P2P is Evil: A new study
came out yesterday about file-sharing activity in Canada. Apparently
12-to-24-year-old account for 21% of the population but 78% of illegal
downloading (even though it has yet to be determined if downloading
music is illegal yet up here). The music industry, which claims retail
sales of music have tumbled $541-million since 1999, suggests – this is
huge! – that people who “steal” music are also more prone to unethical
or illegal activities such as cheating on exams. Anyone thinking someone in the music industry recently saw Reefer Madness?
Emily Chang Rocks: Finally, if you're into Web services, you must swing by eHub today. In fact, do it right now. Emily Chang has put together an awesome list of new services, applications, blogs, sites and resources. (Hat tip to Rick Segal)